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Flagler Public School

Public, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
Summary

Flagler Public School in Flagler, CO, is a small, rural PK-12 alternative school in the Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20 that serves 186 students across all grade levels from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. While the school has a significant share of students facing economic need—about 41% qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025—it stands out for its strong academic performance in reading and writing, as well as better attendance and lower dropout rates than both the state average and its nearest peer, High-Plains School District R-23 in Seibert, CO.

Flagler has shown impressive results in English Language Arts, with CMAS proficiency scores above the state average in recent years (48.6% in 2024-2025 vs. 44.8% statewide) and consistently strong reading and writing scores on college-readiness exams like the SAT and PSAT. Its dropout rate has been as low as 0.0% in 2021-2022, and chronic absenteeism (20.0%) is well below both High-Plains (26.3%) and the state (28.4%). However, math remains a clear weak spot: while CMAS math jumped above the state in 2024-2025, SAT math proficiency lagged at 25% versus 32% statewide, and the most recent CMAS math dip to 21.7% highlights the inconsistency. Because the school is so small, year-to-year swings in graduation rates (from 66.7% to 100%) and test scores are common and should be viewed with that context in mind.

Compared directly to High-Plains, Flagler outpaces its neighbor on nearly every academic and engagement metric, including roughly double the ELA and math proficiency, lower chronic absenteeism, and a lower dropout rate. The "alternative" designation does not seem to hold the school back—its literacy outcomes are competitive with or better than the state, and its students appear to stay enrolled and engaged. For parents, the takeaway is that Flagler Public School offers a supportive, tightly-knit rural environment with genuine strengths in reading and writing, though families should be aware that math achievement is uneven. The school’s small size can lead to dramatic data fluctuations, but the overall picture is encouraging, especially when set against the only nearby school.

186
Students ?
11.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,147
Per pupil spending ?
41.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in Colorado receive free school meals.
81.3%
Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)
Exemptions: 12.5% (MMR)
 421 Julian
       Flagler, CO  80815

(719) 765-4684

District: Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20

Racial breakdown:

White:
89.8%
Hispanic:
5.9%
Two or more races:
3.2%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2005 → 49th in 2025
Strengths
✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 43% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped — down 45 percentile points since 2005
!Math scores 16 pts below the Colorado average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school33%
District avg33%
Colorado avg43%
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Flagler Public School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202546.5167 of 32849.1%★★☆☆☆
202451.7160 of 34954.2%★★★☆☆
202367.2104 of 34970.2%★★★★☆
201455.1169 of 36954.2%★★★☆☆
201364.3127 of 34963.6%★★★☆☆
200860.9131 of 30156.5%★★★☆☆
200776.168 of 29877.2%★★★★☆
200682.738 of 28686.7%★★★★☆
200590.716 of 28094.3%★★★★★
200482.244 of 27984.2%★★★★☆
By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts44%~ state avg
Math22%-16 vs state

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Students at Flagler Public School are 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2024-25 school year, 186 students attended Flagler Public School.

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Latest Colorado data All new data »
2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026
2025–26 attendance dataOct 6, 2026
2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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