High Schools in Fremont Re-1

Canon City High School is the sole public high school in the Fremont Re-1 district, serving grades 9 through 12 with 936 students in Canon City, Colorado. Because it is the only high school in the district, all district-level academic metrics match the school's own results, meaning Canon City High School determines the district's 3-star rating and its 52nd-place ranking among 115 Colorado districts. The school itself holds a 2-star rating and sits in the 41st percentile of Colorado high schools, improving from the 39th percentile three years ago.

Canon City High School's graduation rate of 88.3% exceeds the state average of 85.6%, and its dropout rate of 0.7% is less than half the state's 1.6%. Chronic absenteeism, however, runs at 29.0%, slightly above the state's 28.4%. Academically, science is the clear strength: 33.3% of 11th graders are proficient, well above the state's 24.8%. Ninth-grade reading and writing also beats the state average (68% vs. 66%). Mathematics is the biggest challenge, with proficiency trailing the state by 11 to 15 points at every grade level—only 17% of 11th graders are proficient in SAT math versus 32% statewide.

A notable concern is the sharp decline in 11th-grade SAT reading and writing, dropping from 66% to 56% proficient in one year, even as 9th-grade literacy improved from 61% to 68%. This suggests literacy skills may weaken as students move through the upper grades. Nearly half of students (49.57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, yet the school maintains a low dropout rate and above-average graduation rate, reflecting solid student persistence. With a student-teacher ratio of about 20:1, Canon City High School delivers typical class sizes while working to close the math proficiency gap and address chronic absenteeism, the two factors most likely holding back its rating.