The Colorado Springs School District 11 (District 11 or D-11) is the central school district of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Its headquarters are in that city.
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. The district enrollment passed 1000 by 1883 and stood at 1776 on opening day of the Colorado Springs High School building in 1893. (That building was razed in 1938 to make way for construction of Palmer High School.)
In 1919, the school districts of Colorado City (annexed by Colorado Springs in 1917) and Colorado Springs were consolidated. The district saw modest growth between 1920 and 1940, then a large boom following World War II.
List of schools
Elementary schools
Adams Elementary School
Audubon Elementary School
Bristol Elementary School
Buena Vista Montessori
Carver Elementary School
Chipeta Elementary School
Columbia Elementary School
Edison Elementary School
Freedom Elementary School
Fremont Elementary School
Grant Elementary School
Henry Elementary School
Howbert Elementary School
Jackson Elementary School
Keller Elementary School
King Elementary School
Madison Elementary School
Martinez Elementary School
McAuliffe Elementary School
Midland Elementary School
Monroe Elementary School
Penrose Elementary School
Queen Palmer Elementary School
Rogers Elementary School
Rudy Elementary School
Scott Elementary School
Steele Elementary School
Stratton Elementary School
Taylor Elementary School
Trailblazer Elementary School
Twain Elementary School
West Elementary School
Wilson Elementary School
Middle 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
High schools
Coronado High School
Doherty High School
Mitchell High School
Palmer High School
Charter schools
Academy for Advanced and Creative Learning
CIVA Charter High School
Community Prep
East Lake High School
GLOBE Charter School
Roosevelt Charter Academy
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
Closed
Bates Elementary School
Franklin Elementary School
Hunt Elementary School
Irving Middle School
Ivywild Elementary School
Jefferson Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Longfellow Elementary School
Pike Elementary School
Wasson High School
South Middle School (demolished) Washington Elementary School Whittier Elementary School