Summary:
The El Paso County Colorado School District 49 is home to three middle schools: Falcon Middle School, Skyview Middle School, and Horizon Middle School. These schools serve students in grades 6-8 and are located within the El Paso County Colorado School District 49.
Among the three schools, Skyview Middle School stands out as the highest-performing, ranking 195th out of 485 Colorado middle schools and maintaining a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Skyview outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts, with 51.3% of its students proficient or better, compared to 45.9% for the district and 44.1% for the state. Additionally, Skyview has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a more advantaged student population.
In contrast, the other two schools, Falcon Middle School and Horizon Middle School, exhibit lower academic performance, with all three schools struggling to meet the district and state averages in math proficiency. The schools also vary significantly in their racial/ethnic compositions, with Falcon being the least diverse and Horizon being the most diverse. The differences in free/reduced lunch rates across the schools suggest stark socioeconomic disparities, which may contribute to the observed performance gaps.
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