Award Winning School Districts in Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs school systems have so much to offer students and families! We are proud to be the home of 3 award winning school districts that have continually ranked in the top 10 school districts in the state of Colorado - District 12, District 20 and District 38.

All of Colorado Springs School Districts offer unique educational and living experiences. This page offers information on all of our schools districts! Just scroll down to the one you are most interested in!

District 12 (Southwest)

District 12 is where we call home! Having lived in this area for over 25 years, we have the knowledge, experience and history to guide you in your home search.

District 12 has been the highest performing school district in Colorado, based on the Colorado Department of Education's ranking of CSAP performance, since 2000

90% of the Cheyenne Mountain High School 2009 graduates are attending colleges and universities.

District 12 is home to two National Blue Ribbon School Award winners (Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School and Cheyenne Mountain High School)

Over $11 million in scholarships offered to 2009 graduates.

Eight District 12 schools rated as "excellent" by the Colorado Department of Education in 2008.

Cheyenne Mountain High School was home to 6 National Merit Finalists and 13 Commended Scholars in 2009.

In May 2009, 385 students took 847 Advanced Placement exams in 26 different course offerings. 81% of all AP Tests administered scored a 3 or higher on a 5 point scale

Cheyenne Mountain District 12 includes some of the most expensive real estate in the city, including the prestigious Broadmoor, Upper Skyway, Broadmoor Bluffs and The Spires neighborhoods. New construction is still ongoing in the Broadmoor Spires area. With the exception of a few townhome complexes and older homes in Ivywild and lower Skyway, you will find homes ranging from $200,000 to $3 Million and above in this area.

Academy School District 20

District 20 encompasses a much larger area then District 12. District 20 includes much of the north and northwest parts of Colorado Springs. See the descriptions below to find out more information about these specific areas.
Schools: Currently, Academy District Twenty consists of five high schools, five middle schools, and eighteen elementary schools utilizing a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 grade level configuration. (District Twenty also has one Charter school.) The following information presents an overview of curriculum and programs offered in Academy District Twenty.
Choice Schools: Academy District Twenty offers choice schools that are open to students throughout the district. Choice schools offer programs or opportunities that are different from neighborhood schools. Differences may include the school schedule or its curriculum focus. All choice schools offer comprehensive and full curriculum programs. Informational brochures and an eight-minute video about choice schools are available at the district office in Central Registry.
Curriculum: District Twenty is recognized throughout the Pikes Peak Region for providing students with a strong basis in core academic subjects. (Colorado Department of Education Student Assessment) From science to Shakespeare, District Twenty students receive a firm foundation in the essential academic areas. Standardized test scores in the district remain consistently high, and each year District Twenty boasts a great many recipients of awards and scholarships among its graduates.

Lewis Palmer District 38 Monument Colorado

The Lewis-Palmer School District is situated at the north end of El Paso County, north of the United States Air Force Academy. Serving about 5800 students, the district encompasses Palmer Lake, Monument, Woodmoor and the northern part of the Black Forest area. In addition to the core curriculum, all district schools offer programs to meet the unique learning needs of students that qualify for Special Education, Gifted and Talented services and for those students that speak languages other than English. Indicators of student learning, as measured by state and national tests, confirm that District 38 ranks among the highest in the state. Our high school graduation rate is over 95%, and approximately 85% continue on to college. The district provides bus transportation and a hot lunch program, and school-sponsored athletic programs are available for boys and girls at the middle and high school levels.

Lewis Palmer District 38 is situated in the pines, rolling hills and the Tri-Lakes (Monument, Palmer & Woodmoor). Tri Lakes (Monument, Palmer & Woodmoor). Homes are among the largest and most expensive in the area. Properties also include some of the more striking views of the front range. Subareas include Woodmoor, King?s Deer, Bent Tree, Higby Estates, Fox Run, Wing Tip, Canterbury, Palmer Lake, Forest View, Timberview, High Forest Ranch and Jackson Creek.

