Pikes Peak Early College
Colorado Springs · CO · El Paso County Colorado School District 49 · Public
At a glance
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- Gifted & talented program
- 2 calculus classes · 4 physics · 8 chemistry
- AP rigor: 52nd percentile nationally
- SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
- 4-yr grad rate: 30% in 2019 (Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Pikes Peak Early College compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 52nd percentile nationally.
- ▸ LocallyCO students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Power Technical, Thomas MacLaren State Charter School, Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
52nd percentile nationally
Gifted/talented program
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 26% by test-taker volume
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 6% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Your state's public flagship
University of Colorado Boulder
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $25,346/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +14.0%/year, projecting from 2024's 204 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $12,171 per student in district revenue, the 189 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,300,319/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Technical COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 0.3 | 208 | +9.5% |
| Thomas MacLaren State Charter School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 206 | — |
| Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 2.9 | 263 | +6.0% |
| CIVA Charter Academy COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 6.4 | 174 | -6.5% |
| Odyssey Early College and Career Options COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 3.7 | 287 | -5.6% |
| Community Prep Charter School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 5.9 | 158 | -37.5% |
| Colorado Military Academy COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public · charter | 2.3 | 127 | -5.9% |
| The Bijou School COLORADO SPRINGS |
Public | 3.7 | 134 | +4.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantPikes Peak Early College is a public high school in Colorado Springs, CO, enrolling 204 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Enrollment is up 38% from 2021 to 2024.
23 students took the SAT or ACT in the most recent federal count, a participation level above 26% of U.S. high schools.
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 30% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 206 students per school counselor.
0% of its students were chronically absent in 2020.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
What is Pikes Peak Early College's graduation rate? Pikes Peak Early College's federal four-year graduation rate was about 30% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Pikes Peak Early College? Pikes Peak Early College is a public high school in Colorado Springs, CO, enrolling 204 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
Analysis: Test Prep Gurus (High School Reach, highschoolreach.com). These figures may be quoted with attribution to Test Prep Gurus.
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