The top reported proficiency rate is 56% in Science. The lowest is 38% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Coperni 2
Coperni 2 is a closed charter school that was located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving middle school grades. It was part of the State Charter School Institute, Colorado’s statewide charter authorizer. Because the school has closed, this account describes what it was during its final year of operation, sourced from publicly reported data.
The school’s most recent academic results come from the 2022-23 Colorado Measures of Academic Success assessments. In math, a share of students scored at proficient or above, though a majority did not. English language arts results showed a somewhat higher share of students reaching that benchmark, but still less than half of the tested group. For science, results were available only for eighth graders, where more than half of those tested met the proficiency standard; fifth-grade science results were suppressed under state reporting rules. A parent looking at these numbers would see a school where many students were not reaching grade-level expectations in math and ELA, while science performance among older students was stronger. Participation rates were high, suggesting most enrolled students took the tests.
Because the school is closed, no current enrollment, demographics, or special-population data are available to include. Whether the school served a high proportion of students from low-income backgrounds or students with disabilities is not known from the record. Similarly, there is no information on programs offered, staffing, or civil rights indicators such as discipline rates. The school’s middle-school-only grade band meant no graduation rate data would apply.
Coperni 2 operated in Colorado Springs, a large city that spreads across a high-desert plateau at the base of Pikes Peak. The city has a strong military presence, with multiple Space Force bases, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and Fort Carson anchoring the economy alongside defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. Tourism is also a significant driver, drawing millions of visitors annually. The city’s population has grown substantially in recent decades, and residential development is extensive, with a car-dependent layout and some walkable nodes like downtown and Old Colorado City. The broader metropolitan area has a median home value and household income that shape the housing market parents would navigate. The Colorado Springs area offers a range of public, charter, and private schooling options, but this particular school is no longer among them.
The State Charter School Institute, the authorizer, oversees multiple charter schools across Colorado. A search for recent district-level changes—such as property tax updates, curriculum shifts, or referenda—turned up no specific parent-relevant actions for the institute that would have affected Coperni 2. The school’s closure itself is the most consequential change for any family that might have considered it.
For a parent reading this today, the key fact is that Coperni 2 is not accepting students. If you are researching schools in Colorado Springs, you can look at other charters within the State Charter School Institute or at schools in the city’s traditional districts, which are numerous given the city’s size. The 2022-23 test results from this school provide one piece of academic context for where its students stood before the close, but they should not be read as reflecting any currently operating option. The mix of proficiency levels—stronger in eighth-grade science, weaker in math and ELA—is a snapshot that may interest someone researching the school’s history, but it does not inform a current enrollment decision. The missing demographic and program data means a full picture of what the school offered and whom it served is not available from this record.
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