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Vista Ridge High School

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Vista Ridge High School ranks 193 rd of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 338 Colorado High Schools

Better than 43% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Vista Ridge High School is a large comprehensive public high school in Colorado Springs, CO, serving 1,473 students in grades 9–12 as part of El Paso County Colorado School District 49, a 4-star district ranked 33rd out of 115 in Colorado. The school's clearest strength is its graduation rate: 93.4% in 2024–2025, far above the district's 63.5% and the state's 85.6%, with a dropout rate of just 1.2% compared to 6.7% districtwide. Academically, Vista Ridge outperforms its district on every tested subject — SAT reading/writing proficiency is 57% versus the district's 40%, and math is 19% versus 11% — but math remains well below the state average of 32%. Science proficiency dropped to 22.7% in 2025–2026 after posting 37.4% the prior year, reflecting year-to-year volatility.

The most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism. In 2024–2025, 46.6% of students were chronically absent — nearly half of the student body — compared to 26.1% for the district and 28.4% statewide, and the rate jumped sharply from 34.9% the prior year. Nearby Pine Creek High School (23.7%) and Liberty High School (24.0%) have far lower absenteeism, while Sand Creek High School (48.7%) and Doherty High School (56.0%) are comparable or worse. The combination of a high graduation rate and extremely high absenteeism suggests many students stay on track to earn diplomas despite missing substantial school time.

Compared to nearby schools, Vista Ridge High School is a bright spot within its own district — Sand Creek High School ranks lower overall and posts weaker test scores — but it is not competitive with the highly rated Academy District 20 schools a few miles away. Pine Creek High School posts SAT reading/writing proficiency of 83% and math of 51% versus Vista Ridge's 57% and 19%, and Rampart High School also outperforms Vista Ridge academically. Power Technical, a small career-focused school, beats Vista Ridge in math and science with much lower absenteeism. Rising economic need provides important context: roughly 38% of students now qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, up from 26.5% two years earlier. The bottom line is a school that graduates students at an impressive rate, but where attendance and math and science proficiency need significant attention.

1,473

Students ?

19.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,185

Per pupil spending ?

37.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6888 Black Forest Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80923

(719) 494-8800

District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49

Feeder schools for Vista Ridge High School:

Elementary:	Inspiration View Elementary School
	Odyssey Elementary School
	Ridgeview Elementary School
	Stetson Elementary School
Middle:	Skyview Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.6%

Hispanic:

28.9%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 55th percentile in 2019 → 43rd in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped from its 55th-percentile peak (2019) to 43rd (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg30%

Colorado avg48%

193^rd of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 43% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 7High Schools in the El Paso County Colorado School District 49

33^rd 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
2026	40.4	193 of 338	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	163 of 328	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	186 of 349	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	165 of 349	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	150 of 221	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	132 of 210	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.2	187 of 411	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	192 of 388	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	22.8	188 of 256	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.8	177 of 255	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.9	168 of 292	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.4	157 of 369	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.7	176 of 349	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.2	190 of 334	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.9	143 of 337	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.5	108 of 327	67.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	23 of 30	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	28 of 38	26.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	15 of 34	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	15.5	34 of 43	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.6	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	28 of 43	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	4.5	41 of 43	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	40 of 45	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	51 of 59	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	56.7	25 of 84	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	24.7	59 of 74	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	154 of 245	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.2	139 of 247	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	145 of 257	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	132 of 254	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	132 of 257	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	110 of 239	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	102 of 143	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.7	87 of 136	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.8	93 of 140	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.1	68 of 135	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.6	85 of 108	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	93 of 118	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	44.5	100 of 197	49.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	89 of 187	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	105 of 199	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.3	89 of 198	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	70 of 205	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.7	50 of 181	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	135 of 208	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.1	91 of 194	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	120 of 211	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.7	103 of 200	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	85 of 203	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	51 of 188	72.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	39.9	136 of 243	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.6	123 of 246	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	145 of 256	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	140 of 252	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.9	139 of 253	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.0	118 of 240	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	49 of 61	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.7	47 of 58	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	59 of 61	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	54 of 62	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	41 of 56	26.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.9	36 of 48	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	17.9	65 of 77	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	160 of 221	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.5	130 of 209	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.0	163 of 229	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	155 of 234	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	156 of 228	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	148 of 225	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile~ school

Female (2026)37th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2026)21st percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2022)16th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing65%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-11 vs state

Science23%~ 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
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%)	40.4	193^rd of 338 public high schools	42.9%		47.3	163^rd of 328 public high schools	50.3%	30	66.0	35.0	65.0	29.0	57.0	19.0										22.7	$15,185
Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	69.2	101^st of 338 public high schools	70.1%		71.4	96^th of 328 public high schools	70.7%	5	79.0	44.0	80.0	45.0	74.0	36.0										39.7	$13,913
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%)	26.6	251^st of 338 public high schools	25.7%		28	238^th of 328 public high schools	27.4%	13	57.0	23.0	57.0	29.0	47.0	15.0										15.4	$14,390
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%)	31.4	230^th of 338 public high schools	32.0%		27.4	243^rd of 328 public high schools	25.9%	13	54.0	24.0	61.0	29.0	52.0	21.0										21.6	$18,583
Rampart High School	Public	9-12	8250 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2000	1,305	78	16.8	31.4%	783 (60.0%)	49 (3.8%)	298 (22.8%)	59 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	105 (8.0%)	70	98^th of 338 public high schools	71.0%		74.5	85^th of 328 public high schools	74.1%	13	78.0	46.0	74.0	52.0	70.0	39.0										39.0	$14,647
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%)	42	186^th of 338 public high schools	45.0%		48.1	159^th of 328 public high schools	51.5%	27	74.0	30.0	66.0	32.0	58.0	14.0	32.4	48.6	35.0	38.7	26.5	35.1	35.0	32.4	43.9	28.8	$14,357
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%)	86.1	39^th of 338 public high schools	88.5%		86.5	38^th of 328 public high schools	88.4%	1	97.0	58.0	97.0	52.0	82.0	49.0										48.4	$12,770
Power Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Waynoka Place	Colorado Springs	80916	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%)	67.2	108^th of 338 public high schools	68.0%		62.8	118^th of 328 public high schools	64.0%	10		43.0	77.0	48.0		32.0	50.0	43.3	37.5	43.5	32.5	25.4	32.5	29.3	32.5	48.5	$10,725
Aspen Valley High School	Public	9-12	1450 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-6000	90	12	7.6	46.7%	61 (67.8%)	5 (5.6%)	15 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (10.0%)								(n/a)					35.0												$29,291
Village High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1110 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1970	532	30	17.6		412 (77.4%)	16 (3.0%)	63 (11.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	82.6	54^th of 338 public high schools	84.0%		82.2	51^st of 328 public high schools	84.5%	3	80.0		89.0		74.0												$12,122

Frequently Asked Questions about Vista Ridge High School

What schools feed into Vista Ridge High School?

Vista Ridge High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Inspiration View Elementary School
Elementary : Odyssey Elementary School
Elementary : Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary : Stetson Elementary School
Middle : Skyview Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Vista Ridge High School?

Students at Vista Ridge High School are 47% White, 29% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% African American, 4% Asian.

Is Vista Ridge High School a good school?

Vista Ridge High School ranks 193^rd of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Vista Ridge High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,473 students attended Vista Ridge High School.

What district is Vista Ridge High School in?

El Paso County Colorado School District 49

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