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How has Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387001844
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning
11925 ANTLERS RIDGE ROAD, FALCON, CO 80831 · (719) 522-2580 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-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
16.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
64 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 40 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
40%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
66.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
46.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.4% | 46.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.1% | 43.3% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning this school | 400 | 16.0% | 54.0% |
| Ivy Stockwell Elementary School BERTHOUD | 426 | 16.4% | 53.2% |
| Foothills Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 400 | 18.5% | 64.1% |
| Lewis-Palmer Elementary School MONUMENT | 409 | 19.1% | 53.4% |
| Gold Camp Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 435 | 16.3% | 65.8% |
| Steele Elementary School DENVER | 452 | 13.9% | 75.5% |
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 Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #232 of 931 | #24 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #312 of 940 ▲ 25 | #42 of 126 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #122 of 946 ▲ 116 | #10 of 127 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #427 of 1,056 | #47 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #636 of 896 | #96 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.6% | #688 of 896 | #112 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.0% | #883 of 983 | #126 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #607 of 664 | #94 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
400
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 16% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 20.8 | 19.2:1 | 17% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 22.7 | 17.5:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 13% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 413 | 24.4 | 16.9:1 | 13% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2010-11 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | 16% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (413 to 400); teachers down 2% (24.4 to 24).
About Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is a public elementary school run by El Paso County Colorado School District 49 in FALCON, Colorado. It had 400 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 8.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 has 31 schools; together they serve 25,689 students.
Federal enrollment data show Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is 76% White. Enrollment also includes 14% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 40%.
For every teacher at Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning, there are about 16.7 students; the school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. There are 64 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 16% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 54.0% actual against 57.0% predicted.
In El Paso County, home to about 742,999 people, median household income comes to about $90,363, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County's 245 public schools enroll about 114,356 students and include Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning.
A public school about 1.5 miles away, Meridian Ranch Elementary School, is the closest to Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area. Charter status: Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is a public charter school.
A 7% decline took enrollment from 431 in 2020-21 to 400 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 18.0:1 to 16.7:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Falcon Elementary School of TechnologyElementary · 318 students
- Patriot High SchoolHigh · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Meridian Ranch Elementary School1.5 mi · 670
- Bennett Ranch Elementary School1.8 mi · 376
- Falcon Middle School2.0 mi · 866
- Falcon High School2.1 mi · 1,172
- Liberty Tree Academy2.9 mi · 602
- Woodmen Hills Elementary School3.3 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Pikes Peak School Expeditionary LearningHow large is Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning?
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning enrolls approximately 400 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning serve?
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning have?
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning?
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning reports a student body of 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning in?
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is part of El Paso County Colorado School District 49.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.