STEM School Highlands Ranch

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 8773 Ridgeline Drive
       Highlands Ranch, CO  80129-2381


(303) 683-7836

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
149th of 935 Colorado Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,087 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  20.0 Help
Number of students:  1,498

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.6%
Asian:
24.8%
Hispanic:
12.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  5.5% Help


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Compare Details STEM School Highlands Ranch ranks better than 84.1% of elementary schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.73. (See more...)
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Compare Details STEM School Highlands Ranch ranks better than 87.9% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 84.61. (See more...)
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Compare Details STEM School Highlands Ranch ranks better than 96.6% of high schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.28. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at STEM School Highlands Ranch is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.6%), Asian (24.8%), Hispanic (12.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at STEM School Highlands Ranch is 20. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at STEM School Highlands Ranch is $10,087.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

STEM School Highlands Ranch:

SchoolDigger ranks STEM School Highlands Ranch 149th of 935 Colorado public elementary schools. (See STEM School Highlands Ranch in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks STEM School Highlands Ranch 58th of 481 Colorado public middle schools. (See STEM School Highlands Ranch in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks STEM School Highlands Ranch 12th of 351 Colorado public high schools. (See STEM School Highlands Ranch in the ranking list.)

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Douglas County School District No. Re 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas County School District No. Re 1 9th of 115 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for STEM School Highlands Ranch

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Rank History for all elementary school students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 89.50 61st 962 93.7%
2016 85.37 104th 914 88.6%
2017 88.66 81st 929 91.3%
2018 88.32 85th 917 90.7%
2019 91.26 62nd 965 93.6%
2021 83.27 122nd 710 82.8%
2022 76.09 197th 921 78.6%
2023 81.73 149th 933 84.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.31 70th 690 89.9%
2019 86.87 64th 758 91.6%
2021 67.22 133rd 351 62.1%
2022 68.56 170th 595 71.4%
2023 77.59 124th 642 80.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Gifted and Talented students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.54 40th 84 52.4%
2019 62.57 45th 110 59.1%
2023 55.35 47th 82 42.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 85.77 76th 693 89.0%
2019 88.51 59th 764 92.3%
2021 80.70 70th 352 80.1%
2022 68.77 174th 594 70.7%
2023 72.32 164th 649 74.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.27 5th 9 44.4%
2019 73.21 4th 11 63.6%
2021 40.83 5th 6 16.7%
2022 37.59 6th 10 40.0%
2023 35.13 12th 15 20.0%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.40 85th 337 74.8%
2019 70.49 145th 596 75.7%
2021 51.73 164th 288 43.1%
2022 38.12 309th 454 31.9%
2023 47.86 278th 525 47.0%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 90.29 28th 461 93.9%
2015 94.49 18th 436 95.9%
2016 91.04 24th 400 94.0%
2017 87.13 42nd 424 90.1%
2018 88.11 32nd 418 92.3%
2019 91.63 29th 458 93.7%
2021 92.60 23rd 369 93.8%
2022 87.11 44th 448 90.2%
2023 84.61 58th 480 87.9%
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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 93.87 1st 31 96.8%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.05 23rd 315 92.7%
2019 90.35 24th 352 93.2%
2021 85.56 23rd 254 90.9%
2022 83.19 43rd 326 86.8%
2023 82.55 52nd 363 85.7%
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Rank History for middle school Gifted and Talented students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.11 24th 121 80.2%
2019 66.58 35th 134 73.9%
2022 66.42 32nd 93 65.6%
2023 57.54 66th 125 47.2%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.84 26th 317 91.8%
2019 90.64 28th 343 91.8%
2021 90.90 18th 249 92.8%
2022 84.42 36th 328 89.0%
2023 79.43 56th 356 84.3%
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Rank History for middle school Asian students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.56 6th 16 62.5%
2019 76.38 6th 25 76.0%
2021 47.31 4th 6 33.3%
2022 58.96 6th 15 60.0%
2023 51.39 11th 18 38.9%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 99.88 2nd 165 98.8%
2019 97.70 6th 220 97.3%
2023 81.21 24th 198 87.9%
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Rank History for middle school White students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.51 50th 199 74.9%
2019 65.06 80th 283 71.7%
2021 72.66 45th 203 77.8%
2022 63.26 77th 265 70.9%
2023 58.77 102nd 286 64.3%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for STEM School Highlands Ranch

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Rank History for all high school students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2014 93.53 10th 369 97.3%
2015 93.69 7th 292 97.6%
2016 83.37 11th 255 95.7%
2017 77.82 19th 256 92.6%
2018 84.10 49th 388 87.4%
2019 97.96 8th 411 98.1%
2021 94.31 7th 210 96.7%
2022 94.00 7th 221 96.8%
2023 94.28 12th 349 96.6%
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Rank History for high school Female students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.58 3rd 3 0.0%
2021 92.00 13th 239 94.6%
2022 91.39 18th 257 93.0%
2023 93.30 12th 254 95.3%
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Rank History for high school Gifted and Talented students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.50 2nd 2 0.0%
2021 76.77 5th 118 95.8%
2022 78.80 3rd 108 97.2%
2023 74.75 17th 135 87.4%
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Rank History for high school Male students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.87 3rd 3 0.0%
2021 95.85 5th 240 97.9%
2022 96.26 4th 253 98.4%
2023 92.85 12th 252 95.2%
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Rank History for high school Asian students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 74.68 9th 41 78.0%
2022 74.33 6th 45 86.7%
2023 78.39 5th 43 88.4%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 99.37 3rd 181 98.3%
2022 99.28 4th 205 98.0%
2023 94.37 13th 198 93.4%
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Rank History for high school White students at STEM School Highlands Ranch

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.52 2nd 2 0.0%
2021 88.81 13th 225 94.2%
2022 90.50 13th 228 94.3%
2023 89.20 13th 234 94.4%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Sunday, July 5, 2020

Open Quote We brought 2 kids here from American Academy.
1 was 6th, now 8th, and other was 1st, now 3rd.

