Explorer Elementary School

Regular School · COLORADO SPRINGS, CO

Explorer Elementary School is a regular school school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 470 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

470

Teachers (FTE)

29.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

16:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	287	61%
Hispanic/Latino	97	21%
Two or more races	53	11%
Black or African American	19	4%
Asian	11	2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Total enrollment	470	254M / 216F

English Language Learners: 6 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	32.2%	78
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	55.2%	133

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.53 grade levels

Math

+0.06 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

10.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	470	100%

Contact & Location

4190 BARDOT DRIVE

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80920

Phone: (719)234-4400

District

Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an

Per-pupil expenditure: $13,981

District enrollment: 25,719

Other Schools in District

Academy Endeavour Elementary School Elementary
Academy International Elementary School Elementary
Antelope Trails Elementary School Elementary
Chinook Trail Elementary School Elementary
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School Elementary
Douglass Valley Elementary School Elementary
Edith Wolford Elementary School Elementary
Encompass Heights Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80920) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080192001496

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD