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If you could change one rule at Grand Peak Academy, what would it be?
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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387006386
Grand Peak Academy
7036 COWPOKE ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908 · (719) 495-7360 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- DBeats 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
19.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
201 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 32% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
41.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.5% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.4% | 26.7% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Grand Peak Academy
Grand Peak Academy's state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Peak Academy this school | 608 | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| Inspiration View Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 527 | 33.4% | 40.5% |
| Cherokee Trail Elementary School PARKER | 553 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Parker Performing Arts ENGLEWOOD | 638 | 27.0% | 43.2% |
| New Summit Charter Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 628 | 37.9% | 42.8% |
| Centennial Elementary FIRESTONE | 525 | 33.9% | 42.3% |
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 Grand Peak Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #504 of 931 | #75 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #421 of 940 ▲ 142 | #58 of 126 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #494 of 946 ▲ 34 | #71 of 127 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #104 of 1,056 | #16 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #844 of 896 | #119 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #140 of 896 | #56 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.1% | #667 of 983 | #93 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #310 of 664 | #56 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
608
-119 (-16%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 687
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 608 | 31.8 | 19.1:1 | 33% (201) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 33.5 | 18.8:1 | 30% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 33.9 | 17.6:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 727 | 39 | 18.6:1 | 15% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 747 | 36.5 | 20.5:1 | 13% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 773 | 37 | 20.9:1 | 14% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 39 | 17.6:1 | 0% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Peak Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (747 to 608); teachers down 13% (36.5 to 31.8).
About Grand Peak Academy
Among the schools in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, is Grand Peak Academy, a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 608 students, in kindergarten through 8. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Besides Grand Peak Academy, El Paso County Colorado School District 49 runs 30 other schools. The district enrolls 25,689 students.
Roughly 51% of students at Grand Peak Academy are White. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Black, and 4% Asian. El Paso County's residents are about 70% White, 19 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 64% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 31.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.1:1. That is 2.6 students per teacher above the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Grand Peak Academy is 33%. That is lower than the 42% average for public schools in El Paso County.
The allk12 Grade for Grand Peak Academy is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.7% at Grand Peak Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.2%.
Across El Paso County, the median household income is $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. El Paso County is home to 245 public schools and about 114,356 public school students.
Legacy Peak Elementary School is the closest public school, about 0.7 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 35.2% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Grand Peak Academy as City: Large. Charter status: Grand Peak Academy is a public charter school.
Enrollment is down 16% from 2020-21, when Grand Peak Academy had 727 students, to 2024-25, when it had 608.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy Peak Elementary School0.7 mi · 652
- Village Middle School0.7 mi · 163
- Vista Ridge High School1.5 mi · 1,473
- Banning Lewis Ranch Academy1.7 mi · 1,697
- Ranch Creek Elementary1.7 mi · 578
- Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy1.9 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Peak AcademyHow large is Grand Peak Academy?
Grand Peak Academy enrolls approximately 608 students in grades KG-08.
Is Grand Peak Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grand Peak Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Grand Peak Academy?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Grand Peak Academy.
How diverse is Grand Peak Academy?
Grand Peak Academy reports a student body of 51% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Grand Peak Academy?
Grand Peak Academy is overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.