Peyton Junior High School

Peyton Junior High School is one of the one-room-style intermediate schools in PEYTON, Colorado, part of Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and, with 78 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 462 students each, so Peyton Junior High School sits 83% leaner than that benchmark.

Peyton Junior High School is one of 4 schools operated by Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and, a district that serves 596 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Peyton Junior High School lists that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with El Paso County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at Peyton Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for El Paso County indicate median household income runs about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, El Paso County runs 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), of which Peyton Junior High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Peyton Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Peyton Junior High School has edged down 11%, going from 88 students in 2018 to 78 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 11% to 18%. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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