Best school districts near Fort Carson
The 26 districts within about an hour of base, ranked by academic proficiency. For a military family buying a home, the school zone is the decision — start here, then drill into the neighborhoods inside the district you want.
School-district quality
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EDFacts reading + math proficiency
Ranked by academic proficiency
Quality blends EDFacts reading + math proficiency (all grades). Affluence and size are shown as context, not folded into the score.
- 1ExcellentCheyenne Mountain School District 12school districtEl Paso County · 5,309 students · 7 mi from baseRead72%Math61%Quality67
- 2StrongEdison School District 54-JTschool districtEl Paso County · 243 students · 40 mi from baseRead62%Math62%Quality62
- 3StrongLewis-Palmer School District 38school districtEl Paso County · 6,756 students · 24 mi from baseRead65%Math53%Quality59
- 4StrongAcademy School District 20school districtEl Paso County · 26,603 students · 18 mi from baseRead64%Math50%Quality57
- 5Above averageDouglas County School District RE-1school districtDouglas County · 67,305 students · 42 mi from baseRead59%Math48%Quality54
- 6Above averagePeyton School District 23-JTschool districtEl Paso County · 626 students · 27 mi from baseRead56%Math40%Quality48
- 7AverageJefferson County School District R-1school districtJefferson County · 84,078 students · 64 mi from baseRead54%Math41%Quality48
- 8AverageCuster County School District C-1school districtCuster County · 395 students · 55 mi from baseRead52%Math32%Quality42
- 9AverageWoodland Park School District RE-2school districtTeller County · 2,284 students · 27 mi from baseRead49%Math31%Quality40
- 10Below averageWidefield School District 3school districtEl Paso County · 9,669 students · 6 mi from baseRead48%Math31%Quality40
- 11Below averageSchool District 49school districtEl Paso County · 23,890 students · 18 mi from baseRead48%Math31%Quality40
- 12Below averageManitou Springs School District 14school districtEl Paso County · 1,441 students · 15 mi from baseRead48%Math30%Quality39
- 13Below averageFountain School District 8school districtEl Paso County · 8,529 students · 5 mi from baseRead45%Math30%Quality38
- 14Below averageKiowa School District C-2school districtElbert County · 252 students · 50 mi from baseRead47%Math27%Quality37
- 15Below averagePueblo County School District 70school districtPueblo County · 10,555 students · 39 mi from baseRead45%Math28%Quality37
- 16Below averageHarrison School District 2school districtEl Paso County · 11,543 students · 4 mi from baseRead42%Math29%Quality36
- 17Below averageColorado Springs School District 11school districtEl Paso County · 26,040 students · 9 mi from baseRead41%Math28%Quality35
- 18Below averageEllicott School District 22school districtEl Paso County · 1,142 students · 19 mi from baseRead43%Math26%Quality35
- 19Below averageFremont RE-1school districtFremont County · 3,482 students · 32 mi from baseRead42%Math25%Quality34
- 20Below averageCalhan School District RJ-1school districtEl Paso County · 471 students · 35 mi from baseRead39%Math27%Quality33
- 21Below averageFremont RE-2school districtFremont County · 1,398 students · 27 mi from baseRead40%Math22%Quality31
- 22Below averageHanover School District 28school districtEl Paso County · 258 students · 19 mi from baseRead42%Math17%Quality30
- 23Below averagePueblo City School District 60school districtPueblo County · 16,065 students · 34 mi from baseRead33%Math20%Quality27
- 24Below averageMiami-Yoder School District 60-JTschool districtEl Paso County · 288 students · 40 mi from baseRead32%Math17%Quality25
- 25Below averageElbert School District 200school districtEl Paso County · 254 students · 35 mi from baseRead32%Math12%Quality22
- 26Below averageCripple Creek-Victor School District RE-1school districtTeller County · 367 students · 19 mi from baseRead27%Math12%Quality20