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Falcon High School

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Falcon High School ranks 191 st of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

191^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 44% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Falcon High School is a traditional public high school in Peyton, Colorado, serving roughly 1,172 students in grades 9–12 as part of El Paso County Colorado School District 49. The school earns a mid-tier statewide ranking—189th out of 338 Colorado high schools, placing it in the 44th percentile with a 2-star rating. Within its own district, however, Falcon is a clear standout, outperforming D49 averages on nearly every measure, including testing, graduation, and dropout rates.

Falcon's most impressive strength is getting students across the finish line. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate of 93.4% far exceeds the state average of 85.6% and towers over the district's 63.5% rate. The dropout rate is just 1.2%, below the state average. Falcon also shines in literacy: 69% of 11th graders scored proficient on SAT reading, beating the state (60%) and topping nearby schools like Vista Ridge, Sand Creek, and Patriot. Only a handful of regional schools, including Pine Creek (83%) and Liberty (74%), post stronger reading numbers.

The concerns are equally notable. Chronic absenteeism reached 56.6% in 2024–2025—more than double the state average and the highest among all comparable nearby schools. Math proficiency is another weak spot, with just 24% of 11th graders proficient on SAT math versus 32% statewide, and well behind Pine Creek (51%) and Rampart (39%). Subgroup data also show gaps, including gifted and talented students ranking at the 22nd percentile statewide, suggesting high achievers may not be sufficiently challenged. Families will find a school with excellent graduation outcomes and strong literacy, but should weigh those strengths against attendance and math concerns.

1,172

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,539

Per pupil spending ?

28.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10255 Lambert Road
Peyton, CO 80831-3800

(719) 495-5522

District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Feeder schools for Falcon High School:

Elementary:	Bennett Ranch Elementary School
	Falcon Elementary School of Technology
	Meridian Ranch Elementary School
	Woodmen Hills Elementary School
Middle:	Falcon Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.5%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (57% vs 28% Colorado)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg30%

Colorado avg48%

191^st of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 25% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7High Schools in the El Paso County Colorado School District 49

33^rd of 114El 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	191 of 340	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.0	203 of 328	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	194 of 349	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	202 of 349	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	142 of 221	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	97 of 210	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	192 of 411	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	200 of 388	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.0	159 of 256	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	21.8	191 of 255	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.9	123 of 292	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.8	115 of 369	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.4	112 of 349	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.2	84 of 334	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	80 of 337	76.3%	★★★★☆
2010	66.4	116 of 327	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.0	91 of 310	70.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.4	95 of 301	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.6	76 of 298	74.5%	★★★★☆
2006	64.5	101 of 286	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	64.4	97 of 280	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.1	139 of 279	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	30.5	63 of 84	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	56 of 74	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	135 of 246	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	146 of 247	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	131 of 257	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	160 of 254	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	164 of 257	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	94 of 239	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.5	102 of 136	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.7	108 of 140	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	116 of 135	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	82 of 108	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	103 of 118	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	94 of 198	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	93 of 187	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	104 of 199	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	79 of 198	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.3	108 of 205	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.3	58 of 181	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	130 of 209	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	122 of 194	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	110 of 211	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	123 of 200	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	136 of 203	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	63.7	49 of 188	73.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	143 of 244	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.4	160 of 246	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	152 of 256	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	156 of 252	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	142 of 253	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.1	79 of 240	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	56 of 61	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	50 of 58	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	56 of 61	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.6	61 of 62	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.8	26 of 48	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	35.1	47 of 77	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.0	175 of 221	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	178 of 209	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	180 of 229	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	193 of 234	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	177 of 228	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.6	110 of 225	51.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)45th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)39th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2024)25th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile-22 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)8th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing66%~ state avg

Mathematics27%-14 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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by a student
Sunday, August 29, 2021

I do not recommend this school to anyone with special needs or disabilities. I developed a chronic illness in my Junior year that required accommodations by my Senior year.

These were blatantly ignored, to the point of staff lying to my mother and claiming that things like elevator access and a permanent bathroom pass were issued when they were not.

My graduation practice was a disaster. My graduation items were lost, and staff became threatening and rude when I became frustrated and upset.

My accommodations were again ignored at this event, and when I began to demand they be taken care of, I was threatened by administration. These same administrators again lied to my mother about my needs being met, before making threats and taking actions that directly caused a worsening and then flare of my disability.

