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Douglas County High School

Q: Is Douglas County High School a good school?

Douglas County High School ranks 129 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

129^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 62% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Douglas County High School is a comprehensive public high school in Castle Rock, Colorado, serving 1,659 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a top-tier district ranked 6th out of 115 districts statewide. While the school benefits from this strong district context, DCHS itself currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking 130th out of 338 high schools (62nd percentile). The student body is somewhat more economically diverse than nearby schools, with 23.75% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 19.3.

Academically, DCHS students outperform state averages in reading and writing but lag considerably in math. SAT Reading/Writing proficiency stands at 66%—above the state's 60% but 10 points below the district's 76%—while SAT Math proficiency sits at just 31%, essentially at the state average and far below the district's 44%. Among traditional area high schools, DCHS posts the lowest math proficiency; Rock Canyon High School and Renaissance Secondary School, for example, achieve SAT Math proficiency rates of 57% and 56%, respectively. Science proficiency has also been volatile, swinging from 50% in 2024–2025 to 27.7% in 2025–2026, a reminder that single-year test results can be misleading.

The school's most pressing challenge is chronic absenteeism at 25.4%—the highest among comparable area high schools and well above the district rate of 16.6%. On a more positive note, the graduation rate of 93.5% exceeds the state average of 85.6% and has improved steadily from 89.1% in 2021–2022. However, significant equity gaps persist: students with disabilities rank in the 7th percentile statewide, and low-income students have slipped to the 41st percentile from 54th the prior year, while gifted and talented students perform exceptionally well at the 80th percentile. The school's overall state rank has drifted downward from the 79th percentile pre-pandemic to the current 62nd percentile, and nearby alternatives such as Castle View High School and Mountain Vista High School outperform DCHS on most academic measures.

1,659

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,849

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2842 Front Street
Castle Rock, CO 80104-9496

(303) 387-1000

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Feeder schools for Douglas County High School:

Elementary:	Castle Rock Elementary School
	Cherry Valley Elementary School
	Flagstone Elementary School
	Rock Ridge Elementary School
	More...
	Sage Canyon Elementary
	South Ridge Elementary An IB World School
Middle:	Mesa Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.9%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 62nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (53% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Above the Colorado median (62nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Douglas County School District No. Re 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school53%

District avg63%

Colorado avg48%

129^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12High Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

6^th of 114Douglas County School District No. Re 1 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	129 of 340	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.9	116 of 328	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.4	113 of 349	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	110 of 349	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	95 of 221	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	83 of 210	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.9	87 of 411	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.3	79 of 388	79.6%	★★★★☆
2017	51.8	92 of 256	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.5	68 of 255	73.3%	★★★★☆
2015	69.0	50 of 292	82.9%	★★★★☆
2014	80.2	64 of 369	82.7%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	58 of 349	83.4%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	75 of 334	77.5%	★★★★☆
2011	71.1	94 of 337	72.1%	★★★★☆
2010	69.6	100 of 327	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.2	107 of 310	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.4	73 of 301	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	78.1	59 of 298	80.2%	★★★★☆
2006	75.8	60 of 286	79.0%	★★★★☆
2005	80.4	48 of 280	82.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.0	48 of 279	82.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.8	52 of 56	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	53 of 59	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	47 of 84	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.2	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	105 of 246	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.7	97 of 247	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	93 of 257	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.6	86 of 254	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	84 of 257	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.5	74 of 239	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	28 of 143	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	65.4	56 of 136	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.9	27 of 140	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	24 of 135	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	8 of 108	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	74.9	13 of 118	89.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	50.3	91 of 198	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	81 of 187	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	52 of 199	73.9%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	53 of 198	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.4	49 of 205	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.3	46 of 181	74.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	39.7	122 of 209	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.1	89 of 194	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	106 of 211	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	100 of 200	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	70 of 203	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	83 of 188	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.6	104 of 244	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.4	96 of 246	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	96 of 256	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	96 of 252	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.2	71 of 253	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	68 of 240	71.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.4	51 of 61	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	41 of 58	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	44 of 61	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	52.7	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	23 of 56	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.1	20 of 48	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	25.9	56 of 77	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	37 of 60	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	123 of 221	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	118 of 209	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	121 of 229	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.1	133 of 234	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.6	107 of 228	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	95 of 225	57.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)80th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)54th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)44th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2022)27th percentile-30 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)16th percentile-46 vs school

Disabled (2026)7th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing66%+7 vs state