Websites for all Colorado Springs School Districts

Colorado Springs AREA DESCRIPTIONS
Black Forest School Districts 20, 38, 49
Black Forest is a huge secluded area northeast of Colorado Springs typically characterized by a residence on 2.5 to 10 acres. Many of these lots are wooded acreage, although others are wide open. Trees come at a premium price, with the greatest lot premium for mature, healthy ponderosa, a meadow, a great Pike's Peak view and a "close-in" location in Academy District 20. Many of the homes were built in the last 15 years, although others date back considerably further. Many are zoned for horses and afford large acreage at a reasonable value. New-built areas east in District 49 include Woodmen Hills, Falcon Hills and Latigo Trails, priced from $200,000 to $400,000 on 3- to 7-acre lots. Higher end communities include Abert, Bridle Bit and Pine Cone Ranch, and private tracts on 10+ acres that qualify as full estates.

Briargate School District 20
The first planned community in Colorado Springs, Briargate is 10-20 minutes north of downtown with homes ranging from $160,000 to $600,000. A large variety of homes are available, and many of the neighborhoods offer desirable amenities such as greenbelts, parks, wide road lanes and open space. A popular location due to the well-regarded District 20 schools, Briargate offers strong historical resale values and easy access to most of Colorado Springs and south Denver.

Central School District 11
The Central Springs offers some of the more identifiable neighborhoods in the city. The "Old North End" has prestigious Victorian-era homes from $400,000 to over $1 million. Other neighborhoods built in the 1930s through the 1960s are as well-kept and charming as any in the city and are less expensive. A limited number of newer homes can be found in the southern section of this area near Valley Hi Golf Course. Some of the subareas include Divine Redeemer, Patty Jewett, Prospect Lake, Knob Hill and Roswell.

East School District 11
Palmer Park, a signature open space, is contained almost entirely within this region as well as one of the city's two major shopping malls, the Citadel. Eastern Colorado Springs offers a great deal of housing variety, from inexpensive homes near the Citadel Mall to acreage in the city limits near Peyton Pines. Prices range from $80,000 to $500,000 depending upon location and lot size. There has been very little new construction in this established area over the last ten years, but there are some isolated pockets. Some of the neighborhoods that exist in eastern Colorado Springs are often overlooked, primarily because homes are rarely listed. Country Club, Villa Loma and the homes on the ridge near Chelton and Maizeland all offer exceptional style and views. Village 7 and Homestead offer consistent values, and homes there typically sell and rent quickly.

Falcon School District 49
East of Marksheffel Blvd. is classified as Falcon, a rural area characterized by rolling hills and prairie. Many of the homes are on very large lots, many in excess of an acre, with true acreage existing throughout the area. Homes under $200,000 generally are tied down mobiles or modulars on a foundation. The exception is new construction in Woodmen Hills on the northern end of the area. Close proximity to Schriever Air Force Base.

Fountain Valley School Districts 3, 8
This area south of the city offers some of the more affordable housing in the metro area.  The area features subdivisions and track homes in a wide price range. Some of the communities are more rural in nature. All are within close proximity to NORAD, Peterson AFB and Fort Carson. Working north to south, visitors first reach Security on the northwest corner of the area, followed closely by the larger Widefield area. Fountain is its own town and does not share utilities or services with the city of Colorado Springs.

Manitou School District 14
An area unto itself, Manitou is on the far west side of the city of Colorado Springs, bordering Garden of the Gods on the east and Pike's Peak on the west. It is an arts community with a high tourism base, and housing opportunities vary from older Victorian-era cottages to unique hillside homes and a subdivision known as Crystal Hills. Crystal Park (above Crystal Hills) is a private, 2000-acre gated community on the foothills of Pike's Peak. Cedar Heights is an exclusive gated community west of Garden of the Gods. Prices range from $300,000 to multi-million-dollar properties with unique views in three directions.