AA was a good school, but stem is even better. the teachers here really are spectacular.
The admin has been amazing. They have dealt with a shooting, subsequent lose of teachers, pandemic, politics from certain parents, working on a start-up charter school, etc. With a different admin, I would imagine that they would be too distracted to really pay attention to the school. Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, February 5, 2017

Open Quote My daughter moved here at the beginning of this school year. We could not be more pleased! Challenging academics, kind considerate teaching staff and a wonderful school community, where tolerance & respect for one another are abundant! Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Open Quote Please know that STEM only graduated its first class last spring, 2015 and about 45 students. These numbers can therefore, be deceiving and a longer term set of results will yield a better understanding overall. Close Quote



Enrollment information for STEM School Highlands Ranch

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2012 377 3 28 45 2 4 18 0 477
2013 468 5 42 59 4 4 28 0 610
2014 566 3 62 74 1 6 33 0 745
2015 757 3 71 105 2 6 42 0 986
2016 981 3 119 122 5 6 60 0 1296
2017 1074 5 242 184 5 1 87 0 1598
2018 1182 6 292 207 7 4 118 0 1816
2019 1165 14 334 225 5 1 131 0 1875
2020 1055 19 311 225 6 1 133 0 1750
2021 1026 17 344 220 7 2 145 0 1761
2022 900 23 378 220 7 6 136 0 1670
2023 773 20 371 191 6 5 132 0 1498

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at STEM School Highlands Ranch

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 477 20.8 22.8 4
2013 610 31.6 19.2 3.8
2014 745 28.0 26.5 6.2
2015 986 47.0 20.9 6.4
2016 1296 58.0 22.3 7.2
2017 1598 82.6 19.3 5.6
2018 1816 84.0 21.6 5.2
2019 1875 88.2 21.2 5.8
2020 1750 86.8 20.1 5.8
2021 1761 85.8 20.5 6.5
2022 1670 83.1 20.0 6.3
2023 1498 74.7 20.0 5.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio STEM School Highlands Ranch

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2012 477 20.8 22.8 4
2013 610 31.6 19.2 3.8
2014 745 28.0 26.5 6.2
2015 986 47.0 20.9 6.4
2016 1296 58.0 22.3 7.2
2017 1598 82.6 19.3 5.6
2018 1816 84.0 21.6 5.2
2019 1875 88.2 21.2 5.8
2020 1750 86.8 20.1 5.8
2021 1761 85.8 20.5 6.5
2022 1670 83.1 20.0 6.3
2023 1498 74.7 20.0 5.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for STEM School Highlands Ranch

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $7,557
2020 $8,541
2021 $8,663
2022 $10,087

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on STEM School Highlands Ranch

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 62nd of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 149th of 933 Elementary schools
 9.5%
Ranks 29th of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 58th of 480 Middle schools
 5.8%
Ranks 8th of 411 High schoolsRanks 12th of 349 High schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)59.166.7
 7.6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)5258
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)66.768.8
 2.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)52.659.4
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)66.763.2
 3.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)5959.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)52.849.5
 3.3%
   4th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)44.748.8
 4.1%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade Science (STEM School Highlands Ranch)72.154.9
 17.2%
   5th Grade Science (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)47.750.7
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)77.558.4
 19.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)59.164.5
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)66.748.5
 18.2%
   5th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)44.852.4
 7.6%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
6th Grade English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)74.364.4
 9.9%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)60.365.1
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)43.643.4
 0.2%
6th Grade Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)61.546.7
 14.8%
   6th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)45.147.7
 2.6%
   6th Grade Math (Colorado)29.528.2
 1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)72.952.4
 20.5%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)56.764.4
 7.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)58.344.1
 14.2%
   7th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)43.544.9
 1.4%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (STEM School Highlands Ranch)56.364
 7.7%
   8th Grade Science (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)41.945.9
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)69.970.9
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)52.558.4
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)62.163.3
 1.2%
   8th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)48.850.5
 1.7%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (STEM School Highlands Ranch)70.962.8
 8.1%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)56.761.6
 4.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (STEM School Highlands Ranch)6153.2
 7.8%
   All Grades Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)46.550.7
 4.2%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students18751498
 20.1%
African American1420
 42.9%
American Indian56
 20%
Asian334371
 11.1%
Hispanic225191
 15.1%
Pacific Islander15
 400%
White1165773
 33.6%
Two or More Races131132
 0.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients5.8%5.5%
 0.2%


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STEM School Highlands Ranch ranks 149th of 935 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,498 students attended STEM School Highlands Ranch.

Students at STEM School Highlands Ranch are 52% White, 25% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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