Mountain Vista Community School (6162)
2550 DORSET DRIVE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80910
576
Total Students Served
Pre-K - Grade 8
School District:
Harrison 2 (0980)
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About Mountain Vista Community School (6162)
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Mountain Vista Community School
2025-2026
Mountain Vista Community School is a Title 1 K-8 school located in southeast Colorado Springs within Harrison School District 2. Mountain Vista Community School is a Performance rated school through the Colorado Department of Education accreditation system. The campus serves approximately 600 students in grades kindergarten through 8th grade. K-5 grade levels are comprised of 2 teachers per section. Middle school grades (6-8) are comprised of 4 teachers per team (ELA, Math, Social Studies, Scien…
ce). There are 60 licensed staff members, 24 educational support personnel, 2 counselors, 2 social workers, 1 psychologist, and 3 administrators. Educating the whole child is a focus for our campus whether that be through the various enrichment programs including art, physical education, technology, choir, band, Spanish 1, Debate, World Cultures, Personal Finance, Forensic Science, Science in the Movies, and a variety of CTE courses, or through meeting students' social emotional needs. Our student demographics are as follows: 55.6% Hispanic, 17.6% White, 15.3% Black, 8.2% 2 or more races, 2.6% Asian, less than 1% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander, and less than 1% American Indian/Alaska Native. Within the student population 7% is gifted and talented, 20% of students qualify for special education services, and 30% of students receive English language development services (NEP, LEP, FEP). Our campus has 9 autism center-based programs (5 elementary and 4 middle school). 81% of students received free or reduced lunch during the 2024-2025 school year. 45% of our students are choice enrolled into Mountain Vista while 12% are choice enrolled from outside of District 2 boundaries. From the 2024-2025 to the 2025-2026 school year, more than 85% of Mountain Vista licensed staff returned. The instructional focuses for Mountain Vista during the past 7 years have focused on math reasoning and modeling, written expression and conventions, and new this year, a focus on our community building circles. According to Collins (2001), the key to success is not innovation; it is simplicity and diligence; applied with fierce devotion to our highest priorities (Collins, 2001b, p.105). With that being said, our team set aside all initiatives, programs, or new curriculum to focus on simplicity, which for our campus, is a focus on strong Tier 1 instruction. Through the work of our literacy coach and teachers, our elementary literacy program (CKLA) includes strong Tier 1 instruction, a system for literacy intervention for all, data analysis leading to instructional change and impact, and most importantly, moving students out of red and out of having a significant reading deficiency. During year 4 of implementation of the ELG grant (last year), Mountain Vista met all 3 ELG goals. Our goal is to put systems of distributive leadership into place so that we may sustain the work and foundation that has been built. We are in year 3 of the Thriving Schools grant, a partnership between Kaiser Permanente and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation aimed at improving health and educational outcomes for students, teachers, and staff. This initiative includes the Thriving Schools Integrated Assessment, which provides resources to enhance school health in communities affected by systemic racism; the Resilience in School Environments (RISE) Grants, which offer tools for integrating social and emotional wellness; and the Understanding and Practice (RISE UP) Program, which equips participants with trauma-informed strategies. The program focuses on physical, mental, and social health, promoting equity while building resilient school environments and recognizing Colorado school efforts. Our goal is to build systems that enhance the climate and culture for students and staff, ensuring sustainability and continued progress. The Unified Improvement Plan was created with various stakeholders. Our Instructional Leadership Team (ILT) conducted a data dive into last school years data to determine student performance priorities for the next 2 years. We also sought feedback from parents via our Parent Advisory Council as well as from our most precious resource, our students
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