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Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning

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Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning ranks 236 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 399 students in grades K-8 in Falcon, Colorado, which is part of the El Paso County Colorado School District 49. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 66.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 46.6% proficient or better in math, compared to 45.3% and 34.1% for the district, respectively.

Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning has a higher statewide ranking compared to other Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the top 25% in 2024-2025. The school performs particularly well for male students and white students, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of Colorado elementary schools, respectively, in that year. Additionally, the school has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 1.9% to 2.2% in recent years, which are lower than the district and state averages.

While the school has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 24.5% in 2022-2023 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, it continues to outperform nearby schools like Ranch Creek Elementary and Edith Wolford Elementary School. The school's focus on Expeditionary Learning, a unique instructional approach that emphasizes hands-on, project-based learning, may be a contributing factor to its strong academic performance.

400

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,703

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11925 Antlers Ridge Road
Falcon, CO 80831-8658

(719) 522-2580

District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Racial breakdown:

White:

76.0%

Hispanic:

13.8%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2014 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (56% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 25% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg39%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

236^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

103^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 16Elementary Schools in the El Paso County Colorado School District 49

46^th of 115El Paso County Colorado School District 49 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.9	236 of 950	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	355 of 943	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	359 of 933	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	427 of 921	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	396 of 965	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	426 of 917	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.9	519 of 929	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	57.2	352 of 914	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.8	458 of 938	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	70.8	263 of 962	72.7%	★★★★☆
2013	62.8	368 of 954	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.1	397 of 935	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	471 of 935	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	61.1	396 of 925	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.9	438 of 872	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	50.8	465 of 849	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	513 of 852	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.0	243 of 694	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	324 of 684	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	258 of 642	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	314 of 595	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	495 of 758	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	152 of 700	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	231 of 683	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.8	384 of 649	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	338 of 594	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	445 of 764	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.3	210 of 693	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	153 of 551	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	49.1	274 of 539	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	307 of 525	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	310 of 454	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	446 of 596	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	103 of 469	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	109 of 485	77.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	174 of 480	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.0	139 of 448	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.1	130 of 458	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	135 of 418	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.5	201 of 424	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.0	96 of 400	76.0%	★★★★☆
2015	53.2	173 of 436	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.9	132 of 461	71.4%	★★★★☆
2013	67.8	135 of 454	70.3%	★★★★☆
2012	70.5	121 of 425	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	65.2	141 of 422	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.2	194 of 409	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.8	182 of 377	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.8	129 of 362	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.8	176 of 360	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	68.6	95 of 352	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	100 of 315	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	64.6	100 of 343	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	96 of 317	69.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	83 of 275	69.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	91 of 273	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	160 of 286	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.5	107 of 265	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	200 of 283	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Male (2025)78th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile-10 vs school

Middle school

Female (2019)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2019)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+22 vs state

Science49%+11 vs state

Math47%+11 vs state

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Monday, December 31, 2018

Amazing school. Great community! They care about learning and the heart of the child, not just meaningless test scores. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning	Public, Charter	K-8	11925 Antlers Ridge Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 522-2580	400	24	16.7	16.0%	304 (76.0%)	2 (0.5%)	55 (13.8%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.5%)	73.9	236^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.2%		60.9	355^th of 943 public elementary schools	62.4%	119	66.7	60.5	64.9	76.9	63.6	65.5	66.4	75.7	59.5	24.3	37.5	33.3	46.7	46.6	42.1	59.3	$12,703
Meridian Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10480 Rainbow Bridge Drive	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-2909	670	39	17.0	27.5%	411 (61.3%)	41 (6.1%)	134 (20.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (11.3%)	68.5	282^nd of 950 public elementary schools	70.3%		70.4	259^th of 943 public elementary schools	72.5%	23	56.6	58.6	51.0				55.6	58.5	57.8	40.0				52.5	38.0		$14,775
Bennett Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11243 Londonderry Drive	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5232	376	22	17.3	31.6%	214 (56.9%)	10 (2.7%)	84 (22.3%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.5%)	42.7	510^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.3%		42.8	499^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.1%	11	38.9	38.2	49.2				42.4	41.8	26.8	29.7				32.6	39.1		$16,547
Woodmen Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8308 Del Rio Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5500	613	38	16.1	33.0%	377 (61.5%)	19 (3.1%)	138 (22.5%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (11.1%)	57.9	382^nd of 950 public elementary schools	59.8%		55.8	398^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.8%	16	41.9	34.2	54.5				45.1	53.8	40.5	38.5				43.9	53.7		$15,598
Falcon Elementary School of Technology	Public	PK, KG-5	12050 Falcon Highway	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 495-5272	318	24	13.4	47.5%	195 (61.3%)	1 (0.3%)	88 (27.7%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.5%)	42.2	513^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.0%		36.1	553^rd of 943 public elementary schools	41.4%	40	32.4	19.5	43.2				31.3	40.5	24.4	44.7				36.2	57.9		$17,995
Inspiration View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9233 Vista Del Pico Blvd	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 201-8026	527	32	16.4	33.4%	271 (51.4%)	26 (4.9%)	135 (25.6%)	24 (4.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (13.3%)	54.9	405^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.4%		46.2	478^th of 943 public elementary schools	49.3%	73	56.4	42.7	50.6				49.6	44.9	37.1	38.3				39.9	39.5		$15,510
Edith Wolford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13710 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4300	372	21	17.7	20.4%	274 (73.7%)	8 (2.2%)	54 (14.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	73.3	243^rd of 950 public elementary schools	74.4%		73.7	225^th of 943 public elementary schools	76.1%	18	61.3	55.0	55.0				56.1	45.2	60.9	51.4				56.2	38.5		$15,549
Grand Peak Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	7036 Cowpoke Road	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 495-7360	608	32	19.1	33.1%	312 (51.3%)	26 (4.3%)	176 (28.9%)	22 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	69 (11.3%)	44.5	494^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.0%		33.9	571^st of 943 public elementary schools	39.4%	77	47.4	40.0	31.0	40.7	44.9	48.7	41.5	51.3	44.6	32.4	31.5	30.6	38.5	39.0	19.7	41.0	$12,365
Peyton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	13550 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 749-0170	293	20	14.8	32.1%	227 (77.5%)	3 (1.0%)	43 (14.7%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.5%)	54.4	410^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.8%		69.3	273^rd of 943 public elementary schools	71.0%	137	39.5	18.9	51.1	59.0			42.8	36.8	28.9	47.8	48.7			41.0	53.3		$15,387
Legacy Peak Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 Wolf Valley Drive	Colorado Springs	80924	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-5900	652	35	18.8	23.5%	359 (55.1%)	40 (6.1%)	121 (18.6%)	50 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (12.4%)	45	490^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.4%		55.7	400^th of 943 public elementary schools	57.6%	90	43.6	38.4	45.4				42.7	44.6	20.7	40.0				35.8	36.4		$11,997

Frequently Asked Questions about Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning

How many students attend Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning.

What district is Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning in?

El Paso County Colorado School District 49

What is the racial makeup of Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning?

Students at Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning are 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

Is Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning a good school?

Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning ranks 236^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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