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Fountain School District 8

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Fountain School District 8 is located close to the center of Colorado. Fountain School District 8 has 147.11 square miles of land area and 0.18 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Fountain School District 8 population is 33,325. Fountain School District 8 median household income is $52,059 in 2010-2014. Fountain School District 8 median house value is $182,100 in 2010-2014. On average, Fountain School District 8 is better than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (82 out of 154, bottom 47%) Elementary/Middle School: (58 out of 156, top 37%)* Rank: #95
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	12
Population	33,325 (2010-2014), rank #28
Population Growth	14.19% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	226.26/sq mi, rank #26
Median Household Income:	$52,059 at 2010-2014—7.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #70
Median House Price:	$182,100 at 2010-2014—-0.71% increase since 2005-2009, rank #83
Time Zone:	Mountain GMT -7:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	147.11 sq mi, rank #146
Water Area:	0.18 sq mi (0.12%), rank #136
State:	Colorado
County:	El Paso County
City:	Fountain, Colorado Springs, Security-Widefield, Fort Carson, Rock Creek Park
Zip:	80928, 80817, 80902, 80913, 80926, 80906
Area:	Colorado Springs, CO

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Fountain School District 8 Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

10665 Jimmy Camp Rd

Fountain CO, 80817, El Paso County

Phone: 719-382-1300

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	8,089	7,840	7,702	7,536	7,365	6,835	6,584
English Language Learner Students:	286	318	395	343	307	256	217
Total Teachers:	499.86	476.53	461.40	458.26	445.66	405.00	381.40
Prekindergarten:	13.26	13.59	11.95	11.00	6.41	10.50	9.70
Kindergarten:	51.84	41.89	39.84	38.03	33.90	31.30	29.70
Elementary:	260.75	250.98	243.57	240.73	242.16	213.70	199.30
Secondary:	174.01	170.07	166.04	168.50	163.19	149.50	142.70
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Total Other Staff:	462.02	445.81	434.74	444.83	416.53	379.50	363.10
Instructional Aides:	136.94	132.68	123.42	124.46	114.69	105.40	93.30
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	5.87	7.65	8.59	4.51	2.45	1.00	4.60
Total Guidance Counselors:	19.08	18.80	17.00	18.47	18.00	17.00	15.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	7.82	7.00	7.83	7.00	7.00	6.10
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	11.08	10.98	10.00	10.64	11.00	10.00	8.90
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	11.34	11.33	11.34	11.34	10.31	10.20	10.20
Library/Media Support:	4.13	3.70	4.13	4.02	4.02	3.60	4.10
District Administrators:	9.07	10.00	7.92	12.00	11.91	12.00	9.90
District Administrative Support:	36.99	32.20	31.99	33.79	30.24	32.10	28.60
School Administrators:	29.32	29.26	29.51	27.42	26.20	25.60	25.10
School Administrative Support:	43.26	41.85	42.75	43.18	34.68	35.00	33.90
Student Support Services:	53.91	51.51	51.18	55.27	58.95	42.60	42.30
Other Support Services:	112.11	106.83	106.91	110.37	105.08	95.00	96.10
Student-Teacher Ratio:	16.18	16.45	16.69	16.44	16.53	16.88	17.26

Schools

Abrams Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	600 Chiles Ave, Colorado Springs CO 80902
Aragon Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	211 South Main St, Fountain CO 80817
Carson Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	6200 Prussman Blvd, Colorado Springs CO 80902
Eagleside Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	9750 Sentry Dr, Fountain CO 80817
Fountain Middle School	Grade 6 to Grade 8	515 North Sante Fe, Fountain CO 80817
Fountain-Fort Carson High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	900 Jimmy Camp Rd, Fountain CO 80817
Jordahl Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	800 Progress Dr, Fountain CO 80817
Mesa Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	400 Camino Del Rey, Fountain CO 80817
Mountainside Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	5506 Harr Ave, Colorado Springs CO 80902
Patriot Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 5	7010 Harr Ave, Colorado Springs CO 80902
Weikel Elementary School	Prekindergarten to Grade 5	6565 Lindstrom St, Colorado Springs CO 80902
Welte Education Center	Grade 6 to Grade 12	301 East Iowa, Fountain CO 80817

