Summary:
Zip code 80130 in Highlands Ranch, CO is served by 5 schools: 3 elementary schools (Fox Creek, Redstone, and Arrowwood), 1 middle school (Cresthill), and 1 alternative PK-12 school (Skyview Academy) that provides the area's only high school pathway, all within the highly rated Douglas County School District No. Re 1, ranked 6th out of 115 Colorado districts with a 5-star rating.
For elementary families, Redstone Elementary School is the clear academic leader, ranking 23rd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools with the highest test scores in the zip code (77.6% ELA, 75.9% math proficiency), the lowest chronic absenteeism at 9.1%, the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 9.55%, and the smallest class sizes at a 14.4:1 student-teacher ratio. Fox Creek Elementary School is a solid alternative with 70.7% ELA proficiency and 53.9% math proficiency, while Arrowwood Elementary School continues to improve its state ranking year over year but saw 5th grade science proficiency fall to 30.8%, below the state average. For secondary grades, Cresthill Middle School ranks 86th out of 469 Colorado middle schools with solid academics, though its 27.5% chronic absenteeism rate is a concern, and Skyview Academy, the largest school in the zip code with 1,358 students, delivers a 97.1% graduation rate and SAT scores well above state averages.
Across all five schools, students consistently perform above Colorado state averages in both ELA and math, reflecting the strength of the district. However, math proficiency trails ELA proficiency at every school, with Fox Creek showing the largest gap at nearly 17 percentage points, and Redstone the most balanced at just 1.7 points. Cresthill's elevated absenteeism and Arrowwood's science decline are the two areas worth watching, but overall 80130 families have access to some of the best public education opportunities in Colorado.
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