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Sand Creek High School

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Sand Creek High School ranks 238 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

238^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 27% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Sand Creek High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 1,381 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the El Paso County Colorado School District 49, which is ranked 46 out of 115 districts in the state.

Sand Creek High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools over the past 10 years, with its academic performance generally below state and district averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.8% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS/Science, compared to 25% statewide and 16.1% in the district. The school's graduation rate has fluctuated between 55.7% and 86.0%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.7% to 9.0%, which is higher than the averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Vista Ridge High School and Pikes Peak Early College, Sand Creek High School's performance is generally lower. However, it performs better than some other nearby schools, such as Mitchell High School and Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center, which have even lower academic performance and higher rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. Addressing the challenges at Sand Creek High School, such as the high rates of chronic absenteeism and poverty, will likely require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve student outcomes.

1,426

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,932

Per pupil spending ?

50.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7005 North Carefree Circle
Colorado Springs, CO 80922-2400

(719) 495-1160

District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Feeder schools for Sand Creek High School:

Elementary:	Evans Elementary School
	Remington Elementary School
	Springs Ranch Elementary School
Middle:	Horizon Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.1%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Two or more races:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (36% vs 47% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg31%

Colorado avg47%

238^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 8High Schools in the El Paso County Colorado School District 49

46^th of 115El Paso County Colorado School District 49 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	28.0	238 of 328	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	238 of 349	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	226 of 349	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.6	173 of 221	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	118 of 210	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	225 of 411	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.1	224 of 388	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.3	186 of 256	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	238 of 255	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	219 of 292	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	234 of 369	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.7	164 of 349	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.7	149 of 334	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	168 of 337	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.4	150 of 327	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.1	125 of 310	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.6	122 of 301	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.2	113 of 298	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.7	108 of 286	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.7	121 of 280	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.9	113 of 279	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	25 of 30	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	18 of 38	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.8	24 of 36	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	34 of 84	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.6	50 of 74	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	188 of 247	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	186 of 257	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	197 of 254	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.1	176 of 257	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	115 of 239	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	95 of 136	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.7	109 of 140	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	78 of 135	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	86 of 108	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.6	63 of 118	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	113 of 187	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	106 of 199	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	112 of 198	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	134 of 205	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.5	56 of 181	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	127 of 194	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	129 of 211	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	121 of 200	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	106 of 203	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.5	39 of 188	79.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	174 of 246	29.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	169 of 256	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	155 of 252	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	167 of 253	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	95 of 240	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	55 of 58	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	55 of 61	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	48 of 62	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	47 of 56	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	23.6	58 of 77	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	188 of 209	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	209 of 229	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	209 of 234	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	201 of 228	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.2	107 of 225	52.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2024)60th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Special Education (2022)25th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-17 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing54%-11 vs state

Mathematics26%-12 vs state

Science19%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, May 26, 2021

My son did not graduate and I'm blaming it of covid 19 and all the teachers in this school and that's how I feel. They failed their duties. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 4, 2017

Great School! Amazing music program! Close Quote

Schools Near Sand Creek High School

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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 (2024)
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 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
Sand Creek High School	Public	9-12	7005 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-1160	1,426	68	20.8	50.7%	557 (39.1%)	117 (8.2%)	510 (35.8%)	42 (2.9%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	185 (13.0%)	28	238^th of 328 public high schools	27.4%		29.8	238^th of 349 public high schools	31.8%		54.0	23.0	54.0	26.0	49.0	21.0										18.8	$9,932
Springs Studio for Academic Excellence	Public, Virtual	6-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8940	442	20	22.0		300 (67.9%)	14 (3.2%)	80 (18.1%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.5%)	48.1	296^th of 469 public high schools	36.9%		58.1	127^th of 349 public high schools	63.6%	169	82.0	23.0	74.0	23.0	60.0	21.0	35.9	41.0	37.1	38.1	20.5	25.6	17.6	21.4	30.6	36.6	$9,226
Pikes Peak Early College	Public, Virtual	9-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8941	204	7	31.1		147 (72.1%)	6 (2.9%)	27 (13.2%)	6 (2.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	86.5	38^th of 328 public high schools	88.4%		88.8	30^th of 349 public high schools	91.4%	8	91.0	53.0	95.0	62.0	87.0	39.0										62.2	$9,494
Power Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Waynoka Place	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9025	405	34	11.8	46.4%	261 (64.4%)	7 (1.7%)	109 (26.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19 (4.7%)	62.8	118^th of 328 public high schools	64.0%		54.6	143^rd of 349 public high schools	59.0%	25	79.0		70.0	50.0	51.0		41.2	55.6	22.7	38.0	21.9	30.2	29.5	26.8	30.3	37.0	$11,673
Doherty High School	Public	9-12	4515 Barnes Road	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6400	1,715	83	20.6	50.6%	827 (48.2%)	105 (6.1%)	556 (32.4%)	31 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	180 (10.5%)	27.4	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%		28.7	242^nd of 349 public high schools	30.7%	1	53.0	24.0	54.0	20.0	53.0	19.0										19.6	$16,055
Vista Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6888 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8800	1,473	74	19.8	37.9%	686 (46.6%)	115 (7.8%)	425 (28.9%)	64 (4.3%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.7%)	169 (11.5%)	47.3	163^rd of 328 public high schools	50.3%		43.7	186^th of 349 public high schools	46.7%	23	63.0	26.0	68.0	36.0	59.0	27.0										37.4	$10,126
Mitchell High School	Public	9-12	1205 Potter Drive	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-6600	757	47	16.1	69.2%	170 (22.5%)	61 (8.1%)	455 (60.1%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.7%)	7.8	311^th of 328 public high schools	5.2%		7.6	325^th of 349 public high schools	6.9%	14	32.0	13.0	29.0	7.0	32.0	9.0										9.2	$20,198
Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	3302 Alpine Place	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3100	291	18	15.9	79.0%	89 (30.6%)	24 (8.2%)	130 (44.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	38 (13.1%)	0.7	328^th of 328 public high schools	0.0%		5.9	333^rd of 349 public high schools	4.6%	5	15.0		15.0		11.0												$19,319
Odyssey Early College and Career Options	Public	9-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3009	287	10	28.7	51.2%	139 (48.4%)	20 (7.0%)	86 (30.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.5%)	79.9	63^rd of 328 public high schools	80.8%		74.9	78^th of 349 public high schools	77.7%	15	85.0	48.0	89.0	58.0	81.0	35.0										55.3	$16,026
Achieve Online	Public, Virtual	6-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 328-3000	342	17	20.7	64.3%	179 (52.3%)	26 (7.6%)	99 (28.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.4%)	23.3	255^th of 328 public high schools	22.3%		32.2	232^nd of 349 public high schools	33.5%	23	54.0		45.0		40.0											21.1	$18,518

Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Creek High School

What is the racial makeup of Sand Creek High School?

Students at Sand Creek High School are 39% White, 36% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 8% African American, 3% Asian.

What district is Sand Creek High School in?

El Paso County Colorado School District 49

How many students attend Sand Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,426 students attended Sand Creek High School.

Is Sand Creek High School a good school?

Sand Creek High School ranks 238^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Sand Creek High School?

Sand Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Evans Elementary School
Elementary : Remington Elementary School
Elementary : Springs Ranch Elementary School
Middle : Horizon Middle School

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