Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning

Located at 11925 ANTLERS RIDGE ROAD, in FALCON, Colorado, Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is a medium-sized K-5 school that educates 400 students (grades K through 8), part of El Paso County Colorado School District 49.

Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is one of 31 schools operated by El Paso County Colorado School District 49, a district that enrolls 25,689 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 9% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of El Paso County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 57.0%; this one delivers 54.0%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (El Paso County) reports that median household income runs about $90,363, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across El Paso County's 245 public schools (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students), Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is one campus in the mix.

Meridian Ranch Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 37.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting. Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 413 (now 400).

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