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
CSAP Test
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	18	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	27	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	19	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	24	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	74	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	65	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	43	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	47	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	40	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	62	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	44	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	47
2005	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	68
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	83	71
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	68
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	82	70
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	69
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	71
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	74	69
2005	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	72
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	79	71
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78	71
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	76	71
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	77	73
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	71	70
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	73	73
2004	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	50	52
2005	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	59	56
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	62	52
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	64	55
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	61	50
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	53
2010	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	51	51
2011	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	58	51
2005	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	66
2006	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	81	69
2007	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	83	70
2008	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	76	68
2009	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	80	71
2010	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	75	70
2011	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	71
2004	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	70	63
2005	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	71	64
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	79	67
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	77	64
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	73	66
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	74	65
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	65
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	68	66
2004	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	59	53
2005	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	69	50
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	63	49
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	55	52
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	62	51
2010	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53	51
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56	56
2004	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	58
2005	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	63
2006	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	65
2007	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	69	65
2008	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	67	65
2009	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	65	63
2010	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	65
2011	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	64	66
2004	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	69
2005	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	74	69
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	69
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	78	68
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	70
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73	69
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	72	70
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	70	69
2006	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	35	37
2007	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	45	41
2008	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	48	44
2009	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	53	45
2010	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	47
2011	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51	46
2004	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	56	55
2005	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	62	58
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	60
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	66	57
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	59
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	59	58
2010	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58	58
2011	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	61	61
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	66	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	58	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	54	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	65	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	73	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	68	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	71	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	57	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	64	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	60	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	61	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	62	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	63	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	55	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	42	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	53	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	41	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	67	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	65	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	69	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	63	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	60	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	60	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	45	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	63	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	72	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	69	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	51	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	59	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	38	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	58	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	48	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	61	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	46	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	54	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	34	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	25	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	31	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	29	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	77	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	66	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	62	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	56	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	45	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	42	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	51	53
TCAP Test
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26.3	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	26.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71.3	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	50.0	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.0	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	52.6	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	49.2	48.8
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	80.6	71.0
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% Proficient	81.2	72.3
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	75.3	73.9
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% Proficient	78.0	73.3
2012	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	56.8	52.5
2013	Writing	3rd Grade	% Proficient	53.5	50.9
2012	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	77.4	71.5
2013	Math	4th Grade	% Proficient	74.9	71.7
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	65.9	67.0
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	67.9
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	53.1	49.3
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% Proficient	56.8	53.1
2012	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	66.3	64.5
2013	Math	5th Grade	% Proficient	68.2	65.3
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	73.3	69.4
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% Proficient	71.8	70.3
2012	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	51.5	48.5
2013	Science	5th Grade	% Proficient	54.8	48.5
2012	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	63.1	58.4
2013	Writing	5th Grade	% Proficient	58.2	57.2
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	51.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	59.3	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	69.1	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	52.8	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	56.3	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	44.2	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	48.6	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	68.6	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	70.5	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	62.4	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	58.5	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	40.7	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.6	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	62.5	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	66.5	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	43.8	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	51.4	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	56.5	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	28.4	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27.9	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	65.0	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	69.3	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52.1	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	54.2	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$72,260,000	$9,382		$72,466,000	$9,616		$74,159,000	$10,069
Federal:	$21,348,000	$2,772	29.5%	$22,563,000	$2,994	31.1%	$18,176,000	$2,468	24.5%
State:	$44,006,000	$5,714	60.9%	$42,700,000	$5,666	58.9%	$48,729,000	$6,616	65.7%
Local:	$6,906,000	$897	9.6%	$7,203,000	$956	9.9%	$7,254,000	$985	9.8%
Total Expenditures:	$65,009,000	$8,441		$74,914,000	$9,941		$79,270,000	$10,763
Total Current Expenditures:	$61,557,000	$7,992		$61,383,000	$8,145		$60,907,000	$8,270
Instructional Expenditures:	$35,410,000	$4,598	57.5%	$34,826,000	$4,621	56.7%	$34,306,000	$4,658	56.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$6,179,000	$802	10.0%	$6,505,000	$863	10.6%	$6,721,000	$913	11.0%
Administration:	$8,267,000	$1,073	13.4%	$8,472,000	$1,124	13.8%	$8,273,000	$1,123	13.6%
Operations, Food, Other:	$11,701,000	$1,519	19.0%	$11,580,000	$1,537	18.9%	$11,607,000	$1,576	19.1%
Total Capital Outlay:	$2,336,000	$303		$12,110,000	$1,607		$16,902,000	$2,295
Construction:	$316,000	$41		$449,000	$60		$4,111,000	$558
Total Other:	$148,000	$19		$147,000	$20		$150,000	$20
Interest on Debt:	$181,000	$24		$495,000	$66		$559,000	$76

Total Salary:	$38,682,000	$5,022		$39,032,000	$5,179		$38,522,000	$5,230
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$25,786,000	$3,348	66.7%	$25,708,000	$3,411	65.9%	$25,228,000	$3,425	65.5%
Other Salary:	$12,896,000	$1,674	33.3%	$13,324,000	$1,768	34.1%	$13,294,000	$1,805	34.5%
Total Benefit:	$9,730,000	$1,263		$9,436,000	$1,252		$9,220,000	$1,252
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,386,000	$829	65.6%	$6,107,000	$810	64.7%	$6,071,000	$824	65.8%
Other Benefit:	$3,344,000	$434	34.4%	$3,329,000	$442	35.3%	$3,149,000	$428	34.2%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	59.0%	61.7%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	41.0%	38.3%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	11.0 years	10.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	37.9%	40.1%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	23.6%	21.9%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	20.5%	19.9%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	14.9%	15.6%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	3.1%	2.6%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,281.0	$41,112.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$34,988.0	$34,125.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$39,898.0	$38,686.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$45,697.0	$45,708.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$57,176.0	$54,651.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$55,557.0	$53,050.0

* Fountain School District 8 was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.