Top 10 Best Colorado Springs Public Preschools (2024-25)

For the 2024-25 school year, there are 67 public preschools serving 25,893 students in Colorado Springs, CO.
The top ranked public preschools in Colorado Springs, CO are Chipeta Elementary School, Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School and Ray E Kilmer Elementary School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Colorado Springs, CO public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Colorado public pre school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 40% (versus the 42% statewide average). Pre schools in Colorado Springs have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Colorado public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public preschool average of 51% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Preschools in Colorado Springs, CO (2024-25)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Chipeta Elementary School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2340 Ramsgate Terrace
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
(719) 328-5500
Grades: PK-5
| 423 students
Rank: #22.
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School
(Math: 67% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
1810 North Gate Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 234-3810
Grades: PK-5
| 526 students
Rank: #33.
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
4285 Walker Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
(719) 488-4740
Grades: PK-6
| 336 students
Rank: #44.
Rudy Elementary School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
5370 Cracker Barrel Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
(719) 328-7600
Grades: PK-5
| 391 students
Rank: #55.
Woodmen-roberts Elementary School
(Math: 56% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
8365 Orchard Path Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
(719) 234-5300
Grades: PK-5
| 441 students
Rank: #66.
Academy International Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
8550 Charity Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 234-4000
Grades: PK-5
| 394 students
Rank: #77.
Stratton Elementary School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
2460 Paseo Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 328-3400
Grades: PK-5
| 286 students
Rank: #88.
Antelope Trails Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
15280 Jessie Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 234-4100
Grades: PK-5
| 346 students
Rank: #99.
Scott Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
6175 Whetstone Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80923
(719) 328-6200
Grades: PK-5
| 482 students
Rank: #1010.
Edith Wolford Elementary School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
13710 Black Forest Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
(719) 234-4300
Grades: PK-5
| 362 students
Rank: #1111.
Ridgeview Elementary School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
6753 Shimmering Creek Place
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 494-8700
Grades: PK-5
| 588 students
Rank: #1212.
Oak Creek Elementary School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
3333 Oak Creek Drive West
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 579-2175
Grades: PK-5
| 260 students
Rank: #1313.
Explorer Elementary School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
4190 Bardot Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 234-4400
Grades: PK-5
| 471 students
Rank: #1414.
Ranch Creek Elementary School
(Math: 46% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
9155 Tutt Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80924
(719) 234-5500
Grades: PK-5
| 602 students
Rank: #1515.
Springs Ranch Elementary School
(Math: 48% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4350 Centerville Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 494-8600
Grades: PK-5
| 594 students
Rank: #1616.
Soaring Eagles Elementary School
(Math: 34% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
4710 Harrier Ridge Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80916
(719) 540-4000
Grades: PK-6
| 611 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
The Da Vinci Academy School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1335 Bridle Oak Lane
Colorado Springs, CO 80921
(719) 234-5400
Grades: PK-5
| 437 students
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
Howbert Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
1023 North 31st Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 328-4200
Grades: PK-5
| 253 students
Rank: #1919.
Taylor Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
900 East Buena Ventura Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 328-3500
Grades: PK-5
| 160 students
Rank: #2020.
Remington Elementary School
(Math: 41% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
7/
10
Top 50%
2825 Pony Tracks Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 495-5266
Grades: PK-5
| 596 students
Rank: #2121.
Stetson Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
4910 Jedediah Smith Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 495-5252
Grades: PK-5
| 440 students
Rank: #2222.
Buena Vista Elementary School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 40-49%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
924 W Pikes Peak Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
(719) 328-4100
Grades: PK-5
| 216 students
Rank: #2323.
Mountain Vista Community School
(Math: 27% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
2550 Dorset Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 579-3400
Grades: PK-8
| 586 students
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Freedom Elementary School
Special Education School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
5280 Butterfield Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80923
(719) 228-0800
Grades: PK-5
| 399 students
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
King Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
6110 Sapporo Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 328-6000
Grades: PK-5
| 310 students
Rank: #2626.
Weikel Elementary School
(Math: 33% | Reading: 39%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
