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Power Technical

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Power Technical ranks 110 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 68% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Power Technical is a public grades 6–12 school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 405 students within El Paso County Colorado School District 49. This small technical and career-oriented school stands out dramatically from surrounding schools, with a 91.7% graduation rate that far surpasses the district’s 63.5% and the state’s 85.6%. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 11.7% is remarkably low compared to the district’s 26.1% and nearby schools like Vista Ridge High School at 46.6% and Sand Creek High School at 48.7%. These strong attendance and completion metrics suggest a supportive environment where students stay engaged through graduation.

Academically, Power Technical demonstrates particular strengths in high school. Its 11th-grade CMAS science proficiency of 48.5% is more than triple the district average of 14.7% and nearly double the state’s 24.8%, surpassing nearby Doherty High School (21.6%) and Mitchell High School (8.4%). On SAT math, Power Technical matches the state average of 32% while tripling its district’s 11% rate. PSAT reading and writing scores are also strong, with 77% of 9th graders and 79% of 10th graders proficient, compared to state averages of 66% and 64%, respectively. While middle-grades CMAS math scores lag the state, high-school-level assessments show students performing at or above state levels and far above district peers.

Power Technical is on a rapid upward trajectory, jumping from the 37th percentile in 2018–2019 to the 68th percentile in 2025–2026. The school is notably effective with economically disadvantaged students, ranking in the 96th percentile statewide for this subgroup in 2024–2025, even as the percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch rose from 25.9% to 46.4%. With a student-teacher ratio of 11.8, compared to over 20 at nearby comprehensive high schools, Power Technical’s small, hands-on environment appears to drive its success. Compared to high-performing early college options, it offers far stronger attendance and graduation outcomes, making it a compelling choice for families seeking a technical education with strong completion metrics.

405

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,725

Per pupil spending ?

46.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

2460 Waynoka Place
Colorado Springs, CO 80916-1162

(719) 302-9025

District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2019 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the Colorado median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg35%

Colorado avg43%

Middle school

218^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 46%▲ up 35 pts since 2021

From bottom 20% (2021) to top 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

110^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 31 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	218 of 476	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.3	262 of 469	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	336 of 485	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	312 of 480	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	263 of 448	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	297 of 369	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.4	107 of 231	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	82 of 241	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.1	121 of 244	50.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	230 of 278	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	243 of 275	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	258 of 273	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	257 of 286	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	208 of 265	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.9	110 of 340	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	118 of 328	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	143 of 349	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	212 of 349	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	260 of 411	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.8	36 of 209	82.8%	★★★★☆
2025	95.7	7 of 194	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	78.9	34 of 211	83.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.1	61 of 200	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	116 of 221	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.0	124 of 209	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.6	158 of 229	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.1	205 of 234	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	197 of 228	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.2	215 of 225	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)54th percentile~ school

White (2026)17th percentile-37 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2026)48th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing77%+11 vs state

Mathematics48%+7 vs state

English Language Arts44%~ state avg

Science40%+9 vs state

Math29%-8 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 25, 2020

Concept behind the school is great, but needs over site from somewhere with a much needed over haul in leadership at the school. There is no accountability for key subject teachers (English/LA especially) and it does not seem like the district or main hub for this school is holding the principal accountable here either. Block schedule here seems great, shop class is AMAZING, teachers here need better leadership so that they are offering students a better learning environment. Sever student behaviors need to be better handled so they are not interfering with the learning of other students at the school who are there to actually learn. Make some changes so that this school is as great at it is meant to be. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Power Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Waynoka Place	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9025	405	34	11.8	46.4%	261 (64.4%)	7 (1.7%)	109 (26.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	66.9	110^th of 340 public high schools	67.6%		62.8	118^th of 328 public high schools	64.0%	8	477.0	42.6	76.9	47.7	514.0	32.4	50.0	43.3	37.5	43.5	32.5	25.4	32.5	29.3	32.5	48.5	$10,725
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
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
Mitchell High School	Public	9-12	1205 Potter Drive	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6600	757	47	16.1	69.2%	170 (22.5%)	61 (8.1%)	455 (60.1%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.7%)	8.1	317^th of 340 public high schools	6.8%		7.8	311^th of 328 public high schools	5.2%	6	30.8	14.4	26.7	9.5	37.0	7.9										8.4	$23,262
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
Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity School	Public	6-12	3302 Alpine Place	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3100	291	18	15.9	79.0%	89 (30.6%)	24 (8.2%)	130 (44.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (13.1%)	1.6	340^th of 340 public high schools	0.0%		0.7	328^th of 328 public high schools	0.0%	12	19.4	334.0	28.6	319.0	10.9	334.0				702.0				10.3		707.0	$21,534
Odyssey Early College and Career Options	Public	9-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3009	287	10	28.7	51.2%	139 (48.4%)	20 (7.0%)	86 (30.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.5%)	86.1	40^th of 340 public high schools	88.2%		79.9	63^rd of 328 public high schools	80.8%	23	90.2	64.7	88.7	71.0	81.0	36.2										63.6	$20,213
Achieve Online	Public, Virtual	6-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 328-3000	342	17	20.7	64.3%	179 (52.3%)	26 (7.6%)	99 (28.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.4%)	17.7	282^nd of 340 public high schools	17.1%		23.3	255^th of 328 public high schools	22.3%	27	53.6	369.0	34.8	343.0	39.6	406.0										12.5	$19,991
The Bijou School	Public	9-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7900	134	8	16.7	76.9%	66 (49.3%)	11 (8.2%)	50 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.2%)	3.8	338^th of 340 public high schools	0.6%		5	323^rd of 328 public high schools	1.5%	15	30.8	360.0	25.0	336.0	23.3	372.0											$21,959

Frequently Asked Questions about Power Technical

What is the racial makeup of Power Technical?

Students at Power Technical are 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Power Technical in?

El Paso County Colorado School District 49

How many students attend Power Technical?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Power Technical.

Is Power Technical a good school?

Power Technical ranks 110^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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