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Cresthill Middle School

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Cresthill Middle School ranks 63 rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

63^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 87% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Cresthill Middle School is a public middle school located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, serving 618 students in grades 7-8. It is part of the highly-ranked Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in the state.

Cresthill Middle School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in academic assessments, with 64.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts compared to the state average of 44.8%. The school's dropout rates are also relatively low, ranging from 0.6% to 2.2% in recent years. However, Cresthill has higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state and district, an area that may warrant further investigation and improvement. The school's student population is relatively more affluent, with lower free and reduced lunch rates than nearby schools in the Cherry Creek and Littleton school districts.

Cresthill Middle School's academic performance is comparable to or slightly lower than the top-performing nearby schools, such as Ranch View Middle School, Rocky Heights Middle School, and Newton Middle School, all of which are also part of the Douglas County School District. The school's Hispanic and White student subgroups perform particularly well, ranking in the top 25-30% of Colorado middle schools in their respective categories.

558

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,240

Per pupil spending ?

26%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9195 Cresthill Lane
Highlands Ranch, CO 80130-4445

(303) 387-2800

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Cresthill Middle School usually attend:

High:

Highlands Ranch High School

Feeder schools for Cresthill Middle School:

Elementary:	Acres Green Elementary School
	Arrowwood Elementary School
	Cougar Run Elementary School
	Eagle Ridge Elementary School
	More...
	Fox Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.8%

Hispanic:

21.0%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (58% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Colorado middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg59%

Colorado avg40%

63^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 9Middle 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	82.3	63 of 469	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	80 of 485	83.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.6	69 of 480	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.2	61 of 448	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	87 of 369	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	91 of 458	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	91 of 418	78.2%	★★★★☆
2017	54.3	161 of 424	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.2	84 of 400	79.0%	★★★★☆
2015	77.0	63 of 436	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	71.7	124 of 461	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	87 of 454	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	68 of 425	84.0%	★★★★☆
2011	81.7	66 of 422	84.4%	★★★★☆
2010	82.2	58 of 409	85.8%	★★★★☆
2009	80.8	58 of 377	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	77.2	72 of 362	80.1%	★★★★☆
2007	79.2	67 of 360	81.4%	★★★★☆
2006	80.3	54 of 346	84.4%	★★★★☆
2005	83.6	44 of 340	87.1%	★★★★☆
2004	81.4	51 of 336	84.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.4	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	4 of 9	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	56 of 347	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	66 of 350	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	60 of 363	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	51 of 326	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	54 of 254	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.3	90 of 352	74.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.9	83 of 315	73.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	49 of 132	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	48 of 126	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.7	50 of 125	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	69 of 134	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	52 of 121	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	53 of 218	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	28 of 199	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	66 of 198	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	46 of 169	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	26 of 83	68.7%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	53 of 220	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.8	34 of 165	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	58 of 241	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	50.3	103 of 244	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	45 of 241	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	69.2	29 of 197	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	53 of 240	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	47.2	96 of 222	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	63 of 352	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	78 of 357	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	65 of 356	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	69 of 328	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.1	90 of 249	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.5	77 of 343	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	74 of 317	76.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	65.9	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	48.8	3 of 6	50.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	67 of 275	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	74 of 273	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	60 of 286	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	63 of 265	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	53.6	90 of 203	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.1	97 of 283	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.1	80 of 199	59.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)84th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)68th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)63rd percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2022)50th percentile-36 vs school

Disabled (2025)44th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts65%+20 vs state

