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TCA College Pathways

Public, Charter, Virtual Grades 7-12

7^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 98% of Colorado high schools

Summary

TCA College Pathways is a public charter virtual high school serving grades 7-12 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As part of the highly-ranked Academy School District No. 20, TCA College Pathways has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

TCA College Pathways excels in academic performance, with 77.7% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 61.1% in the district and 44.8% statewide. The school also shines in college readiness, with 95% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT/Reading and Writing, far surpassing the district and state averages. Additionally, TCA College Pathways boasts a remarkable 95.7% four-year graduation rate, significantly higher than the district and state.

While TCA College Pathways outperforms the district and state, it also compares favorably to nearby high schools, such as The Classical Academy High School, another top-performing school in the district. However, the school may want to address its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19% to 27.7% in recent years. Overall, TCA College Pathways stands out as an exceptional virtual high school, consistently delivering outstanding academic results and preparing students for success in college and beyond.

502

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,467

Per pupil spending ?

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12201 Cross Peak View
Colorado Springs, CO 80921-3438

(719) 488-6294

District: Academy School District No. 20

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

Hispanic:

10.6%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2014 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (71% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Colorado high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg57%

Colorado avg40%

Middle school

27^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

7^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of Colorado High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8High Schools in the Academy School District No. 20

13^th of 115Academy School District No. 20 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	27 of 469	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	52 of 485	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	39 of 480	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	88.9	31 of 369	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	76.3	85 of 458	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	41 of 418	90.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.2	28 of 424	93.4%	★★★★★
2016	84.1	41 of 400	89.8%	★★★★☆
2015	89.3	30 of 436	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	42 of 461	90.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.0	30 of 454	93.4%	★★★★★
2012	90.3	23 of 425	94.6%	★★★★★
2011	91.6	21 of 422	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	82.9	41 of 350	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	44 of 363	87.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	35 of 357	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	37 of 356	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.6	42 of 275	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	52 of 273	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	23 of 286	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	63.8	83 of 283	70.7%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	7 of 328	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	16 of 349	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	86.8	21 of 210	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	17 of 411	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	12 of 388	96.9%	★★★★★
2017	81.9	12 of 256	95.3%	★★★★★
2016	77.0	18 of 255	92.9%	★★★★★
2015	95.2	4 of 292	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	96.1	5 of 369	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	93.2	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★
2012	94.0	5 of 334	98.5%	★★★★★
2011	88.4	30 of 337	91.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	13 of 247	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.1	4 of 257	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.1	12 of 239	95.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.7	3 of 246	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	6 of 252	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	12 of 253	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	20 of 240	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	16 of 209	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	16 of 229	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	36 of 234	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	30 of 228	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	31 of 225	86.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Middle school

Male (2024)90th percentile~ school

Female (2024)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)85th percentile-10 vs school

High school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing95%+33 vs state

English Language Arts78%+33 vs state

Science65%+33 vs state

Mathematics62%+30 vs state

Math61%+25 vs state

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Schools Near TCA College Pathways

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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 English Language Arts (2025)			CMAS Math (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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
TCA College Pathways	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	Yes	No	(719) 488-6294	502	22	23.1		388 (77.3%)	13 (2.6%)	53 (10.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	95.6	7^th of 328 public high schools	97.9%		93.6	16^th of 349 public high schools	95.4%	9		71.0		69.0	95.0	62.0	76.2	78.8	77.7	57.1	64.2	61.1	61.2	70.0	$23,467
Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,875	100	18.8	15.3%	1,178 (62.8%)	58 (3.1%)	306 (16.3%)	139 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (10.0%)	88.4	32^nd of 328 public high schools	90.2%		86.7	39^th of 349 public high schools	88.8%	7	84.0	56.0	88.0	60.0	86.0	58.0								58.5	$12,988
The Classical Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	616	52	11.7	13.1%	493 (80.0%)	9 (1.5%)	60 (9.7%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	94	15^th of 328 public high schools	95.4%		95.6	7^th of 349 public high schools	98.0%	8	88.0	72.0	93.0	65.0	94.0	65.0								55.3	$11,446
Ascend College Prep	Public	10-12	1650 Telstar Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(877) 449-4199	109	6	18.0		90 (82.6%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	86	41^st of 328 public high schools	87.5%		79.3	64^th of 349 public high schools	81.7%	23	100.0				86.0									44.2	$10,141
Discovery Canyon Campus High School	Public	9-12	1810 Northgate Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1800	1,021	56	18.2	17.2%	690 (67.6%)	31 (3.0%)	160 (15.7%)	57 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	80.7	58^th of 328 public high schools	82.3%		77.9	71^st of 349 public high schools	79.7%	13	84.0	42.0	87.0	58.0	85.0	40.0								54.7	$13,861
Village High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1110 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1970	532	30	17.6		412 (77.4%)	16 (3.0%)	63 (11.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	82.2	51^st of 328 public high schools	84.5%		85.6	46^th of 349 public high schools	86.8%	5	77.0		84.0		80.0										$10,666
Aspen Valley High School	Public	9-12	1450 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-6000	90	12	7.6	46.7%	61 (67.8%)	5 (5.6%)	15 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)					34.0										$29,847
Rampart High School	Public	9-12	8250 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2000	1,305	78	16.8	31.4%	783 (60.0%)	49 (3.8%)	298 (22.8%)	59 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	105 (8.0%)	74.5	85^th of 328 public high schools	74.1%		74.5	80^th of 349 public high schools	77.1%	5	73.0	47.0	77.0	49.0	76.0	45.0								48.1	$13,603
Air Academy High School	Public	9-12	551 North Frontage Road West	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2400	1,380	78	17.6	18.3%	952 (69.0%)	39 (2.8%)	237 (17.2%)	46 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.5%)	83	48^th of 328 public high schools	85.4%		86.1	43^rd of 349 public high schools	87.7%	5	84.0	51.0	86.0	57.0	83.0	45.0								42.6	$13,787
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	71.4	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%		71	91^st of 349 public high schools	73.9%	5	80.0	37.0	82.0	44.0	75.0	43.0								41.3	$12,551

Frequently Asked Questions about TCA College Pathways

What is the racial makeup of TCA College Pathways?

Students at TCA College Pathways are 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

What district is TCA College Pathways in?

Academy School District No. 20

Is TCA College Pathways a good school?

Yes! TCA College Pathways is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 7^th of 328 Colorado high schools.

How many students attend TCA College Pathways?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended TCA College Pathways.

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