Northeast School Districts 11, 20
This is one of the earlier Colorado Springs expansions with the Academy and Union Blvd. intersection acting as the hub. Vista Grande, Garden Ranch and Deliverance are some of the more affordable neighborhoods, and the many neighborhoods of Norwood generally represent the newer areas. Newer still is University Park, which is on the southwest corner of this area with a commanding view of Pike's Peak, downtown and Garden of the Gods. Like its more established northern neighbors, Erindale and Brookwood, this area offers semi-custom to full-custom homes. Please note that a strip of homes south of Briargate and north of Deliverance Drive are District 20 homes in the N/E region. All others are School District 11.

Northwest School Districts 11, 20
Most of this area was undeveloped prior to 1970, when Rockrimmon began development. Additional developments include Mountain Shadows, Oak Valley Ranch and Pinon Valley in School District 11, and Peregrine and Pinecliff (aka Point of the Pines), Southface, Tamarron, Woodstone, Woodmen Valley and Woodmen Oaks in School District 20. This area is characterized by larger homes set in a foothill environment often near open space. View lots generally have the largest homes. Home values range from $85,000 condos to $1,000,000 homes in Peregrine and Woodman Oaks backing to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

Northgate School District 20
Ten minutes north of Colorado Springs and to the east of the Air Force Academy, many of the Gleneagle homes sit alongside the Gleneagle Golf Course. Other homes are located further east approaching the Black Forest on 2.5- to 5-acre lots. Lot sizes are varied and, like Monument, the views are often excellent. Just to the south are Trailridge and the many newconstruction neighborhoods of this post-1998 master-planned community. These new neighborhoods include Deer Creek, Trailridge, Serenity Park and Middle Creek Manor. The master plan does include a new private resort community called Flying Horse Ranch and future access to the south via Powers Boulevard expansion.

Old Colorado City School District 11
Just west of downtown and stretching to Manitou is a mostly commercial district known as Old Colorado City. Home of the 19th century gold-processing operation, Old Colorado City is surrounded on the north by an older neighborhood of bungalows and Victorian houses. Some condominium and townhome complexes have been built on the three bluffs, and a development of homes is being built between Highway 24 and Bear Creek Park known as Crown Hill Mesa

Powers School Districts 11, 49
The area east of Powers Road is uniformly called Powers. This area is a combination of near-new developments and 15-year-old developments. Springs Ranch and Stetson Hills are the two largest and fastest growing active developments in Colorado Springs. Stetson Hills is on the north, and Springs Ranch is on the south. Further south, Cimarron Hills is older, smaller and slightly more affordable in the county and not the city. Additional subareas include Ridgeview, Indigo Ranch, Constitution Hills and Northcrest.

Rock Creek School District 8
Northwest of Fort Carson and southwest of Cheyenne Mountain are canyons and hillsides with larger homes on acreage. This area, also known as Turkey Creek Canyon, is largely characterized by sun-exposed slopes, arid terrain and tremendous views and privacy. The area is 20 to 40 minutes from downtown Colorado Springs depending upon lot and is also easily accessible to Canon City and Pueblo

Southeast School Districts 2, 11
Southeastern Colorado Springs offers the least expensive housing in the metro area.  Homes are typically smaller; however, there has been some limited new home construction occurring over the last few years with larger homes (3000 total square feet) in the $160s. An enormous area on the map, S/E typically has some of the largest selection of homes due to the large number of existing homes already built.

Ute Pass School District 14
Ute Pass is actually three little towns working their way up US Highway 24 before reaching Woodland Park. Cascade is at the base of Pike?s Peak. Chipita Park and Green Mountain Falls dot the southern hillside just inside the El Paso County line. All are in Manitou, school district 14. Elevation ranges from 7100 feet to almost 8200 feet at Green Mountain Falls. Sloping lots filled with trees are common.

West School District 11
Western Colorado Springs is generally defined by land west of the I-25 corridor. However, the local MLS area does include a strip ten blocks either side of Fillmore to Union Blvd. Western Colorado Springs offers close proximity to many high-tech companies as well as downtown. The largest landmark is Garden of the Gods Park and surrounding open space. These features add value to older established neighborhoods like Pleasant Valley. Home prices are generally higher on this side of town due to the foothill setting and proximity to some of the city?s more expensive developments such as Kissing Camels.