Castle View High School

Located at 5254 NORTH MEADOWS DR, in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, Castle View High School is a substantial high school that caters to 1,938 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within Douglas County School District No. Re 1. That puts it 209% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Within Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which oversees 89 schools and 61,550 students, Castle View High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Castle View High School shows that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Castle View High School higher than the state norm the norm. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Castle View High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 56.0%; this one comes in at 32.6%, -23.4 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Douglas County shows the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Castle View High School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Castle Rock Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Castle View High School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 51.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Castle View High School's enrollment has fell 10% since 2018, when it stood at 2,154 (now 1,938). White enrollment moved from 79% to 72% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.6:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 today.

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