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Arapahoe High School

Public Grades 9-12

21^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 94% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Arapahoe High School is a public high school located in Centennial, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,781 students. The school is part of the Littleton School District No. 6, which is ranked 11th out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Arapahoe High School consistently ranks among the top 32 high schools in Colorado, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, significantly higher than the nearby Heritage High School (ranked 30-36) and Littleton High School (ranked 74-98). The school's students consistently outperform the state and district averages in standardized tests, with 64.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to 54.4% in the Littleton School District and 25% statewide. Arapahoe High School also maintains high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 83.1% to 93.2%, and low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 2.1%, outperforming the state and district averages.

While Arapahoe High School faces some challenges, such as a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, the school's overall performance and reputation make it a standout educational institution in the region. The school serves a student population with a higher socioeconomic status compared to some nearby schools, which may contribute to its strong academic outcomes. However, Arapahoe High School performs well across various student subgroups, indicating its ability to provide a well-rounded education and support for diverse student populations.

1,748

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,204

Per pupil spending ?

16.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2201 East Dry Creek Road
Centennial, CO 80122-3101

(303) 347-6000

District: Littleton School District No. 6

Feeder schools for Arapahoe High School:

Elementary:	Sandburg Elementary School
Middle:	John Wesley Powell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.1%

Hispanic:

11.3%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (74% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Colorado high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg69%

Colorado avg47%

21^st of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3High Schools in the Littleton School District No. 6

11^th of 115Littleton School District No. 6 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	91.2	21 of 328	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	27 of 349	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	32 of 349	90.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	26 of 221	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	18 of 210	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	22 of 411	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	19 of 388	95.1%	★★★★★
2017	76.0	22 of 256	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	78.4	17 of 255	93.3%	★★★★★
2015	78.3	25 of 292	91.4%	★★★★★
2014	83.2	51 of 369	86.2%	★★★★☆
2013	88.7	24 of 349	93.1%	★★★★★
2012	91.4	14 of 334	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	90.7	18 of 337	94.7%	★★★★★
2010	89.9	22 of 327	93.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.6	16 of 310	94.8%	★★★★★
2008	91.2	13 of 301	95.7%	★★★★★
2007	90.7	14 of 298	95.3%	★★★★★
2006	90.6	14 of 286	95.1%	★★★★★
2005	91.0	14 of 280	95.0%	★★★★★
2004	91.3	11 of 279	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	40.6	28 of 45	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	6 of 59	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	84.8	6 of 84	92.9%	★★★★★
2023	59.3	23 of 74	68.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	17 of 247	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	29 of 257	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	30 of 254	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	23 of 257	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.4	18 of 239	92.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.7	5 of 136	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	75.3	16 of 140	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	38 of 135	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	13 of 108	88.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	35 of 187	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	29 of 199	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	34 of 198	82.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.8	24 of 205	88.3%	★★★★☆
2021	90.7	14 of 181	92.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	81.5	28 of 211	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	39 of 200	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	24 of 203	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	93.5	8 of 188	95.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	88.8	24 of 246	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	25 of 256	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	32 of 252	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	25 of 253	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.2	17 of 240	92.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	6 of 58	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	70.6	17 of 61	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	22 of 62	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.1	15 of 56	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	10 of 48	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	65.0	20 of 77	74.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	15 of 60	75.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	33 of 209	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	33 of 229	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	39 of 234	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	27 of 228	88.2%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	23 of 225	89.8%	★★★★★

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)87th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2022)74th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2022)38th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing84%+22 vs state

