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Skyview Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12
275th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 946 Colorado Alternative Schools
Better than 71% of Colorado alternative schools
Summary

Skyview Academy is a PK–12 school in Highlands Ranch, CO, serving 1,358 students within the highly rated Douglas County School District. Despite its "alternative" label, Skyview behaves much like a strong charter or choice school: its 97.1% graduation rate is well above the state average, dropout rates have been essentially zero in recent years, and chronic absenteeism (10%) is about one-third the state rate. The school serves a relatively low-poverty population (15.1% free/reduced lunch) and maintains a favorable 16.1 student-teacher ratio.

Compared to nearby schools, Skyview holds its own in several important ways. Its closest peer, STEM School Highlands Ranch, posts slightly higher test scores, but Skyview counters with lower chronic absenteeism and a smaller student-teacher ratio. Skyview also dramatically outperforms other regional alternative schools like Collegiate Academy of Colorado and Rocky Mountain Deaf School, though those schools serve significantly higher-poverty populations. Against Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County, Skyview is stronger in math and overall CMAS scores, while Ascent leads in reading/writing.

Academically, Skyview is strongest in reading and writing, with SAT and PSAT scores comfortably above state and often district averages. Eighth-grade science and ELA are standout areas, exceeding both district and state by wide margins. Math is the relative weak spot—particularly in 4th and 7th grades—though recent high school PSAT math scores have jumped well above district levels. Eleventh-grade science results are somewhat volatile year to year. Overall, Skyview offers a stable, well-rounded education with exceptional attendance and graduation outcomes, making it a consistently strong choice in the Highlands Ranch area.

1,358
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,927
Per pupil spending ?
15.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 6161 Business Center Drive
       Highlands Ranch, CO  80124-3605

