Enrollment
213
High
DISTRICT 207 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CALHAN DISTRICT NO. RJ1·NCES 080273000168
Calhan Secondary School
800 BULLDOG DRIVE, CALHAN, CO 80808 · (719) 347-2766 · El Paso County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Colorado public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public high schools
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
106 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 16% |
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Calhan District No. RJ1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -13.4pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.9% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | N/A |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Calhan Secondary School
Calhan Secondary School's state test result (33.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calhan Secondary School this school | 213 | 49.8% | 33.5% |
| Cedaredge High School CEDAREDGE | 280 | 48.9% | 29.7% |
| Dolores High School DOLORES | 186 | 48.4% | 36.1% |
| Custer County High School WESTCLIFFE | 98 | 48.0% | 23.9% |
| Limon Junior-Senior High School LIMON | 233 | 43.8% | 45.6% |
| Rye High School RYE | 250 | 41.2% | 30.3% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Calhan Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #89 of 231 | #13 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #32 of 54 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #34 of 57 ▼ 12 | #4 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #243 of 409 | #32 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.5:1 | #1 of 250 | #1 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.6% | #228 of 250 | #31 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.8% | #151 of 320 | #15 of 37 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
213
-48 (-18%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 149
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 213 | 22.5 | 9.5:1 | 50% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 22.3 | 10.1:1 | 52% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 20.8 | 10.7:1 | 48% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 41% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 10.3 | 16.2:1 | 44% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 9 | 16.3:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | 33% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 166 | 10 | 16.6:1 | 20% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Calhan Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 28% (167 to 213); teachers up 118% (10.3 to 22.5).
About Calhan Secondary School
In CALHAN, Colorado, Calhan Secondary School is a very small high school. It offers grades 6 through 12 and has 213 students enrolled. High schools in Colorado have about 627 students on average; enrollment here is 66% lower.
A total of 2 schools make up Calhan District No. RJ1, with 414 students enrolled.
Calhan Secondary School is 85% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 5% Black. That compares with about 70% White among all El Paso County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 28%.
Teacher count: 22.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 9.5:1. Compared with the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 50%. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
Among Colorado public high schools, Calhan Secondary School outscored 53%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
On BeatsExpectations, Calhan Secondary School is 3.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that the median household earns about $90,363 a year, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 245, with about 114,356 students.
The closest school to Calhan Secondary School is Calhan Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: Calhan Secondary School ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 33.5% versus a 44.2% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The school's student count decreased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio dropped from 13.1:1 to 9.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Calhan District No. RJ1
- Calhan Elementary SchoolElementary · 201 students
Nearby schools
- Calhan Elementary School0.0 mi · 201
- Peyton Online Academy10.2 mi · 28
- Peyton Junior High School10.6 mi · 78
- Peyton Senior High School10.7 mi · 197
- Peyton Elementary School10.9 mi · 293
- Simla Elementary School13.2 mi · 165
Frequently asked questions
About Calhan Secondary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Calhan Secondary School?
Calhan Secondary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Calhan Secondary School serve?
Calhan Secondary School serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Calhan Secondary School have?
Calhan Secondary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.5:1.
How diverse is Calhan Secondary School?
Calhan Secondary School reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Calhan Secondary School?
Calhan Secondary School is overseen by Calhan District No. RJ1 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.