Summary
Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, CO, serves 1,305 students in grades 9–12 and is part of Academy School District No. 20, one of Colorado's top districts, ranked 10th out of 115 with a 5-star rating. Rampart itself holds 4 stars and ranks 98th out of 338 Colorado high schools (71st percentile) for 2025–2026. That's solid performance, well above state averages in most subjects. However, Rampart sits in a highly competitive district: neighboring Pine Creek High School, Air Academy High School, and TCA College Pathways all rank in the 85th–95th percentile, while Rampart and Liberty High School sit at the lower end of the district's traditional high schools.
Academically, Rampart beats state averages but trails its district peers. In 2025–2026, 70% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Reading & Writing, compared to 60% statewide — but Pine Creek (83%), Air Academy (82%), and TCA (90%) were all higher. Math is a clear weakness: only 39% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT math, versus 51% at Pine Creek, 48% at Air Academy, and 56% at TCA. Science proficiency also fell sharply in one year, from 48.1% to 39.0%.
The most pressing concern is chronic absenteeism, which sits at 35.7% — nearly double the district's 19.7% and well above the state's 28.4%. Rampart also has the highest economic need among district comprehensive high schools, with 31.4% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, up from 17.3% just two years earlier. On a positive note, the graduation rate has climbed from 86.6% to 93.6%, and the dropout rate is just 0.6%. Rampart also serves Hispanic, low-income, and gifted students at levels above the state median for those groups. If the school can improve attendance and strengthen math support, it has real potential to close the gap with its higher-performing district neighbors.
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