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Castle View High School

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Castle View High School ranks 96 th of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

96^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 338 Colorado High Schools

Better than 72% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Castle View High School in Castle Rock, CO, is a large, comprehensive public high school serving 1,938 students in grades 9–12 within the highly-rated Douglas County School District No. Re 1, and it currently earns a 4-star rating and ranks 96th out of 338 Colorado high schools. This places the school in the upper third statewide, though it sits in the middle-to-lower tier among its strong district peers, trailing schools like Rock Canyon High School and Mountain Vista High School while outperforming nearby Douglas County High School and Ponderosa High School.

Academically, Castle View shows a clear split: reading and writing are genuine strengths, with SAT and PSAT literacy scores at or near district levels and well above state averages, but math proficiency lags 5–8 points below the district, and science has become highly volatile—plunging from 47.4% proficient in 2022–2023 to just 23.8% in 2025–2026, now below the state average. Despite these moderate test scores, the school boasts an elite graduation rate of 96.3% (versus 85.6% statewide) and a very low dropout rate, indicating strong support for students finishing school. Attendance has also improved, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 24.2% to 18.4%, though it remains slightly above the district average.

One notable concern is the student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1, the highest among traditional comprehensive high schools in the district, which may limit individualized attention. Subgroup performance is mixed: Hispanic and disabled students have historically performed well, but gifted students have declined sharply from the 90th percentile to the 41st percentile in recent years, and low-income students have also slipped. For parents, Castle View offers a dependable, balanced environment with excellent graduation outcomes and strong literacy, but families prioritizing math, science, or advanced learner support may want to explore alternatives like Chaparral High School or Highlands Ranch High School.

1,938

Students ?

24.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,139

Per pupil spending ?

17.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5254 North Meadows Dr
Castle Rock, CO 80109-8402

(303) 387-9000

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Feeder schools for Castle View High School:

Elementary:	Clear Sky Elementary
	Larkspur Elementary School
	Meadow View Elementary School
	Sedalia Elementary School
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	Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Middle:	Castle Rock Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

18.3%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Colorado median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

Colorado avg48%

96^th of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

6^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
2026	70.1	96 of 338	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	91 of 328	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	82 of 349	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	88 of 349	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	58.8	86 of 221	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.2	105 of 210	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	88 of 411	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	84 of 388	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	56.1	77 of 256	69.9%	★★★★☆
2016	51.3	82 of 255	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	37.7	157 of 292	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.5	131 of 369	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.8	85 of 349	75.6%	★★★★☆
2012	76.6	64 of 334	80.8%	★★★★☆
2011	71.7	93 of 337	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	72.0	88 of 327	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	87 of 310	71.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	37 of 45	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.4	20 of 41	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	47.9	28 of 55	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.8	16 of 59	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	56.1	26 of 84	69.0%	★★★★☆
2023	36.5	46 of 74	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	88 of 245	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.8	76 of 247	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	72 of 257	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	64.1	89 of 254	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	74 of 257	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	95 of 239	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.0	85 of 143	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	69.2	42 of 136	69.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	14 of 140	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	63.3	55 of 135	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	30 of 108	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	27 of 118	77.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	53 of 197	73.1%	★★★★☆
2025	69.0	48 of 187	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	38 of 199	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	52 of 198	73.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	54 of 205	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	65 of 181	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.4	93 of 208	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.9	83 of 194	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	59 of 211	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.9	67 of 200	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.2	89 of 203	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.2	60 of 188	68.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.0	76 of 243	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.4	76 of 246	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.3	70 of 256	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	73 of 252	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	72 of 253	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	61.6	86 of 240	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	39 of 61	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.4	29 of 58	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	24 of 61	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.0	27 of 62	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	38 of 48	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	33 of 77	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.8	29 of 60	51.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	105 of 221	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	90 of 209	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	100 of 229	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	99 of 234	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.0	96 of 228	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	114 of 225	49.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)64th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2022)57th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)52nd percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2026)49th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)41st percentile-31 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)36th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2022)18th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing76%+16 vs state

Mathematics39%+7 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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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
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%)	70.1	96^th of 338 public high schools	71.6%		73.1	91^st of 328 public high schools	72.3%	5	80.0	43.0	76.0	50.0	76.0	39.0										23.8	$15,139
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%)	86.5	38^th of 338 public high schools	88.8%		82.3	50^th of 328 public high schools	84.8%	12	88.0	57.0	85.0	71.0	82.0	56.0	67.3	73.6	60.5	67.0	34.6	48.6	53.9	47.0	54.1	31.3	$15,572
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%)	59.4	130^th of 338 public high schools	61.5%		63.9	116^th of 328 public high schools	64.6%	14	73.0	40.0	72.0	47.0	66.0	31.0										27.7	$17,849
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
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	13^th of 338 public high schools	96.2%		92.7	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%	4	91.0	68.0	91.0	74.0	86.0	57.0										56.7	$17,503
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%)	64.3	117^th of 338 public high schools	65.4%		62.5	119^th of 328 public high schools	63.7%	2	74.0	37.0	76.0	49.0	72.0	34.0										38.0	$17,187
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%)	86.7	36^th of 338 public high schools	89.3%		86.6	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%	1	82.0	56.0	89.0	61.0	82.0	54.0										63.4	$16,536
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	336^th of 338 public high schools	0.6%		3.4	326^th of 328 public high schools	0.6%	10	30.0	6.0	32.0		18.0											2.2	$12,360
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%)	79.8	70^th of 338 public high schools	79.3%		77	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%	6	80.0	56.0	78.0	52.0	79.0	49.0										48.5	$20,742
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle View High School

What district is Castle View High School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

How many students attend Castle View High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,938 students attended Castle View High School.

What is the racial makeup of Castle View High School?

Students at Castle View High School are 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Castle View High School a good school?

Castle View High School ranks 96^th of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Castle View High School?

Castle View High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Clear Sky Elementary
Elementary : Larkspur Elementary School
Elementary : Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary : Sedalia Elementary School
Elementary : Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Middle : Castle Rock Middle School

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