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Doherty High School

Public Grades 9-12
243rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 328 Colorado High Schools
Better than 26% of Colorado high schools
Summary

Doherty High School is a public high school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,861 students. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 77 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Doherty High School has had a mixed performance history, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 173 and 243 out of Colorado high schools over the past 10 years. The school's graduation rates have ranged from 70.1% to 85.2%, which are generally lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Doherty High School has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 6.3% to 29.2% in recent years, significantly above the state and district averages. The school's test scores, as measured by CMAS, SAT, and PSAT, are also generally lower than the state and district averages across various subject areas and grade levels.

Interestingly, Doherty High School's performance is generally weaker than the nearby schools in the Colorado Springs area, such as Rampart High School (Academy School District No. 20) and Pikes Peak Early College (El Paso County Colorado School District 49), which have higher rankings, graduation rates, and test scores. Additionally, Doherty High School has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, ranging from 43.11% to 50.67% in recent years, suggesting that the school serves a population with lower socioeconomic status, which may contribute to some of the academic challenges it faces.

1,715
Students ?
20.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,055
Per pupil spending ?
50.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4515 Barnes Road
       Colorado Springs, CO  80917-1519

(719) 328-6400

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11


Feeder schools for Doherty High School:

Elementary:    Carver Elementary School
    Freedom Elementary School
    Keller Elementary School
    Martinez Elementary School
    More...
Middle:    Jenkins Middle School
Racial breakdown:

White:
48.2%
Hispanic:
32.4%
Two or more races:
10.5%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2022 → 26th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2025) from a 16th-percentile low (2022)
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 47% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 28% Colorado)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school35%
District avg36%
Colorado avg47%
243rd of 328
Colorado public high schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 19 pts since 2015
From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 9High Schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11
77th of 115Colorado Springs School District No. 11 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202527.4243 of 32825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.7242 of 34930.7%★★☆☆☆
202331.5231 of 34933.8%★★☆☆☆
202214.3186 of 22115.8%★☆☆☆☆
202115.8173 of 21017.6%★☆☆☆☆
201943.3215 of 41147.7%★★☆☆☆
201850.6173 of 38855.4%★★★☆☆
201727.5171 of 25633.2%★★☆☆☆
201635.9137 of 25546.3%★★☆☆☆
201536.6161 of 29244.9%★★☆☆☆
201461.9133 of 36964.0%★★★☆☆
201366.9115 of 34967.0%★★★☆☆
201268.6111 of 33466.8%★★★☆☆
201167.0118 of 33765.0%★★★☆☆
201073.481 of 32775.2%★★★★☆
200979.253 of 31082.9%★★★★☆
200878.354 of 30182.1%★★★★☆
200779.051 of 29882.9%★★★★☆
200676.555 of 28680.8%★★★★☆
200569.181 of 28071.1%★★★★☆
200471.680 of 27971.3%★★★★☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202542.913 of 3056.7%★★★☆☆
202431.224 of 3836.8%★★☆☆☆
202321.329 of 3619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202220.927 of 3420.6%★☆☆☆☆
202137.619 of 2934.5%★★☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202318.865 of 7412.2%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202525.0184 of 24725.5%★☆☆☆☆
202424.7189 of 25726.5%★☆☆☆☆
202329.0179 of 25429.5%★★☆☆☆
202234.2167 of 25735.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.0158 of 23933.9%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202516.8124 of 1368.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202439.6101 of 14027.9%★☆☆☆☆
202334.7102 of 13524.4%★☆☆☆☆
202239.380 of 10825.9%★☆☆☆☆
202138.489 of 11824.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202527.0129 of 18731.0%★★☆☆☆
202422.4153 of 19923.1%★☆☆☆☆
202327.9142 of 19828.3%★☆☆☆☆
202225.7153 of 20525.4%★☆☆☆☆
202132.4113 of 18137.6%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202531.9132 of 19432.0%★★☆☆☆
202428.0154 of 21127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202334.9136 of 20032.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.7147 of 20327.6%★☆☆☆☆
202144.799 of 18847.3%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202524.6182 of 24626.0%★☆☆☆☆
202428.1179 of 25630.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.8172 of 25231.7%★★☆☆☆
202227.0177 of 25330.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.5164 of 24031.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
20257.856 of 583.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.860 of 611.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.259 of 624.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.455 of 561.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.147 of 482.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202512.5191 of 2098.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.5202 of 22911.8%★☆☆☆☆
202318.8199 of 23415.0%★☆☆☆☆
202218.9189 of 22817.1%★☆☆☆☆
202119.4181 of 22519.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
African American (2025)57th percentile+31 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)26th percentile~ school
Female (2025)26th percentile~ school
Disabled (2023)12th percentile-22 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school
White (2025)9th percentile-17 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-22 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
Reading and Writing53%-11 vs state
Mathematics24%-12 vs state
Science20%-5 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,715 students attended Doherty High School.

Doherty High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Elementary School
Elementary : Freedom Elementary School
Elementary : Keller Elementary School
Elementary : Martinez Elementary School
Elementary : Rudy Elementary School
Elementary : Scott Elementary School
Middle : Jenkins Middle School

Students at Doherty High School are 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American, 2% Asian.

Doherty High School ranks 243rd of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.


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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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