C+
Widefield School District 3
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Fountain, and parts of Colorado Springs.
Students
9,290
Schools
18
Spent per student
$13,550
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
45%
Debt
$66.7M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Widefield School District 3
- School Grade C+: better than 40% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
- Spends 15% less per student than the CO average
- 16 students per teacher
- Debt of $66.7M, about $7,178 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Black Forest.
PK–62 schoolsAcademy School District 20
7–810 middle schoolsAcademy School District 20
9–129 high schoolsAcademy School District 20
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency17%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$13,550 per student · 15% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 44%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 34%State 57%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
9,169’20
9,369’21
9,611’22
9,377’23
9,290’24
About steady.
Students
White 41%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 11%Black 10%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
18 public schools.
Grand Mountain School
C+1,044 students19:1
Webster Elementary School
C+582 students18:1
Sunrise Elementary School
C+506 students17:1
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary School
B+498 students16:1
French Elementary School
B−491 students18:1
Widefield Elementary School of the Arts
B−369 students14:1
Talbott STEAM Innovation School
B324 students14:1
Pinello Elementary School
C301 students14:1
Venetucci Elementary School
C+272 students13:1
James Madison Charter Academy School
C72 students9:1
Janitell Junior High School
C658 students15:1
Sproul Junior High School
C+504 students14:1
Watson Junior High School
C470 students13:1
Mesa Ridge High School
B−1,304 students19:1
Widefield High School
B−1,193 students17:1
Discovery High School
D−83 students14:1
Widefield District 3 Preschool
379 students21:1
The Haven School
240 students16:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.