Summary:
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 is a top-ranked Colorado district, rated 3rd out of 115 districts statewide with a 5-star rating, serving roughly 3,605 students across 8 schools in the Colorado Springs area: 5 elementary schools (K-6), one junior high (7-8), one high school (9-12), and one alternative school (4-12). Traditional schools in this district outperform state averages in both ELA and math by 20-30 percentage points, chronic absenteeism is less than half the state rate at 10.5% versus 28.4%, and the graduation rate of 95.6% towers over the state's 85.6%.
Cheyenne Mountain High School is the largest school with 1,275 students, posting a 95.6% graduation rate, a 0.6% dropout rate, and consistent top-10% statewide rankings. Cheyenne Mountain Junior High School has zero dropouts and strong proficiency, with 68.7% ELA and 57.9% math. Among elementaries, Gold Camp Elementary School leads in ELA at 72.3% and has the lowest chronic absenteeism at 7.6%, while Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School posts the highest math proficiency at 70.6% and the top 5th-grade science score at 76.5%. Broadmoor Elementary School is a strong all-around performer, especially in 6th grade, with 84.8% ELA and 77.1% math.
Skyway Park Elementary School is the district's relative weak point, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide (3 stars) while all other traditional schools earn 4-5 stars. It has the highest free/reduced lunch rate at 39.5% and the highest elementary chronic absenteeism at 13.5%, yet also the lowest student-teacher ratio (13.0), illustrating that smaller classes alone don't guarantee higher scores. Middle school math is a relative weakness districtwide, and 5th-grade science varies dramatically, from 35.4% at Pinon Valley Elementary School to 76.5% at Cheyenne Mountain Elementary. Zebulon Pike Youth Services Center serves just 24 high-need students in a specialized setting and should not be compared to traditional schools on academic metrics.
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