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Enrollment
538
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387006818
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy
6464 PETERSON ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80923 · (719) 428-4940 · El Paso County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL538 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% 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
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
155 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 139% larger than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
67%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
42.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
37.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.4pp 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 37 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 35.6% |
% 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
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy's state test result (40.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy this school | 538 | 28.8% | 40.4% |
| Parker Performing Arts ENGLEWOOD | 638 | 27.0% | 43.2% |
| Brown International Academy DENVER | 530 | 31.3% | 57.5% |
| Inspire Elementary DENVER | 645 | 25.4% | 58.3% |
| Grand Peak Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 608 | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| Isabella Bird Community School DENVER | 487 | 25.7% | 58.1% |
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 Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #433 of 931 | #62 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #438 of 940 ▲ 12 | #60 of 126 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #484 of 946 ▲ 29 | #70 of 127 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 538 | #175 of 1,056 | #25 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #486 of 896 | #82 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.2% | #78 of 896 | #22 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.8% | #720 of 983 | #101 of 134 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 538 | 34.3 | 15.7:1 | 29% (155) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 33.3 | 15.1:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 17.9 | 24.9:1 | 19% (83) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy.
About Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. In all, 538 students attend the school in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 42% above the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Enrollment across the 31 schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49 totals 25,689 students.
At Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy, White students make up the biggest share, 48%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 7% Black. County-wide, 70% of El Paso County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 67%.
The school's 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in El Paso County report 42%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy outscored 34%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.3% at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 40.4%.
In the wider El Paso County area, the median household earns about $90,363 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy shares El Paso County with 244 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy is closest to Ridgeview Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
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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
- Ridgeview Elementary School0.4 mi · 626
- Vista Ridge High School0.7 mi · 1,473
- Skyview Middle School1.0 mi · 862
- Banning Lewis Ranch Academy1.1 mi · 1,697
- Stetson Elementary School1.4 mi · 531
- ALLIES1.7 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Pioneer Technology and Arts AcademyHow many students attend Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy?
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy enrolls approximately 538 students in grades KG-08.
Is Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy have?
Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy?
Student demographics at Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy are roughly 48% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy?
Pioneer Technology and Arts 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.