Pinon Valley Elementary School (Ranked Top 10% for 2025)

6205 Farthing Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80906

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Serving 327 students in grades Kindergarten-6, Pinon Valley Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 60-64% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 33%). The percentage of students achieving is 65-69% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 45%).

The student:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Colorado state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 39% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Colorado state average of 50% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Stats (2025)

Grades: Kindergarten-6
Enrollment: 327 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 39%
: Top 10% in CO
: 60-64% (Top 10%)
: 65-69% (Top 20%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Pinon Valley Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado for:

School Overview

Pinon Valley Elementary School's student population of 327 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 21 teachers has declined by 12% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Kindergarten-6
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Pinon Valley Elementary School
Kind	44
1	39
2	43
3	46
4	50
5	51
6	54

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Total Students

327 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School
2023	317
2022	297
2021	292
2020	327
2019	327
2018	357
2017	357
2016	368
2015	358
2014	339
2013	350
2012	324
2011	314
2010	348
2009	366
2008	361
2007	392
2006	408
2005	411
2004	441
2003	443
2002	415
2001	408
2000	382
1999	316

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Total Classroom Teachers

21 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School
2023	21
2022	22
2021	22
2020	24
2019	24
2018	24
2017	24
2016	23
2015	23
2014	22
2013	22
2012	19
2011	20
2010	23
2009	24
2008	26
2007	25
2006	26
2005	24
2004	25
2003	27
2002	23
2001	20
2000	17
1999	15

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School Rankings

Pinon Valley Elementary School ranks within the top 10% of all 1,779 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Pinon Valley Elementary School is 0.57, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.62. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

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State Level (CO)

#123 out of 1779 schools
(Top 10%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School
2022	#123
2021	#97
2019	#348
2018	#342
2017	#469
2016	#580
2015	#449
2014	#145
2013	#67
2012	#120
2011	#171

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(22-23)

60-64%

33%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	62%	33%	59%
2022	62%	32%	59%
2021	57%	33%	60%
2019	47%	35%	61%
2018	48%	35%	62%
2017	41%	33%	56%
2016	43%	33%	55%
2015	44%	31%	52%
2014	84%	57%	83%
2013	87%	57%	80%
2012	82%	56%	80%

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65-69%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2022	67%	45%	74%
2021	72%	47%	73%
2019	62%	47%	72%
2018	58%	44%	62%
2017	56%	42%	65%
2016	46%	40%	61%
2015	48%	40%	59%
2014	88%	69%	90%
2013	92%	70%	89%
2012	92%	70%	90%
2011	95%	89%	97%

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Student : Teacher Ratio

16:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	15:1	16:1	16:1
2022	14:1	15:1	15:1
2021	13:1	15:1	15:1
2020	14:1	16:1	15:1
2019	14:1	16:1	15:1
2018	15:1	17:1	15:1
2017	15:1	17:1	15:1
2016	16:1	17:1	15:1
2015	16:1	17:1	15:1
2014	15:1	17:1	15:1
2013	16:1	17:1	15:1
2012	17:1	17:1	16:1
2011	16:1	17:1	16:1
2010	15:1	16:1	16:1
2009	15:1	16:1	16:1
2008	14:1	16:1	16:1
2007	16:1	17:1	16:1
2006	16:1	16:1	16:1
2005	17:1	17:1	19:1
2004	18:1	16:1	17:1
2003	16:1	16:1	16:1
2002	18:1	17:1	17:1
2001	20:1	17:1	17:1
2000	22:1	17:1	20:1
1999	21:1	17:1	19:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2002-2014)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2014	1%	1%
2011	1%	1%	1%
2010	1%	1%	2%
2009	1%	1%	2%
2008	2%	2%	1%
2007	1%	1%	1%
2006	2%	1%	1%
2005	3%	1%	1%
2004	2%	1%	1%
2003	2%	1%	1%
2002	1%	1%	1%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	2%	3%	4%
2022	3%	3%	4%
2021	4%	3%	5%
2020	3%	3%	4%
2019	3%	3%	4%
2018	3%	3%	4%
2017	3%	3%	4%
2016	3%	3%	5%
2015	5%	3%	5%
2014	5%	3%	4%
2013	4%	3%	4%
2012	5%	3%	4%
2011	5%	3%	4%
2010	10%	4%	5%
2009	8%	4%	5%
2008	7%	3%	5%
2007	5%	3%	5%
2006	5%	3%	4%
2005	7%	3%	5%
2004	7%	3%	5%
2003	9%	3%	5%
2002	7%	3%	4%
2001	6%	3%	4%
2000	5%	3%	4%
1999	4%	3%	5%