(303) 471-8439

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.1%
Asian:
20.2%
Hispanic:
13.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2023 → 91st in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Colorado average (59% vs 43% meeting standards)
✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)
✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2023
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school59%
District avg61%
Colorado avg43%
Elementary school
275th of 946
Colorado public elementary schools ?
Top 29%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
68th of 476
Colorado public middle schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 18 pts since 2016
From top 32% (2016) to top 14% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
High school
32nd of 340
Colorado public high schools ?
Top 9%▼ down 1 pts since 2016
See the entire ranking list of Colorado High Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1
6th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202669.0275 of 94670.9%★★★★☆
202564.6319 of 95066.4%★★★☆☆
202472.1242 of 94374.3%★★★★☆
202364.5300 of 93367.8%★★★☆☆
202273.8223 of 92175.8%★★★★☆
202175.4190 of 71073.2%★★★★☆
201983.9129 of 96586.6%★★★★☆
201884.4127 of 91786.2%★★★★☆
201777.7184 of 92980.2%★★★★☆
201666.1279 of 91469.5%★★★☆☆
201564.3294 of 93868.7%★★★☆☆
201484.8114 of 96288.1%★★★★☆
201384.2124 of 95487.0%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202525.312 of 137.7%★☆☆☆☆
202438.310 of 1216.7%★☆☆☆☆
202318.814 of 156.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.410 of 100.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202142.43 of 650.0%★★★★☆
201946.28 of 1127.3%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202666.8211 of 69569.6%★★★☆☆
202556.5271 of 69461.0%★★★☆☆
202461.3243 of 68464.5%★★★☆☆
202359.8238 of 64262.9%★★★☆☆
202262.2214 of 59564.0%★★★☆☆
202164.3149 of 35157.5%★★★☆☆
201978.8134 of 75882.3%★★★★☆
201881.094 of 69086.4%★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202530.9105 of 11911.8%★☆☆☆☆
202464.037 of 9159.3%★★★☆☆
202352.953 of 8235.4%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202651.0102 of 25159.4%★★★☆☆
202576.732 of 24787.0%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202656.9288 of 69758.7%★★★☆☆
202557.5274 of 70060.9%★★★☆☆
202466.7210 of 68369.3%★★★☆☆
202351.7303 of 64953.3%★★★☆☆
202270.2165 of 59472.2%★★★★☆
202172.7110 of 35268.8%★★★☆☆
201979.3128 of 76483.2%★★★★☆
201877.3134 of 69380.7%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202635.6372 of 54732.0%★★☆☆☆
202528.9413 of 55125.0%★☆☆☆☆
202442.7322 of 53940.3%★★☆☆☆
202329.9395 of 52524.8%★☆☆☆☆
202242.8284 of 45437.4%★★☆☆☆
202146.7183 of 28836.5%★★☆☆☆
201960.9205 of 59665.6%★★★☆☆
201859.4126 of 33762.6%★★★☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202682.268 of 47685.7%★★★★☆
202580.572 of 46984.6%★★★★☆
202482.866 of 48586.4%★★★★☆
202382.668 of 48085.8%★★★★☆
202280.863 of 44885.9%★★★★☆
202182.549 of 36986.7%★★★★☆
201968.9117 of 45874.5%★★★★☆
201861.2136 of 41867.5%★★★☆☆
201758.5146 of 42465.6%★★★☆☆
201662.4128 of 40068.0%★★★☆☆
201571.487 of 43680.0%★★★★☆
201479.579 of 46182.9%★★★★☆
201382.660 of 45486.8%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202646.417 of 2737.0%★★☆☆☆
202548.017 of 2634.6%★★☆☆☆
202349.712 of 1833.3%★★☆☆☆
202262.85 of 1566.7%★★★★☆
201972.39 of 2564.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202681.655 of 36885.1%★★★★☆
202579.359 of 34783.0%★★★★☆
202478.957 of 35083.7%★★★★☆
202378.766 of 36381.8%★★★★☆
202274.764 of 32680.4%★★★★☆
202174.147 of 25481.5%★★★★☆
201958.0131 of 35262.8%★★★☆☆
201857.7121 of 31561.6%★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202664.954 of 15464.9%★★★☆☆
202560.256 of 13257.6%★★★☆☆
202477.210 of 12692.1%★★★★★
202366.051 of 12559.2%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202584.623 of 21889.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202674.184 of 37277.4%★★★★☆
202570.683 of 35276.4%★★★★☆
202477.160 of 35783.2%★★★★☆
202377.660 of 35683.1%★★★★☆
202274.768 of 32879.3%★★★★☆
202178.142 of 24983.1%★★★★☆
201972.779 of 34377.0%★★★★☆
201859.3102 of 31767.8%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202657.6108 of 27861.2%★★★☆☆
202551.0126 of 27554.2%★★★☆☆
202468.269 of 27374.7%★★★★☆
202359.597 of 28666.1%★★★☆☆
202250.8122 of 26554.0%★★★☆☆
202156.281 of 20360.1%★★★☆☆
201938.1177 of 28337.5%★★☆☆☆
201834.8125 of 19937.2%★★☆☆☆
High school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202687.332 of 34090.6%★★★★★
202583.846 of 32886.0%★★★★☆
202480.959 of 34983.1%★★★★☆
202384.048 of 34986.2%★★★★☆
202278.742 of 22181.0%★★★★☆
202184.524 of 21088.6%★★★★☆
201987.341 of 41190.0%★★★★★
201886.043 of 38888.9%★★★★☆
201758.069 of 25673.0%★★★★☆
201674.521 of 25591.8%★★★★★
201579.323 of 29292.1%★★★★★
201486.932 of 36991.3%★★★★★
201373.280 of 34977.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202688.026 of 24689.4%★★★★☆
202583.135 of 24785.8%★★★★☆
202472.768 of 25773.5%★★★★☆
202380.444 of 25482.7%★★★★☆
202283.540 of 25784.4%★★★★☆
202183.835 of 23985.4%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202681.745 of 24481.6%★★★★☆
202578.252 of 24678.9%★★★★☆
202483.736 of 25685.9%★★★★☆
202388.628 of 25288.9%★★★★☆
202284.534 of 25386.6%★★★★☆
202187.728 of 24088.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202677.245 of 22179.6%★★★★☆
202568.963 of 20969.9%★★★★☆
202463.186 of 22962.4%★★★☆☆
202375.355 of 23476.5%★★★★☆
202274.261 of 22873.2%★★★★☆
202177.545 of 22580.0%★★★★☆
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)
Elementary school
Female (2026)70th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school
Male (2026)59th percentile-12 vs school
White (2026)32nd percentile-39 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile-55 vs school
Asian (2025)8th percentile-59 vs school
Middle school
Hispanic (2025)89th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)85th percentile~ school
Male (2026)77th percentile-8 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile-21 vs school
White (2026)61st percentile-25 vs school
Asian (2026)37th percentile-49 vs school
High school
Female (2026)89th percentile~ school
Male (2026)82nd percentile-9 vs school
White (2026)80th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?
Reading and Writing88%+23 vs state
Mathematics64%+25 vs state
Science58%+24 vs state
English Language Arts56%+12 vs state
Math51%+14 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, December 28, 2017

