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Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory

Q: Is Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory a good school?

Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory ranks 236 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

236^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 28% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory is a public high school in Aurora, Colorado, serving 1,966 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Aurora Joint District No. 28, which is ranked 103 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages on standardized tests like CMAS, SAT, and PSAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.1% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to 25% statewide and 10.7% in the Aurora district. The school's performance on reading and writing assessments is slightly better, with 53% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, compared to 62% statewide and 36% in the district. However, the school's math performance remains a concern, with only 25% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 32% statewide and 16% in the district.

Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory also faces challenges with graduation and dropout rates, as well as high chronic absenteeism. The school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 73.4% to 84.2% in recent years, which is lower than the state and district averages. Its dropout rate has also been higher, ranging from 1.7% to 2.9%. Additionally, the school has struggled with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 44.1% in the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. While Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory performs better than some of its district counterparts, such as Hinkley High School and Gateway High School, it still lags behind state averages and nearby charter schools, like DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School and KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, in academic measures.

2,045

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,971

Per pupil spending ?

62.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24500 East 6th Avenue
Aurora, CO 80018-1633

(303) 340-0121

District: Aurora Joint District No. 28

Feeder schools for Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory:

Elementary:	Aurora Frontier K-8
	Clyde Miller K-8
	Edna and John W. Mosley P-8
	Murphy Creek K-8 School
	More...
	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

African American:

18.9%

White:

17.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg26%

Colorado avg47%

236^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6High Schools in the Aurora Joint District No. 28

103^rd of 115Aurora Joint District No. 28 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	236 of 328	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	205 of 349	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	236 of 349	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	184 of 221	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	151 of 210	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	240 of 411	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	231 of 388	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	21.9	191 of 256	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.5	215 of 255	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	218 of 292	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.2	249 of 369	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.4	255 of 349	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	16 of 38	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	17 of 36	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.1	9 of 34	73.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.3	9 of 29	69.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	29 of 43	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	36 of 43	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	35 of 45	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	16.5	75 of 84	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	73 of 74	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	16 of 20	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	25 of 44	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	27 of 32	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	181 of 247	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.7	152 of 257	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	173 of 254	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	174 of 257	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	136 of 239	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	117 of 136	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	112 of 140	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	121 of 135	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	90 of 108	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.0	66 of 118	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	134 of 187	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.8	107 of 199	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	134 of 198	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	127 of 205	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	82 of 181	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	125 of 194	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	119 of 211	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	112 of 200	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	110 of 203	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.7	66 of 188	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	178 of 246	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.8	161 of 256	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	181 of 252	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	164 of 253	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.0	142 of 240	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	38 of 58	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	48 of 61	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	57 of 62	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	25 of 48	47.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	21.3	61 of 77	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	109 of 209	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.4	91 of 229	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	121 of 234	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.6	117 of 228	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.0	85 of 225	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)48th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)43rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)33rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)21st percentile+4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2024)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing47%-17 vs state

Mathematics31%-5 vs state

Science11%-14 vs state

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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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	Public	9-12	24500 East 6th Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-0121	2,045	97	21.1	62.1%	359 (17.6%)	386 (18.9%)	1,028 (50.3%)	113 (5.5%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.7%)	138 (6.7%)	29.1	236^th of 328 public high schools	28.0%		38	205^th of 349 public high schools	41.3%	31	47.0	31.0	49.0	29.0	53.0	25.0								11.1	$15,971
William Smith High School	Public	9-12	400 Airport Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-8715	410	24	17.0	81.5%	42 (10.2%)	25 (6.1%)	318 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	18.9	272^nd of 328 public high schools	17.1%		14.4	299^th of 349 public high schools	14.3%	27	47.0		50.0	21.0	42.0									10.3	$18,341
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College	Public	6-12	19535 East 46th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0420	1,027	65	15.8	79.0%	45 (4.4%)	215 (20.9%)	605 (58.9%)	76 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.2%)	38 (3.7%)	6.3	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%		10.8	313^th of 349 public high schools	10.3%	5	22.0	9.0	24.0	7.0	30.0	11.0	20.6	14.0	29.7	22.3	10.0	6.9	14.2	6.2	$18,609
Rangeview High School	Public	9-12	17599 East Iliff Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 695-6848	2,078	102	20.2	69.6%	345 (16.6%)	426 (20.5%)	1,021 (49.1%)	95 (4.6%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.9%)	164 (7.9%)	32.1	224^th of 328 public high schools	31.7%		32.4	231^st of 349 public high schools	33.8%	7	47.0	29.0	58.0	27.0	45.0	24.0								36.7	$16,372
Hinkley High School	Public	9-12	1250 Chambers Road	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1500	1,527	70	21.8	87.8%	68 (4.5%)	176 (11.5%)	1,155 (75.6%)	53 (3.5%)	17 (1.1%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.2%)	9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%		7.1	329^th of 349 public high schools	5.7%	25	29.0	26.0	24.0	9.0	25.0	11.0								7.5	$17,603
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Telluride Street #2	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	562	48	11.7	73.8%	18 (3.2%)	143 (25.4%)	314 (55.9%)	59 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	18 (3.2%)	54	139^th of 328 public high schools	57.6%		54.1	146^th of 349 public high schools	58.2%	7	61.0	48.0	70.0	48.0	58.0	39.0								13.3	$17,774
Vista Academy	Public	6-12	4800 Telluride Street Bldg. 6	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7650	291	16	18.2	80.8%	7 (2.4%)	57 (19.6%)	211 (72.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)			21.0												$19,919
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2570	555	41	13.6	68.5%	12 (2.2%)	100 (18.0%)	350 (63.1%)	57 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	11 (2.0%)	13.5	291^st of 328 public high schools	11.3%		13.3	303^rd of 349 public high schools	13.2%	12	35.0	21.0	42.0	15.0	36.0	19.0								4.6	$13,304
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-6393	586	46	12.6	77.8%	29 (4.9%)	94 (16.0%)	392 (66.9%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	13 (2.2%)	23.9	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%		19.9	281^st of 349 public high schools	19.5%	31	56.0	23.0	46.0	16.0	51.0	18.0								20.3	$16,325
Montbello Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	4501 Airport Way	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7200	158	9	17.4	74.1%	7 (4.4%)	27 (17.1%)	107 (67.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$21,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory

How many students attend Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,045 students attended Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory.

What district is Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory in?

Aurora Joint District No. 28

What is the racial makeup of Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory?

Students at Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory are 50% Hispanic, 19% African American, 18% White, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What schools feed into Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory?

Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aurora Frontier K-8
Elementary : Clyde Miller K-8
Elementary : Edna and John W. Mosley P-8
Elementary : Murphy Creek K-8 School
Elementary : Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory

Is Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory a good school?

Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory ranks 236^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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