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Middle Schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1

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At a glance

DistrictDouglas County School District No. Re 16^th of 115 Colorado districtsFull district overview →

Schools

7,453

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedRocky Heights Middle School33^rd of 469 Colorado middle schools

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Biggest riser

Cimarron Middle up 36 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Castle Rock Middle School 15.1 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 is home to 9 middle schools serving grades 6–8 and 7–8, with a combined enrollment of 7,453 students, and the district is ranked 6th out of 115 in Colorado (95th percentile, 5-star rating).

Three schools stand out at the top academically. Rocky Heights Middle School holds the highest state rank at 33rd out of 469, with the best math (63.7%) and science (65.4%) proficiency, and its 7th-grade ELA score of 81.9% is the single highest grade-level result in the district. Mountain Ridge Middle School leads in ELA proficiency at 72.7%, while Ranch View Middle School boasts the lowest chronic absenteeism at 13.6% and holds a 90th-percentile rank. The biggest movers are Cimarron Middle, which jumped from 134th to 88th in two years, and Sierra Middle School, which improved 53 places to 131st. On the other end, Castle Rock Middle School has declined steadily (142nd to 164th) and posts the lowest ELA (49.7%) and science (35.4%) scores, while Mesa Middle School has the lowest math proficiency at 35.4%, falling below the state average.

Every school in the district beats the state average in ELA, and all but Mesa beat the state average in math, but math is the clearest differentiator: the top three schools all exceed 60% math proficiency while no other school reaches 53%. Chronic absenteeism is a concern at Sierra (31.0%), Cresthill Middle School (27.5%), and Sagewood Middle School (26.3%), yet Sierra still improved significantly, showing absenteeism is not a perfect predictor of outcomes. Interestingly, larger schools like Rocky Heights and Cimarron have the highest student-teacher ratios (18.8) yet perform well, while Castle Rock has the lowest ratio (15.1) but ranks last. For parents, this district offers strong options overall, but school choice matters, especially for math performance and attendance culture.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2575 Meadows Boulevard	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1300	660	44	15.1	25.9%	454 (68.8%)	10 (1.5%)	141 (21.4%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	59.1	164^th of 469 public middle schools	65.0%		60.6	154^th of 469 public middle schools	67.2%	10		53.7	46.2	49.7		40.7	42.1	41.4	35.4	$18,580
Sagewood Middle School	Public	6-8	4725 Fox Sparrow Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4300	816	49	16.6	17.0%	599 (73.4%)	12 (1.5%)	126 (15.4%)	16 (2.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.1%)	69.6	127^th of 469 public middle schools	72.9%		63.6	144^th of 469 public middle schools	69.3%	17	54.9	62.9	51.6	56.6	40.9	39.7	45.2	41.8	47.6	$17,730
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%)	88	45^th of 469 public middle schools	90.4%		85.7	54^th of 469 public middle schools	88.5%	9		68.2	64.5	66.3		57.9	62.5	60.2	59.2	$16,010
Sierra Middle School	Public	7-8	6651 Pine Lane Avenue	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3800	805	51	15.9	26.8%	512 (63.6%)	21 (2.6%)	176 (21.9%)	25 (3.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (8.0%)	68.2	131^st of 469 public middle schools	72.1%		66.1	140^th of 469 public middle schools	70.1%	9		51.5	51.1	51.3		43.0	48.5	45.6	48.0	$16,814
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%)	89.6	38^th of 469 public middle schools	91.9%		90.2	37^th of 469 public middle schools	92.1%	1		70.4	75.0	72.7		57.8	66.8	62.3	53.8	$17,586
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%)	91.3	33^rd of 469 public middle schools	93.0%		92	28^th of 469 public middle schools	94.0%	5	67.6	81.9	60.6	70.2	61.1	66.2	63.8	63.7	65.4	$16,359
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%)	79.6	86^th of 469 public middle schools	81.7%		82.3	63^rd of 469 public middle schools	86.6%	23		60.8	56.7	58.9		47.5	57.3	52.1	55.8	$19,240
Mesa Middle School	Public	6-8	365 Mitchell Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4750	852	55	15.4	25.6%	583 (68.4%)	11 (1.3%)	194 (22.8%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.3%)	60.1	158^th of 469 public middle schools	66.3%		56.6	171^st of 469 public middle schools	63.5%	13	52.0	55.4	49.8	52.6	34.5	34.6	36.7	35.4	43.4	$18,003
Cimarron Middle	Public	6-8	12130 Canterberry Pkwy	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0120	1,052	56	18.8	14.7%	755 (71.8%)	21 (2.0%)	153 (14.5%)	38 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (7.8%)	79.3	88^th of 469 public middle schools	81.2%		70.1	124^th of 469 public middle schools	73.6%	36	63.0	65.1	61.7	63.2	49.7	43.4	52.4	48.5	50.8	$16,417

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Littleton School District No. 6	3.04 mi	20	8^th
Cherry Creek School District No. 5	4.46 mi	70	26^th
State Charter School Institute	4.92 mi	55	49^th
Mapleton School District No. 1	5.84 mi	21	105^th
Education Reenvisioned BOCES	5.85 mi	12	56^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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