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Atlas Preparatory High School

Q: Is Atlas Preparatory High School a good school?

Atlas Preparatory High School ranks 194 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

194^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 41% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Atlas Preparatory High School is a public charter high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 481 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Harrison School District No. 2, which is ranked 86 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Atlas Preparatory High School has consistently ranked in the middle to lower range of Colorado high schools, with a ranking between 157-213 out of 349 schools in recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as CMAS, PSAT, and SAT, is generally below the state and district averages, particularly in mathematics. However, the school performs relatively better in certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and low socioeconomic status students, where it ranks in the top half or top third of Colorado high schools. The school maintains a four-year graduation rate around 82-84%, which is on par with the district and state averages, but it has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 30.9% in recent years.

When compared to nearby charter schools, such as The Vanguard School (High) and James Irwin Charter High School, Atlas Preparatory High School consistently underperforms on various metrics, including standardized test scores, graduation rates, and overall state rankings. These charter schools serve a lower percentage of students from low-income families, which may contribute to their stronger academic performance. However, when compared to the district's traditional public high school, Harrison High School, Atlas Preparatory High School generally performs better on standardized tests and has a higher graduation rate, despite serving a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

499

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,097

Per pupil spending ?

82.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1628 South Murray Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80916

(719) 358-7196

District: Harrison School District No. 2

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.6%

White:

4.4%

African American:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2021 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 41st (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Colorado)

!Reading and Writing scores 13 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Colorado avg40%

194^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	40.3	194 of 328	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	213 of 349	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	157 of 349	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	23.8	165 of 221	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	164 of 210	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	183 of 411	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.2	199 of 388	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.0	187 of 256	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.8	164 of 255	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.7	130 of 292	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	41.4	232 of 369	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	148 of 247	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	184 of 257	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.8	135 of 254	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	157 of 257	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	167 of 239	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	57 of 187	69.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.4	67 of 199	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.5	59 of 198	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	67 of 205	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.6	75 of 181	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	72 of 194	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.1	92 of 188	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	153 of 246	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	144 of 256	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	115 of 252	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	116 of 253	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.9	170 of 240	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)70th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile~ school

Male (2025)38th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing51%-13 vs state

Mathematics31%-7 vs state

Science19%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Great school Great teachers. Very attentive to the families and their needs Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, January 25, 2016

Amazing school for my students Close Quote

by a teacher
Sunday, September 7, 2014

I worked at this school and I must say, I was horrified by what I saw here. Not only were teachers shuffled around yearly (though many moved quarterly) from subject to subject with little or no notice, the behavior management model borders on emotionally abusive. Students have little to no voice at this school. God forbid you have special needs: special education teachers are given caseloads of over 30 students and zero support at the beginning of the year. Compliance has been a huge issue at this school and caused the special education staff to turnover more than any other group (5 special ed staff resigned, leaving 2 teachers for most of the year). This means that students are underserved, especially when you consider the level of need many of these students have. Students are losing academic ground at this school. Students who started the year a grade level behind end two years behind: this is due to the fact that teachers aren't usually teaching in the subject they're best educated in, are given little to no support, and have to navigate quarterly changes to the daily schedule, curriculum, and content areas with little to no warning. As for the "enrichment" the school boasts, it is not enrichment. I witnessed many teachers trying to create good content (music teachers who tried to teach music with no instruments, no practice space, etc, to cheerleading coaches who spent hours planning cheers), but the program isn't structured at all. This meant that many days students spent their "enrichment" time watching movies or running around outside. Because teachers had no time to plan for their "enrichment" blocks, students suffered. They need to triple their teaching staff, change their controlling behavior management system, actually offer professional development to teachers, and invest in more substantive educational tools and practice to benefit their students rather than spending money on "report cards for teachers" (teachers get massive $ bonuses based on their "report card"). As a teacher, I didn't join this work expecting to make a ton of money: I did it because I love children and want to help them be the best people they can be. They throw money at their teachers, hoping to financially entice them to stay rather than offering a positive work environment, professional support, and a truly kid-focused environment. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
The Vanguard School (High)	Public, Charter	9-12	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	303	30	10.0	24.8%	148 (48.8%)	10 (3.3%)	78 (25.7%)	28 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (12.2%)	97.6	4^th of 328 public high schools	98.8%		97.2	4^th of 349 public high schools	98.9%		98.0	76.0	94.0	80.0	99.0	87.0	69.4	$31,945
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Atlas Preparatory High School

Is Atlas Preparatory High School a good school?

Atlas Preparatory High School ranks 194^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Atlas Preparatory High School in?

Harrison School District No. 2

What is the racial makeup of Atlas Preparatory High School?

Students at Atlas Preparatory High School are 89% Hispanic, 4% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Atlas Preparatory High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 499 students attended Atlas Preparatory High School.

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