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Highlands Ranch High School

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Highlands Ranch High School ranks 76 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

76^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 77% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Highlands Ranch High School is a public high school serving 1,390 students in grades 9-12 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. The school is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highlands Ranch High School consistently performs well academically, ranking in the top 20% of Colorado high schools in recent years. Its students have shown strong proficiency in standardized tests, with 75% or more of 11th graders scoring proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, and 50% or more scoring proficient or better in SAT Mathematics - significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also maintains a high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.1% to 93.0% in recent years, which is above the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's dropout rate is low, ranging from 0.6% to 2.1%, indicating a high level of student retention and success.

Compared to nearby schools, Highlands Ranch High School performs significantly better than the HOPE Online Learning Academy High School and eDCSD, both virtual schools within the Douglas County School District. It also outperforms Littleton High School, which is in a neighboring school district, in most academic metrics. Highlands Ranch High School's strong performance across various student subgroups, including female students, Hispanic students, and students with disabilities, is particularly noteworthy.

1,323

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,642

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9375 Cresthill Lane
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-4408

(303) 387-2500

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Feeder schools for Highlands Ranch High School:

Elementary:	Acres Green Elementary School
	Arrowwood Elementary School
	Cougar Run Elementary School
	Eagle Ridge Elementary School
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	Fox Creek Elementary School
Middle:	Cresthill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 65th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (62% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Colorado high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg63%

Colorado avg47%

76^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12High Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

9^th of 115Douglas County School District No. Re 1 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.0	76 of 328	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	67 of 349	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	60 of 221	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	56 of 210	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	62 of 411	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	57 of 388	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	57.6	71 of 256	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	36 of 255	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	50.8	102 of 292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.5	100 of 369	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	41 of 349	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	37 of 334	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	86.7	33 of 337	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	31 of 327	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	77.9	60 of 310	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	42 of 301	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	85.6	31 of 298	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	85.6	28 of 286	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	89.5	19 of 280	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	10 of 279	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	13 of 84	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	46 of 247	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	52 of 257	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	41 of 254	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	45 of 257	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	57 of 239	76.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	21 of 136	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	20 of 140	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	10 of 135	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.9	25 of 108	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	28 of 118	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	41 of 187	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	41 of 198	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	43 of 205	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	39 of 181	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	36 of 194	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	39 of 211	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	63 of 200	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	55 of 203	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	36 of 188	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.5	72 of 246	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	63 of 256	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	61 of 252	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	54 of 253	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	41 of 240	82.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	17 of 77	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	69 of 209	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	79 of 229	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	62 of 234	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	70 of 228	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	58 of 225	74.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)85th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)78th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)58th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing75%+13 vs state

Mathematics50%+18 vs state

Science44%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (2025)		CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2500	1,323	69	19.1	23.7%	853 (64.5%)	42 (3.2%)	257 (19.4%)	65 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.3%)	77	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%		79.1	67^th of 349 public high schools	80.8%	9	80.0	51.0	75.0	48.0	75.0	50.0							44.3	$19,642
Rock Canyon High School	Public	9-12	5810 McArthur Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3000	2,325	104	22.3	8.4%	1,517 (65.2%)	20 (0.9%)	272 (11.7%)	381 (16.4%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (5.3%)	92.7	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%		92	22^nd of 349 public high schools	93.7%	5	88.0	60.0	92.0	71.0	89.0	63.0							55.4	$16,753
Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,169	92	23.4	12.7%	1,560 (71.9%)	37 (1.7%)	303 (14.0%)	130 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (6.2%)	86.6	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%		87	38^th of 349 public high schools	89.1%	1	85.0	58.0	86.0	58.0	83.0	53.0							42.0	$15,193
Eagle Academy	Public	9-12	9350 Teddy Lane	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-0870	115	13	9.1		79 (68.7%)	3 (2.6%)	22 (19.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)								(n/a)														$27,254
Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,748	78	22.5	16.8%	1,382 (79.1%)	34 (1.9%)	197 (11.3%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (5.5%)	91.2	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%		89.5	27^th of 349 public high schools	92.3%	6	90.0	66.0	88.0	66.0	84.0	55.0							64.9	$15,204
Hope Online Learning Academy County-Op	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	9780 Pyramid Ct Ste 100	Englewood	80112	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(720) 402-3000	1,307	49	26.6	69.3%	351 (26.9%)	15 (1.1%)	910 (69.6%)	7 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	3.4	326^th of 328 public high schools	0.6%		5.6	336^th of 349 public high schools	3.7%	10	24.0	3.0	32.0		17.0		20.4	13.9		12.5	10.4	8.4	1.7	$11,872
eDCSD	Public, Virtual	9-12	373 Inverness Parkway Ste 207	Englewood	80112	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 387-9600	61	13	4.7	6.6%	48 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)														$79,147
Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,820	82	22.1	11.5%	1,369 (75.2%)	18 (1.0%)	264 (14.5%)	59 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	87.3	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%		88.1	32^nd of 349 public high schools	90.8%	4	84.0	64.0	82.0	59.0	82.0	55.0							56.1	$15,422
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	Public, Charter	9-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 638-6824	1,035	46	22.7	19.2%	746 (72.1%)	26 (2.5%)	151 (14.6%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.1%)	90.4	24^th of 328 public high schools	92.7%		93.4	17^th of 349 public high schools	95.1%	7	83.0	63.0	93.0	64.0	89.0	54.0							55.2	$11,367
Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 872-3391	404	9	42.6		280 (69.3%)	14 (3.5%)	72 (17.8%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.4%)	75	83^rd of 328 public high schools	74.7%		75.1	77^th of 349 public high schools	77.9%	6					86.0	38.0			31.6		21.1			$10,707

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Ranch High School

What schools feed into Highlands Ranch High School?

Highlands Ranch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Acres Green Elementary School
Elementary : Arrowwood Elementary School
Elementary : Cougar Run Elementary School
Elementary : Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Fox Creek Elementary School
Middle : Cresthill Middle School

How many students attend Highlands Ranch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,323 students attended Highlands Ranch High School.

Is Highlands Ranch High School a good school?

Highlands Ranch High School ranks 76^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Highlands Ranch High School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Ranch High School?

Students at Highlands Ranch High School are 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

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