The top reported proficiency rate is 33% in English language arts. The lowest is 24% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Oak Creek Elementary School
Oak Creek Elementary School serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public school within Harrison School District 2 in Colorado Springs. The school sits in the southern part of the city, a sprawling metropolitan area whose economy is driven by military installations, aerospace and defense contractors, and tourism. Harrison District 2, where Oak Creek is located, covers a portion of the city and has recently gained attention for a voter-approved mill levy that funds the D2 Promise Program, providing free tuition at Pikes Peak State College for all qualifying district high school graduates.
The school itself has a moderate enrollment for an elementary school serving its grade span. Its student body is diverse: Hispanic students make up the largest share, followed by white students, with smaller proportions of students who identify as two or more races and Black students. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a significant portion of the school community comes from lower-income households.
On state assessments, Oak Creek Elementary’s results provide a mixed picture. In English language arts, about a third of students scored at the proficient or advanced level. In math, roughly a quarter of students met that benchmark. Science results, tested only in fifth grade, show a similar proportion reaching proficiency. When compared with other schools in El Paso County, Oak Creek’s overall proficiency across tested subjects sits above the midpoint among those that reported results, but the rates themselves are modest.
Because Oak Creek is an elementary school, several measures common for older students do not apply. There is no graduation rate, as the school does not serve high school grades. Chronic absenteeism data was not available from the source, so readers interested in attendance patterns would need to follow up directly with the school or district.
The school community is located in a metro area where the housing market has seen some softening in home values recently, though renting remains more affordable than buying for many households given current mortgage rates. Colorado Springs is a large, car-dependent city with limited walkability outside a few nodes such as downtown and Manitou Springs. For families living in Oak Creek’s attendance boundary, this likely means driving to the school and to most daily destinations.
What a parent may want to understand about Oak Creek is straightforward. It is a school with a relatively high concentration of students from low-income backgrounds, and its academic proficiency rates are modest, though they fall in the middle range among area elementary schools when considered together. The district’s D2 Promise Program could be a meaningful advantage for families planning to stay through high school, since it opens a tuition-free pathway to the local community college. For a family deciding whether Oak Creek fits, the core questions will be about the match between their child’s needs and the school’s current academic profile, and about what they value in the wider district offerings.
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