Mathematics31%~ state avg

Science28%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 7, 2011

My daughter is a senior at DCHS and I have been extremely pleased with the school since her freshman year. I have no complaints what-so-ever! Great education and great tradition! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Douglas County High School	Public	9-12	2842 Front Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1000	1,659	86	19.3	23.7%	1,127 (67.9%)	29 (1.7%)	356 (21.5%)	57 (3.4%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	82 (4.9%)	59.6	129^th of 340 public high schools	62.1%		63.9	116^th of 328 public high schools	64.6%	13	73.2	40.5	71.9	47.2	66.5	30.6										27.7	$17,849
Renaissance Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	3954 Trail Boss Lane	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 689-6120	441	27	16.6	17.5%	359 (81.4%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (12.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	86.4	38^th of 340 public high schools	88.8%		82.3	50^th of 328 public high schools	84.8%	12	88.1	57.1	84.7	71.2	81.5	55.6	67.3	73.6	60.5	67.0	34.6	48.6	53.9	47.0	54.1	31.3	$15,572
Daniel C Oakes High School--Castle Rock	Public	9-12	961 Plum Creek Blvd.	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-0650	113	12	9.1	37.2%	79 (69.9%)	2 (1.8%)	22 (19.5%)	3 (2.7%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.4%)								(n/a)																	$29,550
Castle View High School	Public	9-12	5254 North Meadows Dr	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-9000	1,938	80	24.2	17.8%	1,402 (72.3%)	25 (1.3%)	354 (18.3%)	31 (1.6%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (6.0%)	69.8	97^th of 340 public high schools	71.5%		73.1	91^st of 328 public high schools	72.3%	6	79.8	43.2	76.1	49.5	75.6	38.6										23.8	$15,139
Ponderosa High School	Public	9-12	7007 East Bayou Gulch Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4000	1,406	69	20.3	15.8%	1,083 (77.0%)	32 (2.3%)	204 (14.5%)	20 (1.4%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.3%)	63.9	118^th of 340 public high schools	65.3%		62.5	119^th of 328 public high schools	63.7%	1	74.2	36.7	75.5	48.9	71.7	33.6										38.0	$17,187
Rock Canyon High School	Public	9-12	5810 McArthur Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3000	2,325	104	22.3	8.4%	1,517 (65.2%)	20 (0.9%)	272 (11.7%)	381 (16.4%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (5.3%)	92.8	13^th of 340 public high schools	96.2%		92.7	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%	4	91.3	68.1	90.7	73.8	85.9	57.3										56.7	$17,503
Legend High School	Public	9-12	22219 Hilltop Road	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4500	2,206	95	23.1	13.2%	1,635 (74.1%)	29 (1.3%)	286 (13.0%)	98 (4.4%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	146 (6.6%)	74.5	86^th of 340 public high schools	74.7%		78.9	67^th of 328 public high schools	79.6%	19	80.2	50.1	79.7	54.6	76.0	38.8										32.0	$15,610
Hope Online Learning Academy County-Op	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	9780 Pyramid Ct Ste 100	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(720) 402-3000	1,307	49	26.6	69.3%	351 (26.9%)	15 (1.1%)	910 (69.6%)	7 (0.5%)	12 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.8%)	3.8	339^th of 340 public high schools	0.3%		3.4	326^th of 328 public high schools	0.6%	13	29.7	6.5	32.0	341.0	17.6	358.0	709.0	713.0	707.0	709.0	711.0	711.0	705.0	708.0	708.0	2.2	$12,360
Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	15655 Brookstone Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3500	2,007	93	21.4	21.5%	1,331 (66.3%)	65 (3.2%)	369 (18.4%)	115 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (5.9%)	80.9	67^th of 340 public high schools	80.3%		79.7	64^th of 328 public high schools	80.5%	3	80.3	53.4	82.6	55.8	77.5	48.0										50.6	$16,758
Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	15653 Brookstone Dr	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 242-6165	88	8	10.7	10.2%	71 (80.7%)	3 (3.4%)	6 (6.8%)	2 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.8%)	60.8	125^th of 340 public high schools	63.2%		61.7	122^nd of 328 public high schools	62.8%	3	506.0	44.8	518.0	60.7	76.7	13.3											$35,602

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas County High School

What is the racial makeup of Douglas County High School?

Students at Douglas County High School are 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Douglas County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,659 students attended Douglas County High School.

What schools feed into Douglas County High School?

Douglas County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Castle Rock Elementary School
Elementary : Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Flagstone Elementary School
Elementary : Rock Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Sage Canyon Elementary
Elementary : South Ridge Elementary An IB World School
Middle : Mesa Middle School

Is Douglas County High School a good school?

Douglas County High School ranks 129^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Douglas County High School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

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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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