Mountainside Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Fort Carson, Colorado·80902
Score
13.7/100
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#669
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#8
In Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an
#3
In Fort Carson
Top 87%
In Colorado

Score 13.7/100: better than 13% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
26%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 19% of them
120 students tested
Math
16%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 12% of them
120 students tested
Science
13%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 10% of them
39 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS10.339
English language artsGrade 4CMAS38.142
English language artsGrade 5CMAS28.239
English language artsAll gradesCMAS25.8120
MathGrade 3CMAS23.139
MathGrade 4CMASnot reported42
MathGrade 5CMASnot reported39
MathAll gradesCMAS15.8120
ScienceGrade 5CMAS12.839

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
354
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
354
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
43%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

Contact

Address
5506 HARR AVENUE
Fort Carson, CO 80902

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Mountainside Elementary School at a glance

Mountainside Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Carson, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an. It has about 354 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 26% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 16% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 13.7 out of 100: better than 13% of them, ranking #669 of 775. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.