Buena Vista Elementary School
1620 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs, CO, 80904-3597 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Buena Vista Elementary School
School Level Primary school
Grades Offered Grades PK - 5
County El Paso County, CO
Students & Faculty
Total Students 236 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 16 teachers
Students by Grade
Pre-K - 26 students
Kind - 38 students
Grade 1 - 40 students
Grade 2 - 45 students
Grade 3 - 30 students
Grade 4 - 33 students
Grade 5 - 24 students
This School
(CO) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CO) School Average
% American Indian 1% 1%
% Asian 3% 3%
% Hispanic 16% 29%
% Black 8% 5%
% White 71% 62%
% Unknown 1 % 2%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CO) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 35% 30%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 8% 6%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a 1%
School Performance:
(CO) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Colorado Springs 11 School District
This School's Agency
(CO) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 62 3
Number of Students Managed 31,618 students 648 students
District Total Revenue $265,898,000 $5,903,000
District Expenditure $283,248,000 $5,670,000
District Revenue / Student $8,410 $9,110
District Expenditure / Student $8,958 $8,750
In the News:
  • Construction Finished Just in Time for First Day of School (KRDO Colorado Springs)
    posted on August 19, 2009 at 03:53:42 pm
    COLORADO SPRINGS - West Elementary School is one of the two schools most affected by District 11 consolidations. The school was converted from the West Center, and construction was still going on over
  • Pikes Peak Education (Colorado Springs Gazette)
    posted on May 12, 2009 at 04:57:46 pm
    Special report by state levels criticisms at TCA SUE McMILLIN Complaints that The Classical Academy's insular community created an environment where racism and religious intolerance were allowed to go unchecked raises questions about whether the charter school is welcoming to all students, according to a report...
  • FRIDAY FOLDER: A roundup of regional school news (Colorado Springs Gazette)
    posted on May 1, 2009 at 04:28:33 am
    Springs student wins energy award A Colorado Springs seventh grader recently won a bronze medal and $200 at the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering and Environment) Project Olympiad, I-SWEEEP, in Houston.
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School Notes:
 
School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (80904)
School Zip (80904)
(CO) State Average
Population (Approximate) 19,652 people 4,157,972 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 40% 33%
Population Average Age 40 years old 34 years old
Average Household size 2.1 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $37,585 $49,703
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 4.9 rooms 5.7 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 42 years old 35 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (80904)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 55% / 45% 67% / 33%
School Map:
1. Midland Elementary School - 173 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
2. Washington Elementary School - 245 students - 0.7 mi. away - view location
3. Bristol Elementary School - 203 students - 0.8 mi. away - view location
4. Whittier Elementary School - 184 students - 1.2 mi. away - view location
5. Colorado Springs Charter Academy - 242 students - 1.4 mi. away - view location
View all schools in: Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Zip 80904 
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