High Schools in School District No. 3

Summary:

School District No. 3 in Colorado is home to three high schools: Mesa Ridge High School, Widefield High School, and Discovery High School. These schools serve students in grades 9-12 and are part of a district that is ranked 55 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Among the three high schools, Discovery High School stands out with the smallest enrollment of only 62 students, compared to 1,255 at Mesa Ridge High School and 1,239 at Widefield High School. Discovery High School also has the highest percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 80.65%, significantly higher than the other two schools (43.82% at Mesa Ridge and 48.51% at Widefield).

Academically, the three high schools in School District No. 3 face challenges, with test scores generally lagging behind the state averages, particularly in mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics was only 14% at both Mesa Ridge and Widefield, compared to 32% statewide. Additionally, all three schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% at Mesa Ridge and Widefield to an unknown rate at Discovery High School.

District Detail

1820 Main Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80911-1152

(719) 391-3000

SchoolDigger Rank:
55^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 9,290

Primary Schools: 10
Middle Schools: 3
High Schools: 3
Alternative Schools: 1

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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 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 Science 11th Grade	Total
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	701 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3121	83	6	13.8	65.1%	43 (51.8%)	3 (3.6%)	24 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.5%)								(n/a)								$20,989
Widefield High School	Public	9-12	615 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3200	1,193	70	16.9	39.2%	485 (40.7%)	120 (10.1%)	416 (34.9%)	22 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	12 (1.0%)	133 (11.1%)	34	222^nd of 328 public high schools	32.3%		35.6	220^th of 349 public high schools	37.0%	2	67.0	22.0	61.0	22.0	53.0	14.0	26.3	$14,084
Mesa Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6070 Mesa Ridge Parkway	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3600	1,304	69	18.8	35.9%	504 (38.7%)	158 (12.1%)	439 (33.7%)	18 (1.4%)	15 (1.2%)	20 (1.5%)	150 (11.5%)	31.7	226^th of 328 public high schools	31.1%		33.2	227^th of 349 public high schools	35.0%	1	60.0	23.0	64.0	23.0	53.0	14.0	19.3	$13,973

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harrison School District No. 2	2.07 mi	29	86^th
Colorado Springs School District No. 11	2.49 mi	61	77^th
Division of Youth Services	3 mi	6
Fountain School District No. 8	3.52 mi	13	82^nd
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	4.22 mi	12	2^nd

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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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