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Mountain Vista High School

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Mountain Vista High School ranks 37 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

37^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 89% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Mountain Vista High School is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, serving 2,217 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountain Vista High School consistently ranks among the top high schools in Colorado, placing 31st out of 349 schools in the 2022-2023 school year. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with students outperforming the district and state averages on standardized tests. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 83% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT/Reading and Writing, compared to 77% for the district and 62% for the state. The school also performs well in specific student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and gifted and talented students.

Mountain Vista High School's strong academic performance is complemented by its high graduation rates, ranging from 83.1% to 97.8% over the past few years, and low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 2.2%. When compared to nearby schools like Thunderridge High School, Highlands Ranch High School, and Heritage High School, Mountain Vista generally performs at a similar or slightly higher level. However, some nearby schools, such as Arapahoe High School and Rock Canyon High School, also demonstrate exceptional performance, suggesting a strong educational ecosystem in the Highlands Ranch and Littleton areas.

2,169

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,536

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10585 Mountain Vista Ridge
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-5586

(303) 387-1500

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Feeder schools for Mountain Vista High School:

Elementary:	Bear Canyon Elementary School
	Copper Mesa Elementary School
	Heritage Elementary School
	Northridge Elementary School
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	Sand Creek Elementary School
	Summit View Elementary School
Middle:	Mountain Ridge Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.9%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Colorado high schools

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

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg63%

Colorado avg47%

37^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 12High Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

9^th of 115Douglas 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	37 of 328	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	38 of 349	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	88.6	31 of 349	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.3	38 of 221	82.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	42 of 210	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	32 of 411	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	90.5	25 of 388	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	74.6	24 of 256	90.6%	★★★★★
2016	74.5	22 of 255	91.4%	★★★★★
2015	47.0	113 of 292	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	85.8	40 of 369	89.2%	★★★★☆
2013	84.3	45 of 349	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	88.7	21 of 334	93.7%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	28 of 337	91.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.5	28 of 327	91.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	27 of 310	91.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	32 of 301	89.4%	★★★★☆
2007	87.6	24 of 298	91.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.8	30 of 286	89.5%	★★★★☆
2005	88.8	21 of 280	92.5%	★★★★★
2004	89.7	17 of 279	93.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	7 of 43	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	11 of 43	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	11 of 45	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	77.9	6 of 41	85.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	14 of 59	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.8	8 of 84	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	55.0	27 of 74	63.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	33 of 247	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	38 of 257	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	34 of 254	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	36 of 257	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	36 of 239	84.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	20 of 136	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	32 of 140	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	4 of 135	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.4	5 of 108	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	8 of 118	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	32 of 187	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	20 of 199	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	17 of 198	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	13 of 205	93.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.1	23 of 181	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.8	31 of 194	84.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	18 of 211	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	24 of 200	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	26 of 203	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	19 of 188	89.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	35 of 246	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	30 of 256	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.0	25 of 252	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.7	32 of 253	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.6	39 of 240	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	14 of 58	75.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	15 of 61	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	52.6	33 of 62	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.9	10 of 56	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	8 of 48	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	53.6	37 of 77	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.0	50 of 60	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	52 of 209	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	63 of 229	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	49 of 234	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	72.7	64 of 228	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.8	64 of 225	71.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)85th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2025)76th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2022)52nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing85%+21 vs state

Mathematics58%+22 vs state

Science42%+17 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 (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	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 Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
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%)	86.6	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%		87	38^th of 349 public high schools	89.1%	1	85.0	58.0	86.0	58.0	83.0	53.0						42.0	$16,536
Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	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%)	77	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%		79.1	67^th of 349 public high schools	80.8%	9	80.0	51.0	75.0	48.0	75.0	50.0						44.3	$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%)	92.7	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%		92	22^nd of 349 public high schools	93.7%	5	88.0	60.0	92.0	71.0	89.0	63.0						55.4	$17,503
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%)	87.3	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%		88.1	32^nd of 349 public high schools	90.8%	4	84.0	64.0	82.0	59.0	82.0	55.0						56.1	$16,286
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%)	91.2	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%		89.5	27^th of 349 public high schools	92.3%	6	90.0	66.0	88.0	66.0	84.0	55.0						64.9	$16,177
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1401 West Geddes Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7600	1,748	78	22.3	20.0%	1,388 (79.4%)	14 (0.8%)	240 (13.7%)	37 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	87.9	34^th of 328 public high schools	89.6%		87.2	36^th of 349 public high schools	89.7%	2	86.0	57.0	87.0	61.0	83.0	54.0						55.8	$15,970
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
Hope Online Learning Academy County-Op	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	9780 Pyramid Ct Ste 100	Englewood	80112	Douglas 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%)	3.4	326^th of 328 public high schools	0.6%		5.6	336^th of 349 public high schools	3.7%	10	24.0	3.0	32.0		17.0		20.4	13.9	12.5	10.4	8.4	1.7	$12,360
eDCSD	Public, Virtual	9-12	373 Inverness Parkway Ste 207	Englewood	80112	Douglas 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
Littleton High School	Public	9-12	199 East Littleton Blvd	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7700	1,187	60	19.6	40.2%	665 (56.0%)	25 (2.1%)	398 (33.5%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.3%)	70.7	98^th of 328 public high schools	70.1%		70.2	95^th of 349 public high schools	72.8%	3	68.0	51.0	72.0	51.0	70.0	46.0						37.6	$20,118

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista High School

What schools feed into Mountain Vista High School?

Mountain Vista High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Canyon Elementary School
Elementary : Copper Mesa Elementary School
Elementary : Heritage Elementary School
Elementary : Northridge Elementary School
Elementary : Sand Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Summit View Elementary School
Middle : Mountain Ridge Middle School

Is Mountain Vista High School a good school?

Mountain Vista High School ranks 37^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mountain Vista High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,169 students attended Mountain Vista High School.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista High School?

Students at Mountain Vista High School are 72% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Mountain Vista High School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

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