Best Public Schools in Falcon, CO

Falcon, Colorado is home to six schools — four elementary schools, one alternative K-12 school, and one high school — serving about 2,718 students within El Paso County Colorado School District 49.

The six schools in Falcon range dramatically in size, from 115 students at Patriot High School to 670 students at Meridian Ranch Elementary School. The district as a whole ranks 33rd out of 115 districts in Colorado, but individual schools vary widely in performance. The best-performing schools in the city are Meridian Ranch Elementary School and Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning, both of which earn state percentiles in the low 80s and outpace district and state averages in reading and math. Woodmen Hills Elementary School also performs above average, sitting at the 70th percentile statewide.

Meridian Ranch Elementary School has the highest math proficiency in Falcon at 60.1 percent, with strong reading results at 64.5 percent and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 17.6 percent. Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning ranks in the 83rd percentile statewide and posts the top reading score in the city at 65.9 percent, along with exceptional third-grade math at 87.2 percent. Liberty Tree Academy takes a different approach: while its CMAS math scores lag at 32 percent proficient, its graduation rate of 96.4 percent and SAT reading proficiency of 80 percent far exceed state averages, making it a strong choice for college-bound students.

The most significant concerns are at Patriot High School, which sits in the 10th percentile statewide with a 68.4 percent graduation rate and a chronic absenteeism rate of 51.9 percent — despite having the smallest class sizes in Falcon at a 9.1-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Falcon Elementary School of Technology also struggles, with the highest poverty rate in the city at 47.5 percent free and reduced lunch and proficiency rates below district averages. On a positive note, every elementary school in Falcon improved its state ranking between 2023-24 and 2025-26, suggesting the district is headed in the right direction even as upper-grade math and attendance remain areas of focus.