Fountain School District 8
Public
Grades PK–12 BSchool Grade
Public schools for Fountain.
At a glance
7,955Students enrolled
13Schools
$14,986Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
46%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Fountain
Grades 9–12
Fountain-Fort Carson High School or Mesa Ridge High SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CO
Math proficiency22%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts41%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)86%
State average 81.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,986
per student each year · 6% below the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,227’20
8,302’21
8,201’22
7,885’23
7,955’24
Students
White · 43%3,432
Hispanic · 31%2,454
Two or more races · 11%886
Black · 10%800
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 2%173
Asian · 2%130
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools13 in district
Weikel Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 814 students · Colorado Springs
B-PublicMesa Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 668 students · Fountain
B-PublicJordahl Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 524 students · Fountain
B+PublicPatriot Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 523 students · Fort Carson
C+PublicAbrams Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 396 students · Fort Carson
C+PublicAragon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 358 students · Fountain
C+PublicMountainside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 346 students · Fort Carson
B-PublicEagleside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 332 students · Fountain
BPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.