Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEYTON SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080606001024
Peyton Elementary School
13550 BRADSHAW ROAD, PEYTON, CO 80831 · (719) 749-0170 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
94 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 25 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (41).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Peyton School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
42.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -11.6pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.4% | 48.3% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% 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 Peyton Elementary School
Peyton Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peyton Elementary School this school | 293 | 32.1% | 48.4% |
| Stott Elementary School ARVADA | 288 | 32.3% | 53.2% |
| Broadway Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 300 | 32.0% | 65.6% |
| Hygiene Elementary School LONGMONT | 313 | 30.4% | 71.8% |
| Palmer Lake Elementary School PALMER LAKE | 286 | 34.3% | 53.3% |
| Columbine Hills Elementary School LITTLETON | 315 | 33.7% | 40.6% |
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 Peyton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #321 of 931 | #40 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #401 of 940 ▼ 132 | #54 of 126 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #469 of 946 ▼ 176 | #66 of 127 ▼ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #735 of 1,056 | #95 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #357 of 896 | #62 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.5% | #725 of 896 | #117 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.1% | #679 of 983 | #98 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.8% | #90 of 200 | #6 of 11 |
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
293
+37 (+14%) vs 2020
+84% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 293 | 19.8 | 14.8:1 | 32% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 284 | 18.9 | 15.0:1 | 44% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 26% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 15 | 17.1:1 | 27% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 16.2 | 16.1:1 | 33% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 36% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 22 | 16.7:1 | 27% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 17% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 10 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peyton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (262 to 293); teachers up 22% (16.2 to 19.8).
About Peyton Elementary School
Peyton Elementary School serves students in PEYTON, Colorado, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 293 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Peyton School District has 4 schools; together they serve 596 students.
At 77%, White students outnumber all other groups at Peyton Elementary School combined. Other students are 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Peyton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Federal data list 19.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Peyton Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
Peyton Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.4% is 1.1 points above the 47.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Federal survey data for El Paso County show that median household income is about $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%. A total of 245 public schools operate in El Paso County, serving about 114,356 students.
Peyton Senior High School is the public school closest to Peyton Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Peyton Elementary School ranks 3rd of 6 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 256 to 293. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Peyton School District
- Peyton Senior High SchoolHigh · 197 students
- Peyton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 78 students
- Peyton Online AcademyCombined · 28 students
- Peyton College AcademyCombined
Other schools in PEYTON
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Falcon Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
- Bennett Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 376 students
- Peyton Senior High SchoolHigh · 197 students
- Peyton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 78 students
- Peyton Online AcademyCombined · 28 students
Nearby schools
- Peyton Senior High School0.3 mi · 197
- Peyton Junior High School0.3 mi · 78
- Peyton Online Academy0.7 mi · 28
- Falcon High School5.4 mi · 1,172
- Meridian Ranch Elementary School5.9 mi · 670
- Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning6.1 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Peyton Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Peyton Elementary School?
Peyton Elementary School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Peyton Elementary School serve?
Peyton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Peyton Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Peyton Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peyton Elementary School?
At Peyton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Peyton Elementary School public or private?
Peyton Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Peyton School District.
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