📍 750 Citadel Drive East, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 80909
Coperni 3 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Colorado Springs, El Paso County. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. It is part of the State Charter School Institute school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Coperni 3 enrolls 298 students across grades K–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 17% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 298 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Coperni 3 is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Coperni 3 is one of 43 schools in State Charter School Institute, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 19,960 students district-wide and employs 1,130 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 298 students, Coperni 3 is smaller than the district average of about 464 students per school.