I was then told by the school principal that he would reach out to me and we could discuss what happened. This never happened. I was also promised by the zone superintendent that she would reach out and we could work on solutions. This, again, never happened.

My needs as a disabled student were constantly ignored. I was threatened and insulted by staff when I demanded that my documented needs be met, and blatantly lied to by administrators who promised they would "look into things" so that we "could sort things out". Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Falcon High School	Public	9-12	10255 Lambert Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5522	1,172	59	19.8	28.8%	744 (63.5%)	53 (4.5%)	248 (21.2%)	13 (1.1%)	10 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	102 (8.7%)	41.2	191^st of 340 public high schools	43.8%		39	203^rd of 328 public high schools	38.1%	12	62.8	26.5	65.7	26.9	69.1	23.7										24.5	$15,539
Patriot Applied Learning Campus	Public	8-12	11990 Swingline Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5505	115	13	9.1	38.3%	65 (56.5%)	2 (1.7%)	37 (32.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)								(n/a)	57.1	382.0	394.0	361.0	399.0	380.0			722.0	25.0			712.0	712.0	723.0	714.0	$32,035
Peyton Senior High School	Public	9-12	13885 Bradshaw Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	Peyton School District No. 23	No	No	No	No	(719) 749-0417	197	14	14.0	25.9%	154 (78.2%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)								(n/a)	492.0	460.0	464.0	437.0	511.0	482.0										742.0	$20,939
Vista Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6888 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8800	1,473	74	19.8	37.9%	686 (46.6%)	115 (7.8%)	425 (28.9%)	64 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	169 (11.5%)	40.4	193^rd of 340 public high schools	43.2%		47.3	163^rd of 328 public high schools	50.3%	30	66.0	35.3	64.8	28.7	56.9	19.3										22.7	$15,185
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	69.1	101^st of 340 public high schools	70.3%		71.4	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%	5	78.9	44.2	79.8	44.8	73.6	36.4										39.7	$13,913
Sand Creek High School	Public	9-12	7005 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-1160	1,426	68	20.8	50.7%	557 (39.1%)	117 (8.2%)	510 (35.8%)	42 (2.9%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	185 (13.0%)	26.5	252^nd of 340 public high schools	25.9%		28	238^th of 328 public high schools	27.4%	14	57.0	23.0	56.7	29.2	46.8	14.9										15.4	$14,390
Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,875	100	18.8	15.3%	1,178 (62.8%)	58 (3.1%)	306 (16.3%)	139 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (10.0%)	86.7	37^th of 340 public high schools	89.1%		88.4	32^nd of 328 public high schools	90.2%	5	86.7	61.9	84.0	60.5	82.7	51.3										47.2	$13,999
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence	Public, Virtual	6-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8940	442	20	22.0		300 (67.9%)	14 (3.2%)	80 (18.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	42.1	185^th of 340 public high schools	45.6%		48.1	159^th of 328 public high schools	51.5%	26	73.7	29.8	66.2	32.3	57.9	14.5	32.4	48.6	35.0	38.7	26.5	35.1	35.0	32.4	43.9	28.8	$14,357
Pikes Peak Early College	Public, Virtual	9-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8941	204	7	31.1		147 (72.1%)	6 (2.9%)	27 (13.2%)	6 (2.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	86	41^st of 340 public high schools	87.9%		86.5	38^th of 328 public high schools	88.4%	3	97.4	57.9	97.0	51.5	82.1	48.7										48.4	$12,770
Doherty High School	Public	9-12	4515 Barnes Road	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6400	1,715	83	20.6	50.6%	827 (48.2%)	105 (6.1%)	556 (32.4%)	31 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	180 (10.5%)	31.5	230^th of 340 public high schools	32.4%		27.4	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%	13	53.8	24.0	61.1	29.3	52.0	21.3										21.6	$18,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Falcon High School

Is Falcon High School a good school?

Falcon High School ranks 191^st of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Falcon High School?

Students at Falcon High School are 63% White, 21% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Falcon High School in?

El Paso County Colorado School District 49

What schools feed into Falcon High School?

Falcon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bennett Ranch Elementary School
Elementary : Falcon Elementary School of Technology
Elementary : Meridian Ranch Elementary School
Elementary : Woodmen Hills Elementary School
Middle : Falcon Middle School

How many students attend Falcon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,172 students attended Falcon High School.

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