Math56%+21 vs state

Science48%+11 vs state

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Schools Near Cresthill Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Cresthill Middle School	Public	7-8	9195 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2800	558	35	15.9	26.0%	356 (63.8%)	13 (2.3%)	117 (21.0%)	34 (6.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.5%)	82.3	63^rd of 469 public middle schools	86.6%		78.9	80^th of 485 public middle schools	83.5%	17		68.9	60.3	64.6		52.4	60.5	56.5	47.8	$19,240
Rocky Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	11033 Monarch Boulevard	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3300	1,129	60	18.8	10.3%	782 (69.3%)	18 (1.6%)	125 (11.1%)	122 (10.8%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (7.0%)	92	28^th of 469 public middle schools	94.0%		91.6	33^rd of 485 public middle schools	93.2%	5	69.1	75.4	73.2	72.6	58.9	59.8	64.5	60.9	74.8	$16,359
Mountain Ridge Middle School	Public	7-8	10590 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1800	752	46	16.3	14.6%	571 (75.9%)	8 (1.1%)	91 (12.1%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	90.2	37^th of 469 public middle schools	92.1%		84.3	61^st of 485 public middle schools	87.4%	24		81.1	66.8	74.2		62.4	59.3	60.9	57.3	$17,586
John Wesley Powell Middle School	Public	6-8	8000 South Corona Way	Littleton	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	509	34	15.0	25.5%	388 (76.2%)	9 (1.8%)	75 (14.7%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.3%)	80.2	75^th of 469 public middle schools	84.0%		80.4	75^th of 485 public middle schools	84.5%		55.6	67.6	71.5	65.3	40.6	46.7	50.0	45.9	72.3	$19,406
Newton Middle School	Public	6-8	4001 East Arapahoe Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7900	781	40	19.5	12.5%	642 (82.2%)	7 (0.9%)	66 (8.5%)	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.9%)	90.7	34^th of 469 public middle schools	92.8%		91.5	34^th of 485 public middle schools	93.0%		63.5	70.3	75.6	69.8	55.6	70.6	70.3	65.4	63.9	$16,012
Ranch View Middle School	Public	7-8	1731 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2300	829	47	17.6	15.8%	628 (75.8%)	5 (0.6%)	103 (12.4%)	21 (2.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (8.4%)	85.7	54^th of 469 public middle schools	88.5%		83.4	64^th of 485 public middle schools	86.8%	10		73.4	58.3	66.1		62.2	54.8	58.6	56.0	$16,010
Euclid Middle School	Public	6-8	777 West Euclid Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7800	631	39	16.1	31.1%	446 (70.7%)	5 (0.8%)	130 (20.6%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.1%)	76.4	92^nd of 469 public middle schools	80.4%		70.1	125^th of 485 public middle schools	74.2%	33	60.8	70.6	56.5	62.7	42.5	50.8	45.3	46.3	50.3	$17,647
West Middle School	Public	6-8	5151 South Holly	Greenwood Village	80121	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-5100	1,019	58	17.6	18.1%	701 (68.8%)	19 (1.9%)	156 (15.3%)	51 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (8.7%)	91.7	30^th of 469 public middle schools	93.6%		89.1	40^th of 485 public middle schools	91.8%	10	70.6	70.4	72.8	71.1	65.1	56.7	69.0	63.5	68.2	$17,528
Colorado Skies Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	13025 Wings Way	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 900-4086	90	11	7.9	33.3%	54 (60.0%)	5 (5.6%)	19 (21.1%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)										$31,463
Campus Middle School	Public	6-8	4785 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2700	1,311	75	17.3	21.6%	722 (55.1%)	53 (4.0%)	184 (14.0%)	245 (18.7%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	98 (7.5%)	90.3	36^th of 469 public middle schools	92.3%		93.4	25^th of 485 public middle schools	94.8%	11	63.4	73.8	69.9	68.7	58.9	64.6	70.6	64.0	63.6	$17,473

Frequently Asked Questions about Cresthill Middle School

What district is Cresthill Middle School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

How many students attend Cresthill Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 558 students attended Cresthill Middle School.

Is Cresthill Middle School a good school?

Cresthill Middle School ranks 63^rd of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Cresthill Middle School attend?

Students who attend Cresthill Middle School usually go on to attend Highlands Ranch High School

What is the racial makeup of Cresthill Middle School?

Students at Cresthill Middle School are 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

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