Science65%+40 vs state

Mathematics55%+23 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 12, 2019

When it came time to decide on a high school for our oldest child, we had the option to send him to Denver Public School, Private Christian School or choice into Arapahoe High School. After much debate about all of the pros and cons, we chose AHS. Now that we are 3/4 of the way through the school year, we cannot express how happy we are with our decision. We have watched the Principals, counselors, teachers and staff do an amazing job leading and mentoring the students at AHS. There have been incredible times and challenging times alike at AHS, and throughout all of it, Principal Pramenko and the entire staff at AHS, have done an amazing job supporting, loving and growing with one another. The results seem to be matching the cultural values as AHS has now moved up #20 out of all 398 high schools in Colorado. We will be moving our family closer to AHS so that our middle and younger children can attend AHS as well. 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
Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,748	78	22.5	16.8%	1,382 (79.1%)	34 (1.9%)	197 (11.3%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (5.5%)	91.2	21^st of 328 public high schools	93.6%		89.5	27^th of 349 public high schools	92.3%	6	90.0	66.0	88.0	66.0	84.0	55.0	64.9	$15,204
Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1401 West Geddes Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7600	1,748	78	22.3	20.0%	1,388 (79.4%)	14 (0.8%)	240 (13.7%)	37 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	87.9	34^th of 328 public high schools	89.6%		87.2	36^th of 349 public high schools	89.7%	2	86.0	57.0	87.0	61.0	83.0	54.0	55.8	$14,937
Littleton High School	Public	9-12	199 East Littleton Blvd	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7700	1,187	60	19.6	40.2%	665 (56.0%)	25 (2.1%)	398 (33.5%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.3%)	70.7	98^th of 328 public high schools	70.1%		70.2	95^th of 349 public high schools	72.8%	3	68.0	51.0	72.0	51.0	70.0	46.0	37.6	$19,248
Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2500	1,323	69	19.1	23.7%	853 (64.5%)	42 (3.2%)	257 (19.4%)	65 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.3%)	77	76^th of 328 public high schools	76.8%		79.1	67^th of 349 public high schools	80.8%	9	80.0	51.0	75.0	48.0	75.0	50.0	44.3	$19,642
Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	Public	9-12	300 W Chenango	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 934-5786	216	19	11.5	57.4%	120 (55.6%)	7 (3.2%)	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	27	245^th of 328 public high schools	25.3%		24.4	257^th of 349 public high schools	26.4%	12	46.0		42.0		58.0		14.3	$20,599
Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,169	92	23.4	12.7%	1,560 (71.9%)	37 (1.7%)	303 (14.0%)	130 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (6.2%)	86.6	37^th of 328 public high schools	88.7%		87	38^th of 349 public high schools	89.1%	1	85.0	58.0	86.0	58.0	83.0	53.0	42.0	$15,193
Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,820	82	22.1	11.5%	1,369 (75.2%)	18 (1.0%)	264 (14.5%)	59 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	87.3	36^th of 328 public high schools	89.0%		88.1	32^nd of 349 public high schools	90.8%	4	84.0	64.0	82.0	59.0	82.0	55.0	56.1	$15,422
Englewood High School	Public	9-12	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 806-2200	515	34	15.1	68.0%	211 (41.0%)	24 (4.7%)	252 (48.9%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.7%)	37.7	209^th of 328 public high schools	36.3%		34.1	224^th of 349 public high schools	35.8%	15	63.0		52.0		54.0	25.0	25.0	$17,938
Rock Canyon High School	Public	9-12	5810 McArthur Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3000	2,325	104	22.3	8.4%	1,517 (65.2%)	20 (0.9%)	272 (11.7%)	381 (16.4%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (5.3%)	92.7	17^th of 328 public high schools	94.8%		92	22^nd of 349 public high schools	93.7%	5	88.0	60.0	92.0	71.0	89.0	63.0	55.4	$16,753
Eagle Academy	Public	9-12	9350 Teddy Lane	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-0870	115	13	9.1		79 (68.7%)	3 (2.6%)	22 (19.1%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.8%)								(n/a)								$27,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Arapahoe High School

What district is Arapahoe High School in?

Littleton School District No. 6

Is Arapahoe High School a good school?

Yes. Arapahoe High School ranks in the top 6.4% of Colorado high schools.

What schools feed into Arapahoe High School?

Arapahoe High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Sandburg Elementary School
Middle : John Wesley Powell Middle School

How many students attend Arapahoe High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,748 students attended Arapahoe High School.

What is the racial makeup of Arapahoe High School?

Students at Arapahoe High School are 79% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

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