Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387000505
Falcon Elementary School of Technology
12050 FALCON HIGHWAY, FALCON, CO 80831 · (719) 495-5272 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
151 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
31.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -8.7pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 27.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Falcon Elementary School of Technology
Falcon Elementary School of Technology's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon Elementary School of Technology this school | 318 | 47.5% | 35.9% |
| Mountain Song Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 324 | 47.2% | 29.6% |
| Centennial Academy of Fine Arts Education LITTLETON | 334 | 44.6% | 33.0% |
| Fremont Elementary School ARVADA | 268 | 44.4% | 41.9% |
| Florida Mesa Elementary School DURANGO | 293 | 52.6% | 31.6% |
| Weber Elementary School ARVADA | 312 | 41.3% | 38.0% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Falcon Elementary School of Technology ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #494 of 931 | #74 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #452 of 940 ▲ 97 | #61 of 126 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #631 of 946 ▼ 127 | #91 of 127 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #655 of 1,056 | #80 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #159 of 896 | #33 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #338 of 896 | #90 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #506 of 983 | #65 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #610 of 664 | #95 of 100 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
318
+62 (+24%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 318 | 23.7 | 13.4:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 47% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 21.4 | 12.0:1 | 47% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 41% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 328 | 21 | 15.6:1 | 35% (115) |
| 2015-16 | 319 | 19 | 16.8:1 | 41% (130) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 20 | 16.9:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 29% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 25 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falcon Elementary School of Technology.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (328 to 318); teachers up 13% (21 to 23.7).
About Falcon Elementary School of Technology
This page covers Falcon Elementary School of Technology, a low-enrollment elementary school in FALCON, Colorado. School enrollment was 318 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 counts 31 schools and 25,689 students, including Falcon Elementary School of Technology.
By race and ethnicity, Falcon Elementary School of Technology is 61% White. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of El Paso County's population at about 70%. The chance that two students picked at random at Falcon Elementary School of Technology belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1 at Falcon Elementary School of Technology, with 23.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 47% of enrollment.
Falcon Elementary School of Technology is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Falcon Elementary School of Technology is 2.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 35.9% actual, 37.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for El Paso County show that median household income is about $90,363, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 245 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 114,356 students.
Nearest public school: Patriot High School, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Falcon Elementary School of Technology holds at least 8 other public schools. Falcon Elementary School of Technology's average proficiency of 35.9% compares with 39.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Falcon Elementary School of Technology is in a town close to an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 256 to 318.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyElementary · 1,162 students
Other schools in FALCON
- Meridian Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Woodmen Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Liberty Tree AcademyCombined · 602 students
- Pikes Peak School Expeditionary LearningElementary · 400 students
- Patriot High SchoolHigh · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Patriot High School0.5 mi · 115
- Woodmen Hills Elementary School1.7 mi · 613
- Liberty Tree Academy2.4 mi · 602
- Inspiration View Elementary School3.1 mi · 527
- Falcon Middle School3.4 mi · 866
- Bennett Ranch Elementary School3.5 mi · 376
Frequently asked questions
About Falcon Elementary School of TechnologyWhat is the total enrollment at Falcon Elementary School of Technology?
Falcon Elementary School of Technology enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Falcon Elementary School of Technology serve?
Falcon Elementary School of Technology serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Falcon Elementary School of Technology?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at Falcon Elementary School of Technology.
How diverse is Falcon Elementary School of Technology?
Falcon Elementary School of Technology reports a student body of 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Falcon Elementary School of Technology public or private?
Falcon Elementary School of Technology is a public K-12 school, overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.