Colorado Springs School District 11

Colorado Springs School District 11
The district's administration building
Address
1115 North El Paso Street
Colorado Springs
, Colorado, 80903
United States
Coordinates38°50′58″N 104°48′44″W / 38.84944°N 104.81222°W / 38.84944; -104.81222
District information
MottoInspire every mind.
EstablishedAugust 1872 (154 years ago) (1872-08)
SuperintendentMichael Gaal
Other information
Websitewww.d11.org

The Colorado Springs School District 11 (D11) is the central school district located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The administrative offices are located in El Paso County, Colorado. In the 2024–2025 school year, District 11 had 22,265 students. As of 2025, Michael Gaal is Superintendent of Schools.

The school district has a total of 58 schools during the 2024–2025 school year. The district has 34 elementary schools (including a designated Pre-K), eight intermediate schools, and four high schools. The district also includes small southern portions of the Cimarron Hills census-designated place.

History

The first school in Colorado Springs was organized by Mary Mellen "Queen" Palmer, wife of city founder William Jackson Palmer, in late 1871. Classes were first held in a home on the northeast corner of Cascade Avenue and Bijou Street, rented by Mrs. Palmer for the school. School District 11 was established in August 1872.: 26  The district enrollment passed 1,000 by 1883: 37  and stood at 1,776 on opening day of the Colorado Springs High School building in 1893.: 59  (That building was razed in 1938 to make way for construction of what is now Palmer High School.)

In 1919, the school districts of Colorado City (annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917) and Colorado Springs were consolidated.: 78  The district saw modest growth between 1920 and 1940, then a large boom following World War II.: 80 

Schools

Current campuses

High schools

Elementary schools

Intermediate schools

  • Galileo School of Math and Science (converted from the former East Middle School)
  • Holmes Middle School
  • Jenkins Middle School
  • Mann Middle School
  • North Middle School
  • Russell Middle School
  • Sabin Middle School
  • Swigert Aerospace Academy (formerly Emerson-Edison Charter Academy)
  • West Middle School

Charter schools

Alternative schools

  • Achieve Online School
  • Adult and Family Education
  • Bijou School
  • Career Pathways
  • Digital High School
  • Odyssey Early College and Career Options
  • Roy J. Wasson Academic Center (formerly Wasson High School)
  • Tesla Educational Opportunity School

Former campuses

Board of Education members

As presented on the District 11 website

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Contact Us Archived 2012-10-20 at the Wayback Machine." Colorado Springs School District 11. Retrieved on October 19, 2012. "Colorado Springs School District 11 1115 N. El Paso Street Colorado Springs, Colorado 80903"
  2. ↑ "SchoolView: School and District Data". www.cde.state.co.us. Archived from the original on August 30, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  3. ↑ "The Colorado Springs Schools District 11". www.d11.org. October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Geography Division (December 17, 2020). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: El Paso County, CO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 4, 2025. - Text list
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Seibel, Harriet (1975). A History of the Colorado Springs Schools District 11. Colorado Springs: Century One Press. OCLC 1622539.
  6. ↑ The Second Midland School is on the National Register of Historic Places.
  7. ↑ "Developer looking to demolish old school and build UCCS apartment complex - KOAA.com | Continuous News | Colorado Springs and Pueblo". Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 30, 2017.
  8. ↑ "District 11 Board Members". Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education. Retrieved January 14, 2026.