6565 Lindstrom Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80902
(719) 358-4320
Grades: PK-5
| 754 students
Rank: #2727.
Columbia Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
835 East St Vrain Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 328-2700
Grades: PK-5
| 286 students
Rank: #2828.
Encompass Heights Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
6/
10
Top 50%
3602 Daydreamer Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80908
(719) 234-1206
Grades: PK-5
| 549 students
Rank: #2929.
Legacy Peak Elementary School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
8701 Wolf Valley Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80924
(719) 234-5900
Grades: PK-5
| 641 students
Rank: #3030.
Edison Elementary School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
3125 North Hancock Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 328-2800
Grades: PK-5
| 263 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Odyssey Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
6275 Bridlespur Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80922
(719) 494-8622
Grades: PK-5
| 406 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Otero Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
1650 Charmwood Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 579-2110
Grades: PK-5
| 351 students
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Fremont Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
5110 El Camino Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80918
(719) 328-5600
Grades: PK-5
| 401 students
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Madison Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
4120 Constitution Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 328-7300
Grades: PK-5
| 351 students
Rank: #33 - 3533. - 35.
Trailblazer Elementary School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
5/
10
Bottom 50%
2015 Wickes Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80919
(719) 328-6300
Grades: PK-5
| 214 students
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Colorado Springs, Colorado Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
422 E Vermijo Street, Suite 21
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 570-7575
Grades: K-8
| 164 students
2883 So. Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 579-4884
Grades: 10-12
| 23 students
917 East Moreno Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 328-2975
Grades: 11-12
| 213 students
702 Cragmor Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 328-5400
Grades: PK-5
| 223 students
410 Tiajuana
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 375-0241
Grades: 9-12
| 61 students
1107 N. Union
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 227-7152
Grades: K-6
| 89 students
4515 Barnes Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80917
(719) 328-6440
Grades: 9-12
| 143 students
1600 North Union Boulevard
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 328-2200
Grades: 6-8
| 366 students
4220 East Pikes Peak Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 570-7822
Grades: 6-8
| 410 students
2883 South Circle Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 635-6333
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
17050 South Peyton Hwy
Colorado Springs, CO 80928
(719) 683-2247
Grades: PK-5
| n/a students
1604 South Cascade Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 328-4300
Grades: K-8
| 148 students
3115 Larkspur Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 203-6128
Grades: 9-12
| 58 students
2727 North Cascade Ave
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 328-4400
Grades: K-5
| 168 students
3302 Maizeland Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80909
(719) 328-3100
Grades: K-5
| 194 students
2883 South Circle Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 579-2600
Grades: 9-12
| 45 students
209 Leta Dr
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-3375
Grades: K-5
| 203 students
301 North Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 328-5040
Grades: 9-12
| 124 students
525 East Costilla Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 570-7575
Grades: K-12
| 329 students
3115 Larkspur
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 227-7152
Grades: K-8
| 244 students
2555 Airport Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 473-6566
Grades: 9-12
| 29 students
2520 Airport Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80910
(719) 638-6554
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Special Programs (Closed 2023)
Special Education School
1115 North El Paso Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 520-2084
Grades: PK-12
| 179 students
3190 East Las Vegas
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 390-2766
Grades: 4-12
| n/a students
3190 East Las Vegas
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(303) 866-6600
Grades: 5-12
| n/a students
1832 South Wahsatch
Colorado Springs, CO 80906
(719) 471-1999
Grades: K-6
| 1,060 students
1355 Kelly Johnson
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
(719) 234-1970
Grades: K-12
| n/a students
924 West Pikes Peak Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80905
(719) 328-4800
Grades: PK-5
| 263 students
2340 Robinson Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 635-1796
Grades: 9-12
| 35 students
2904 West Kiowa Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
(719) 328-4900
Grades: K-5
| 173 students

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public preschools in Colorado Springs, CO?
The top ranked public preschools in Colorado Springs, CO include Chipeta Elementary School, Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School and Ray E Kilmer Elementary School.
How many public preschools are located in Colorado Springs?
67 public preschools are located in Colorado Springs.
What is the racial composition of students in Colorado Springs?
Colorado Springs public preschools minority enrollment is 53% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Colorado public preschools average of 51% (majority Hispanic).
Which public preschools in Colorado Springs are often viewed compared to one another?

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