Open Quote I am a current sophomore at Skyview and I have to say that this school is going downhill. If you are considering going there or your child is, please read my concerns even though there is a lot. Before my freshman year I was super excited to attend this school as it was labeled as a school that is focused on helping you grow as a student with plenty of resources to help you, along with more of a relationship with your teacher. Now coming from years of huge public schools I was super excited for this oppurtunity to attend such an amazing school. Now starting at the school I felt pretty good, I was excited and I was even involved with after school activities before starting at the school. But, within my first week I noticed my first issue, which was the type of people in the school. The school was probably 90 white race and very religious individuals. Which was fine at the time, it didn't bother me at all. But after a while some people came out as gay or said that they weren't religious, and this created a huge issue. Many kids bullied these people and one of my friends was concerned for their own safety due to individuals at this school threatening to "kill all gays" and also students not liking other students due to them being non religious. The counselors did nothing about the killing threats!! Another issue is racism. Many students make fun of and stereotype the small portion of different ethnicities at this school. For example, an African American student at my school gets in trouble a lot and many students specifically say it's because he's black. Also the non white population is discriminated by students but that's hard to explain without someone seeing it first-hand. Second of all, the teachers. Freshman year wasn't terrible with teachers, I had issues with not learning things in class but I worked hard and didnt think it was a big deal. Now this year (sophomore year) is terrible. Within the first 3 weeks I went to the counslers because I was getting quizzes and tests on subjects not covered in my classes (yes I have proof, I'm not a lazy student and I take lots of notes) So after a long conversation with my counselor they came up with the solution that I needed to talk to my teachers about it and that other concerns (in which a teacher called her students stupid) would be dealt with. Currently, in each class I have my own issues. Chemistry: This teacher constantly calls us cheaters, does not teach content that is asked of us on tests, and is not willing to admit he is wrong. History: Lazy teacher (but a cool person), just gives notes/no interactive activities for hands on learners, and basically expects us to know everything From a set of notes which works well for some people but is similar to chemistry. Geometry: this teacher treats us like second graders, but seems okay. I'm pretty good at math so I understand the concept on my own but again, like my other classes I'm required to learn on my own. Literature: well basically this class is all busywork, and there's not much writing skills involved but this teacher really has in depth conversations with us about personal character and loves poetry. Not too many complaints about this teacher. One thing that gives this school its amazing ability is the arts program along with the amazing opportunity to learn sign language. They have loving staff (spefically in these programs) and these programs are probably the only things I like about this school. But, I suggest you don't attend this school if you truly care about your education because it has false advertising, and based on my experience should not be rated as highly as it is. (Also an example of the false advertising, this school is not a great college prep. school because it does not teach you how to get in to college or provide opportunities to take college classes while your in school like tons of other schools do.) I will not be attending this school next year due to poor qualities of education along with the student population. If you have any questions I'd love to answer them (unless this is anonymous). Anyways, please consider this review before the school takes it down!!! Thank you for your time! :) Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, December 1, 2016

Open Quote This data shows that SkyView Academy's elementary test scores are down by 20 and their middle school scores are down by 10. This is no surprise since 3/4 of the teachers have turned over, along with the entire administrative team. No one in the current administration has a proven record of leading an effective school in fact, if you look at their history, you will find the complete opposite. At one time, this school had potential. Sadly, they are headed in the wrong direction. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, November 6, 2016

Open Quote SkyView Academy lacks leadership. The current Director's previous school failed both financially and academically, and SkyView is also declining rapidly. The Elementary Principal was let go from her previous position for poor job performance. My kids' academics declined significantly in the few years that they attended SkyView. I wish I would have never enrolled my kids in SkyView. We are much happier in our current school. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Open Quote This is a great PK-12 school that offers researched-based curriculum in a very safe, nurturing environment. Our children have been attending since the school opened in 2010. In addition, our children have chosen to stay at SkyView for their high school program because of the caliber of teachers, smaller class sizes, focus on character, service, Classical education and college prep. I highly recommend checking out their website, taking a tour and encouraging incoming high school or current high school students to sign up for a shadow day! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, January 25, 2013

Open Quote SkyView Academy is actually a PK-12 public charter school, not PK-6. The name is also spelled SkyView Academy, not Skyview. The correct phone number is 303-471-8439
the website is www.skyviewacademy.k12.co.us
It would be wonderful if you could update this information.

Our children have attended this school for all 3 years it has been open so far, and are thriving in this school choice environment. The curriculum is full and interesting. The students map scores show consistent growth in all subject matters and the staff works hard to assure true success in the students learning. Close Quote





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Skyview Academy ranks 275th of 946 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,358 students attended Skyview Academy.

Students at Skyview Academy are 54% White, 20% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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