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Falcon High School

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

10255 Lambert Rd

Peyton CO, 80831, El Paso County

Phone: 719-495-2261

Ranking:

(94 out of 304, top 31%)*

Type: Regular High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Falcon School District 49

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	68		70		63		63		72		70		64
Total Students:	1,242		1,291		1,239		1,298		1,287		1,236		1,157
Grade 9:	317	25.5%	356	27.6%	301	24.3%	332	25.6%	379	29.4%	346	28.0%	329	28.4%
Grade 10:	352	28.3%	310	24.0%	303	24.5%	359	27.7%	328	25.5%	318	25.7%	306	26.4%
Grade 11:	291	23.4%	282	21.8%	343	27.7%	317	24.4%	302	23.5%	317	25.6%	284	24.5%
Grade 12:	282	22.7%	343	26.6%	292	23.6%	290	22.3%	278	21.6%	255	20.6%	238	20.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	671	54.0%	700	54.2%	682	55.0%	700	53.9%	677	52.6%	625	50.6%	586	50.6%
Female:	571	46.0%	591	45.8%	557	45.0%	598	46.1%	602	46.8%	603	48.8%	567	49.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	11	0.9%	10	0.8%	11	0.9%	14	1.1%	20	1.6%	23	1.9%	22	1.9%
Asian:	25	2.0%	28	2.2%	28	2.3%	26	2.0%	37	2.9%	24	1.9%	32	2.8%
Hispanic:	160	12.9%	183	14.2%	168	13.6%	158	12.2%	142	11.0%	138	11.2%	124	10.7%
Black:	63	5.1%	68	5.3%	67	5.4%	73	5.6%	82	6.4%	87	7.0%	68	5.9%
White:	915	73.7%	940	72.8%	916	73.9%	994	76.6%	1,006	78.2%	964	78.0%	911	78.7%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	0.2%	5	0.4%	5	0.4%	3	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	65	5.2%	57	4.4%	44	3.6%	30	2.3%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	120	9.7%	113	8.8%	132	10.7%	113	8.7%	94	7.3%	63	5.1%	53	4.6%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	62	5.0%	59	4.6%	72	5.8%	49	3.8%	64	5.0%	53	4.3%	48	4.1%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	18.37		18.50		19.61		20.60		17.89		17.70		18.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	20	22	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	33	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	30	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	31	36	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	30	27	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	32	32	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	32	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35	30	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	73	72	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	71	70	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	74	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	77	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	69	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84	80	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	74	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	82	73	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	49	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	54	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	48	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	53	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	51	47	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	52	46	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	49	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	49	48	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	52	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	57	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	54	49	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	61	56	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	57	53	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	51	47
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	27	33	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	37	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	37	42	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	34	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	46	44	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	38	36	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	39	40	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43	40	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75	73	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	80	73	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	74	74	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	73	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81	78	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	76	74	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	72	72	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	71	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	52	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	59	55	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	55	58	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63	54	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	53	56	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	61	57	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	51	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	65	59	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	33.6	31.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	35.4	30.8	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	84.1	73.4	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	77.5	72.7	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	61.2	49.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	56.8	47.1	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	55.6	47.3	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	51.0	47.6	48.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	41.8	37.0	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	43.0	38.3	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	81.2	72.6	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	75.4	71.1	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	60.5	54	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	63.3	56.5	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	64.7%	70.0%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	35.3%	30.0%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	7.0 years	8.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	49.0%	40.0%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	51.0%	60.0%

Mean Base Salary:	$39,480.0	$37,558.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$36,371.0	$33,386.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$42,470.0	$40,340.0

* Falcon High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.