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Highlands Ranch High School

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Highlands Ranch High School ranks 70 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

70^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 79% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Highlands Ranch High School is a large, comprehensive public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, serving about 1,323 students in grades 9–12 within the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a district ranked 6th of 115 in the state. The school holds a solid 4-star rating, ranking 70th of 338 Colorado high schools (79th percentile) for 2025–2026. That puts it behind several neighbors — Rock Canyon High School ranks 13th, Arapahoe High School 26th, Heritage High School 31st, Mountain Vista High School 36th, and Thunderridge High School 45th. About 23.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, roughly double the rate at Rock Canyon High School (8.4%), so HRHS serves a more economically diverse student body than its cross-town rivals.

HRHS beats district and state averages on most academic measures. On 11th-grade SATs, 79% met proficiency in reading and writing (district: 76%) and 49% in math (district: 44%; state: 32%). However, math is the main weakness: 9th-grade PSAT math proficiency has dropped from 69% to 52% in a few years, while Rock Canyon High School sits at 74%. Science is a rising bright spot, with CMAS proficiency jumping from 34.1% to 48.5% in three years. The school also posts a 94.8% graduation rate — well above the state's 85.6% — and a 0.8% dropout rate. Subgroup rankings show especially strong outcomes for disabled, economically disadvantaged, and Hispanic students, with those groups ranking in the 76th–85th percentile statewide.

The biggest non-academic concern is chronic absenteeism: 22.8% of students are chronically absent, well above the district average of 16.6% and most peers (Rock Canyon High School: 12.7%; Thunderridge High School: 13.0%). Given the school's strong graduation rate and improving science scores, improving attendance and strengthening early math would likely do the most to raise its ranking. HRHS is a dependable, above-average school doing meaningful work with a more diverse population — but it's the more accessible, improvement-focused option in a neighborhood of elite schools, rather than the highest-testing one.

1,323

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,742

Per pupil spending ?

23.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9375 Cresthill Lane
Highlands Ranch, CO 80130-4408

(303) 387-2500

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Feeder schools for Highlands Ranch High School:

Elementary:	Acres Green Elementary School
	Arrowwood Elementary School
	Cougar Run Elementary School
	Eagle Ridge Elementary School
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	Fox Creek Elementary School
Middle:	Cresthill Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.5%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 79th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of Colorado high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg63%

Colorado avg48%

70^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 21% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	79.9	70 of 340	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	77.0	76 of 328	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	67 of 349	80.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.8	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	60 of 221	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	56 of 210	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.3	62 of 411	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	81.6	57 of 388	85.3%	★★★★☆
2017	57.6	71 of 256	72.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	36 of 255	85.9%	★★★★☆
2015	50.8	102 of 292	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.5	100 of 369	72.9%	★★★★☆
2013	84.8	41 of 349	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	84.4	37 of 334	88.9%	★★★★☆
2011	86.7	33 of 337	90.2%	★★★★★
2010	87.5	31 of 327	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	77.9	60 of 310	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	82.8	42 of 301	86.0%	★★★★☆
2007	85.6	31 of 298	89.6%	★★★★☆
2006	85.6	28 of 286	90.2%	★★★★★
2005	89.5	19 of 280	93.2%	★★★★★
2004	91.6	10 of 279	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	60.4	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.4	12 of 45	73.3%	★★★★☆
2021	42.7	25 of 41	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	8 of 56	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	11 of 59	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	13 of 84	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	5 of 74	93.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.5	53 of 246	78.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.6	46 of 247	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	52 of 257	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.2	41 of 254	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	45 of 257	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.8	57 of 239	76.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	55 of 143	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.1	21 of 136	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.9	20 of 140	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	10 of 135	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	68.9	25 of 108	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	28 of 118	76.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	46 of 198	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	75.8	41 of 187	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	41 of 198	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	43 of 205	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	39 of 181	78.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.0	49 of 209	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	36 of 194	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.8	39 of 211	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.9	63 of 200	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.4	55 of 203	72.9%	★★★★☆
2021	74.0	36 of 188	80.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	76.1	61 of 244	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	72 of 246	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	63 of 256	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	61 of 252	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.5	54 of 253	78.7%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	41 of 240	82.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	57.6	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.7	42 of 58	27.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	27 of 61	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	31 of 62	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.7	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.1	11 of 48	77.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	67.4	17 of 77	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	7 of 60	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	72 of 221	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	69 of 209	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	79 of 229	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	62 of 234	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	70 of 228	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	58 of 225	74.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2026)86th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)78th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)78th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)75th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)62nd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)56th percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2026)42nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing79%+19 vs state

Mathematics49%+17 vs state

Science48%+24 vs state

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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
Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2500	1,323	69	19.1	23.7%	853 (64.5%)	42 (3.2%)	257 (19.4%)	65 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.3%)	79.9	70^th of 340 public high schools	79.4%		77	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%	6	79.9	56.3	77.5	52.5	78.8	49.0										48.5	$20,742
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
Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,169	92	23.4	12.7%	1,560 (71.9%)	37 (1.7%)	303 (14.0%)	130 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (6.2%)	86.9	34^th of 340 public high schools	90.0%		86.6	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%	3	82.5	56.1	88.9	61.1	82.5	53.8										63.4	$16,536
Eagle Academy	Public	9-12	9350 Teddy Lane	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-0870	115	13	9.1		79 (68.7%)	3 (2.6%)	22 (19.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)								(n/a)																	$30,981
Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,748	78	22.5	16.8%	1,382 (79.1%)	34 (1.9%)	197 (11.3%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (5.5%)	90.7	25^th of 340 public high schools	92.6%		91.2	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%	4	88.4	65.7	87.4	66.4	83.6	59.4										53.6	$16,177
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
eDCSD	Public, Virtual	9-12	373 Inverness Parkway Ste 207	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 387-9600	61	13	4.7	6.6%	48 (78.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (16.4%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)																	$90,044
Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,820	82	22.1	11.5%	1,369 (75.2%)	18 (1.0%)	264 (14.5%)	59 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	84.4	45^th of 340 public high schools	86.8%		87.3	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%	9	80.5	56.4	82.7	56.7	82.3	58.3										45.1	$16,286
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	Public, Charter	9-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 638-6824	1,035	46	22.7	19.2%	746 (72.1%)	26 (2.5%)	151 (14.6%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.1%)	88.1	30^th of 340 public high schools	91.2%		90.4	24^th of 328 public high schools	92.7%	6	84.4	67.2	84.7	60.6	83.9	56.7										45.6	$13,121
Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 872-3391	404	9	42.6		280 (69.3%)	14 (3.5%)	72 (17.8%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.4%)	81.2	64^th of 340 public high schools	81.2%		75	83^rd of 328 public high schools	74.7%	19	84.2	68.4	95.7	52.2	77.4	48.4		750.0	42.9	45.1		739.0	35.7	29.4	39.3	39.5	$9,009

Frequently Asked Questions about Highlands Ranch High School

What is the racial makeup of Highlands Ranch High School?

Students at Highlands Ranch High School are 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Highlands Ranch High School a good school?

Highlands Ranch High School ranks 70^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Highlands Ranch High School?

Highlands Ranch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Acres Green Elementary School
Elementary : Arrowwood Elementary School
Elementary : Cougar Run Elementary School
Elementary : Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Fox Creek Elementary School
Middle : Cresthill Middle School

How many students attend Highlands Ranch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,323 students attended Highlands Ranch High School.

What district is Highlands Ranch High School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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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