📍 7036 Cowpoke Road, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, 80908
Grand Peak Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Colorado Springs, El Paso County. The school has 596 pupils enrolled. It is part of the El Paso County Colorado School District 49 school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. It operates as a public charter school.
Grand Peak Academy enrolls 596 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 9.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 334 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 144 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 59 | 9.9% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 5% |
| Asian | 21 | 3.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 596 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Grand Peak Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school.
Grand Peak Academy is one of 30 schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49, based in PEYTON, Colorado. The district serves 25,689 students district-wide and employs 1,261 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 596 students, Grand Peak Academy is smaller than the district average of about 856 students per school.
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