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Rock Canyon High School

Public Grades 9-12

13^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 96% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Rock Canyon High School is a large, comprehensive public high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, serving 2,325 students in grades 9–12 as part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1. The school has earned a 5-star rating and is currently ranked 13th out of 338 Colorado high schools, placing it in the 96th percentile statewide. That makes it the highest-ranked traditional high school in its immediate area, ahead of nearby Arapahoe High School (#26), Mountain Vista High School (#36), Thunderridge High School (#45), and Highlands Ranch High School (#70).

Academically, Rock Canyon posts impressive results. In 2025–2026, 91% of 9th and 10th graders were proficient in PSAT Reading/Writing, and 86% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Reading/Writing — well above state averages and generally the highest among nearby large schools. Math scores are strong too, with 74% of 9th graders proficient on PSAT Math compared with a 40% state average, though SAT Math (57%) trails its own literacy numbers. The school also boasts a 97.9% graduation rate, a dropout rate of just 0.1–0.3%, and chronic absenteeism of 12.7% — far better than the district (16.6%) and state (28.4%) averages. Among nearby peers, only small online programs posted better attendance.

One of the most notable findings is how well Rock Canyon serves students who are historically underserved. The school has ranked among the top handful of Colorado high schools for special education students, disabled students, and low-income students, and it ranks in the top 10 for Hispanic students and top 6 for Asian students. The school has also shown steady improvement over the past decade, climbing from the 77th percentile in 2015–2016 to its current top-tier position. While literacy is clearly the school's greatest strength, the data suggests SAT Math and 11th grade science are areas where peers like Arapahoe High School and Mountain Vista High School are competitive. Overall, Rock Canyon combines elite academics, strong graduation outcomes, and notable equity across student groups.

2,325

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,503

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5810 McArthur Ranch Road
Highlands Ranch, CO 80124-5207

(303) 387-3000

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Feeder schools for Rock Canyon High School:

Elementary:	Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
	Redstone Elementary School
	Timber Trail Elementary School
	Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
Middle:	Rocky Heights Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.2%

Asian:

16.4%

Hispanic:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 77th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (78% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Colorado high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (84%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school78%

District avg63%

Colorado avg48%

13^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 23% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	13 of 340	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	17 of 328	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.4	19 of 349	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	89.9	15 of 221	93.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	17 of 210	91.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	20 of 411	95.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	17 of 388	95.6%	★★★★★
2017	60.4	60 of 256	76.6%	★★★★☆
2016	58.4	58 of 255	77.3%	★★★★☆
2015	31.3	195 of 292	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	89.2	27 of 369	92.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.4	22 of 349	93.7%	★★★★★
2012	89.6	19 of 334	94.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.7	20 of 337	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	92.7	11 of 327	96.6%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	15 of 310	95.2%	★★★★★
2008	92.0	10 of 301	96.7%	★★★★★
2007	91.8	9 of 298	97.0%	★★★★★
2006	89.8	16 of 286	94.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.4	17 of 280	93.9%	★★★★★
2004	88.4	20 of 279	92.8%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	81.9	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	81.1	6 of 43	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	5 of 43	88.4%	★★★★★
2023	83.1	3 of 43	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	77.4	8 of 41	80.5%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	86.3	4 of 56	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	5 of 59	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	70.0	15 of 84	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	12 of 74	83.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	92.4	12 of 246	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	91.7	11 of 247	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	15 of 257	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.2	16 of 254	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	13 of 257	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.5	16 of 239	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.0	18 of 143	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	19 of 136	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	10 of 140	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	75.5	15 of 135	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.2	12 of 108	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	12 of 118	89.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	95.8	14 of 198	92.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.9	8 of 187	95.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.1	8 of 199	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	12 of 198	93.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	7 of 205	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	8 of 181	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	90.1	17 of 209	91.9%	★★★★★
2025	96.5	6 of 194	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.5	11 of 211	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	9 of 200	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	7 of 203	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	19 of 244	92.2%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	20 of 246	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	24 of 256	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	15 of 252	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	19 of 253	92.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	16 of 240	93.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	10 of 61	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	91.0	2 of 58	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	8 of 61	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	5 of 62	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	2 of 56	96.4%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	88.9	3 of 77	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	3 of 60	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.4	42 of 221	81.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	41 of 209	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	46 of 229	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	37 of 234	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	33 of 228	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	83.2	30 of 225	86.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2022)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)87th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)86th percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)84th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing91%+26 vs state

Mathematics68%+29 vs state

Science57%+32 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Rock Canyon High School

What district is Rock Canyon High School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Is Rock Canyon High School a good school?

Yes! Rock Canyon High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 13^th of 340 Colorado high schools.

What schools feed into Rock Canyon High School?

Rock Canyon High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
Elementary : Redstone Elementary School
Elementary : Timber Trail Elementary School
Elementary : Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
Middle : Rocky Heights Middle School

How many students attend Rock Canyon High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,325 students attended Rock Canyon High School.

What is the racial makeup of Rock Canyon High School?

Students at Rock Canyon High School are 65% White, 16% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

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