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Hispanic

22%

36%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	21%	35%	18%
2022	22%	35%	18%
2021	23%	34%	18%
2020	15%	34%	16%
2019	15%	34%	16%
2018	19%	34%	16%
2017	19%	34%	16%
2016	18%	33%	15%
2015	14%	33%	15%
2014	11%	33%	14%
2013	12%	32%	13%
2012	10%	32%	14%
2011	14%	32%	13%
2010	13%	29%	12%
2009	11%	28%	10%
2008	11%	28%	10%
2007	12%	28%	10%
2006	11%	27%	9%
2005	11%	26%	9%
2004	11%	25%	9%
2003	9%	24%	8%
2002	8%	23%	7%
2001	7%	22%	6%
2000	6%	21%	5%
1999	5%	20%	4%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	3%	5%	2%
2022	2%	4%	2%
2021	2%	5%	2%
2020	4%	5%	3%
2019	4%	5%	3%
2018	5%	5%	2%
2017	5%	5%	2%
2016	3%	5%	2%
2015	4%	5%	4%
2014	5%	5%	3%
2013	4%	5%	3%
2012	2%	5%	2%
2011	3%	5%	3%
2010	2%	6%	3%
2009	5%	6%	4%
2008	4%	6%	4%
2007	5%	6%	3%
2006	7%	6%	3%
2005	6%	6%	3%
2004	5%	6%	3%
2003	5%	6%	3%
2002	5%	6%	2%
2001	3%	6%	2%
2000	2%	5%	1%
1999	2%	5%	2%

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White

61%

50%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	65%	51%	68%
2022	64%	52%	68%
2021	64%	52%	67%
2020	70%	53%	70%
2019	70%	53%	70%
2018	64%	53%	71%
2017	64%	53%	71%
2016	65%	54%	72%
2015	69%	54%	71%
2014	72%	55%	74%
2013	73%	56%	76%
2012	77%	56%	76%
2011	73%	57%	77%
2010	74%	60%	78%
2009	75%	61%	79%
2008	76%	61%	80%
2007	77%	62%	81%
2006	75%	63%	83%
2005	73%	64%	82%
2004	75%	65%	82%
2003	75%	66%	83%
2002	79%	67%	86%
2001	82%	68%	87%
2000	86%	70%	89%
1999	89%	71%	89%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

10%

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	8%	5%	8%
2022	8%	5%	8%
2021	7%	5%	8%
2020	8%	4%	7%
2019	8%	4%	7%
2018	9%	4%	7%
2017	9%	4%	7%
2016	11%	4%	6%
2015	8%	4%	5%
2014	6%	3%	5%
2013	7%	3%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.57

0.62

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	0.53	0.62	0.51
2022	0.54	0.61	0.50
2021	0.54	0.61	0.51
2020	0.48	0.60	0.49
2019	0.48	0.60	0.49
2018	0.55	0.60	0.46
2017	0.55	0.60	0.46
2016	0.54	0.60	0.45
2015	0.50	0.60	0.44
2014	0.47	0.59	0.43
2013	0.45	0.59	0.41
2012	0.39	0.59	0.41
2011	0.45	0.58	0.40
2010	0.43	0.55	0.37
2009	0.42	0.55	0.36
2008	0.41	0.55	0.35
2007	0.39	0.54	0.34
2006	0.42	0.53	0.32
2005	0.45	0.52	0.31
2004	0.42	0.52	0.30
2003	0.42	0.51	0.30
2002	0.37	0.50	0.26
2001	0.32	0.49	0.23
2000	0.28	0.47	0.21
1999	0.23	0.46	0.20

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Eligible for

21%

39%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2023	11%	33%	10%
2022	6%	30%	9%
2021	9%	33%	11%
2020	7%	33%	10%
2019	7%	33%	10%
2018	11%	35%	11%
2017	11%	35%	11%
2016	8%	34%	10%
2015	13%	34%	10%
2014	10%	35%	11%
2013	11%	34%	11%
2012	10%	34%	12%
2011	7%	33%	10%
2010	6%	31%	10%
2009	5%	28%	8%
2008	6%	28%	6%
2007	5%	27%	6%
2006	4%	27%	6%
2005	5%	25%	5%
2004	6%	24%	5%
2003	4%	22%	4%
2002	2%	21%	3%
2001	2%	20%	3%
2000	3%	21%	4%
1999	1%	21%	3%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2001-2021)
Year	Pinon Valley Elementary School	Colorado	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E
2021	1%	7%	2%
2020	1%	8%	3%
2019	1%	8%	3%
2018	1%	8%	3%
2017	1%	8%	3%
2016	4%	7%	3%
2015	3%	7%	3%
2014	4%	7%	5%
2013	2%	7%	3%
2012	3%	7%	3%
2011	4%	7%	5%
2010	5%	7%	5%
2009	1%	7%	4%
2008	4%	7%	3%
2007	2%	7%	3%
2006	2%	6%	3%
2005	4%	6%	3%
2004	2%	6%	2%
2003	3%	7%	2%
2002	2%	7%	2%
2001	3%	7%	3%

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School District Name

Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Profile last updated: 02/09/2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pinon Valley Elementary School's ranking?

Pinon Valley Elementary School is ranked #123 out of 1,779 schools, which ranks it among the top 10% of public schools in Colorado.

What schools are Pinon Valley Elementary School often compared to?

Pinon Valley Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

60-64% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 33% CO state average), while 65-69% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% CO state average).

How many students attend Pinon Valley Elementary School?

327 students attend Pinon Valley Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

61% of Pinon Valley Elementary School students are White, 22% of students are Hispanic, 10% of students are Two or more races, 4% of students are Black, 2% of students are Asian, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student:teacher ratio of Pinon Valley Elementary School?

Pinon Valley Elementary School has a student ration of 16:1, which is higher than the Colorado state average of 15:1.

What grades does Pinon Valley Elementary School offer ?

Pinon Valley Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Kindergarten-6 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Pinon Valley Elementary School part of?

Pinon Valley Elementary School is part of Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 In The County Of E.

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