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Sierra High School

Public Grades 9-12

295^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 10% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Sierra High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 822 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Harrison School District No. 2, which is ranked 86 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sierra High School consistently performs below the state and district averages on standardized tests, such as CMAS, SAT, and PSAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.4% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to 21.6% in the district and 25% statewide. The school also has a 4-year graduation rate of around 84%, which is on par with the district average but slightly below the state average, and a higher dropout rate of around 2%. Additionally, Sierra High School has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 56.8% in recent years, significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, Sierra High School generally performs worse academically. For instance, The Vanguard School (High), a public charter school in the district, consistently outperforms Sierra High School on standardized tests. Within the Harrison School District No. 2, Sierra High School is one of the lower-performing high schools, with Harrison High School having slightly better academic performance, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism.

843

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,734

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2250 Jet Wing Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80916-2427

(719) 579-2090

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Feeder schools for Sierra High School:

Elementary:	Bricker Elementary School
	Centennial Elementary School
	Giberson Elementary School
	Sand Creek International School
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	Soaring Eagles Community School
	Turman Elementary School
	Wildflower Elementary School
Middle:	Panorama Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

African American:

17.3%

White:

15.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (58% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

Colorado avg57%

295^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Harrison School District No. 2

86^th of 115Harrison School District No. 2 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	12.9	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	288 of 349	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	315 of 349	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	215 of 221	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	330 of 411	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	308 of 388	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	228 of 256	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	211 of 255	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.8	255 of 292	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	257 of 369	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.2	260 of 349	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.0	244 of 334	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.3	261 of 337	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.1	269 of 327	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.9	260 of 310	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	234 of 301	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.3	227 of 298	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.8	236 of 286	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	18.8	237 of 280	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	231 of 279	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	16 of 30	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	27 of 38	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.6	35 of 36	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	32 of 34	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	23 of 29	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	215 of 247	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	207 of 257	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	237 of 254	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	238 of 257	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	218 of 239	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	172 of 187	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	129 of 199	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.8	174 of 198	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	183 of 205	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	179 of 181	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	23.7	155 of 194	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	153 of 211	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	177 of 200	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	175 of 203	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.8	159 of 188	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	16.9	213 of 256	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	228 of 252	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	218 of 253	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	231 of 240	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	63 of 77	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	203 of 229	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	214 of 234	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)47th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2022)18th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2024)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing43%-22 vs state

Science6%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Sierra 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 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 Science 11th Grade	Total
Sierra High School	Public	9-12	2250 Jet Wing Drive	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2090	843	50	17.0	72.5%	129 (15.3%)	146 (17.3%)	474 (56.2%)	18 (2.1%)	5 (0.6%)	12 (1.4%)	59 (7.0%)	12.9	295^th of 328 public high schools	10.1%		18.4	288^th of 349 public high schools	17.5%	7	48.0		43.0		27.0		6.4	$17,734
Atlas Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1628 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	499	31	16.2	82.6%	22 (4.4%)	20 (4.0%)	442 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	40.3	194^th of 328 public high schools	40.9%		36	213^th of 349 public high schools	39.0%	19	51.0	38.0		31.0		36.0	19.4	$8,097
James Irwin Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5525 Astrozon Blvd.	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 576-8055	425	27	15.8	48.7%	111 (26.1%)	34 (8.0%)	215 (50.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	52 (12.2%)	77.7	74^th of 328 public high schools	77.4%		80	62^nd of 349 public high schools	82.2%	12	81.0	43.0	82.0	57.0	84.0	48.0	34.5	$9,329
Spring Creek Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	3190 East Las Vegas	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Division of Youth Services	No	No	No	No	(719) 329-6924																			(n/a)								$00
Harrison High School	Public	9-12	2755 Janitell Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2080	1,089	62	17.5	72.5%	166 (15.2%)	170 (15.6%)	631 (57.9%)	27 (2.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	84 (7.7%)	15.3	284^th of 328 public high schools	13.4%		18.9	287^th of 349 public high schools	17.8%	3	49.0	14.0	46.0	15.0	39.0	7.0	14.8	$15,766
Career Readiness Academy	Public	5-12	2883 South Circle Drive	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2580	69	8	8.6	85.5%	6 (8.7%)	12 (17.4%)	43 (62.3%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)								$6,191
Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs	Public, Charter	9-12	1810 Eastlake Blvd	Colorado Springs	80910	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 300-8947	104	8	12.3	74.0%	27 (26.0%)	10 (9.6%)	60 (57.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.8%)								(n/a)								$14,670
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
Discovery High School	Public	9-12	701 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3121	83	6	13.8	65.1%	43 (51.8%)	3 (3.6%)	24 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	12 (14.5%)								(n/a)								$20,989
Widefield High School	Public	9-12	615 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3200	1,193	70	16.9	39.2%	485 (40.7%)	120 (10.1%)	416 (34.9%)	22 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	12 (1.0%)	133 (11.1%)	34	222^nd of 328 public high schools	32.3%		35.6	220^th of 349 public high schools	37.0%	2	67.0	22.0	61.0	22.0	53.0	14.0	26.3	$14,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Sierra High School

Is Sierra High School a good school?

Sierra High School ranks in the bottom 10.1% of Colorado high schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sierra High School?

Students at Sierra High School are 56% Hispanic, 17% African American, 15% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Sierra High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 843 students attended Sierra High School.

What schools feed into Sierra High School?

Sierra High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bricker Elementary School
Elementary : Centennial Elementary School
Elementary : Giberson Elementary School
Elementary : Sand Creek International School
Elementary : Soaring Eagles Community School
Elementary : Turman Elementary School
Elementary : Wildflower Elementary School
Middle : Panorama Middle School

What district is Sierra High School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

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