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Which teacher or staff member at Chaparral High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,007
High
DISTRICT 1,265 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001578
Chaparral High School
15655 BROOKSTONE DRIVE, PARKER, CO 80138 · (303) 387-3500 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,007 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
432 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 9 | 529 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 541 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 458 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 479 | 24% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Chaparral High School
Chaparral High School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaparral High School this school | 2,007 | 21.5% | 44.5% |
| Legacy High School BROOMFIELD | 2,052 | 23.9% | 40.1% |
| Highlands Ranch High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 1,323 | 23.7% | 39.2% |
| Niwot High School NIWOT | 1,509 | 25.6% | 51.0% |
| Dakota Ridge Senior High School LITTLETON | 1,277 | 24.3% | 40.3% |
| Fossil Ridge High School FORT COLLINS | 1,846 | 16.4% | 64.0% |
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 Chaparral High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #44 of 231 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,007 | #17 of 409 | #4 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #220 of 250 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #96 of 250 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #284 of 320 | #4 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #80 of 139 | #3 of 6 |
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
2,007
-206 (-9%) vs 2020
+49% since 2000-01, when it was 1,348
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
was 19.9:1
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 | 2,007 | 93.4 | 21.5:1 | 22% (432) |
| 2023-24 | 2,045 | 102.6 | 19.9:1 | 20% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 2,009 | 103.6 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 2,213 | 111 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,270 | 111.5 | 20.4:1 | 13% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 2,199 | 106 | 20.8:1 | 11% (245) |
| 2010-11 | 2,077 | 101 | 20.6:1 | 9% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 1,348 | 84 | 16.1:1 | 1% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chaparral High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (2,270 to 2,007); teachers down 16% (111.5 to 93.4).
About Chaparral High School
Chaparral High School is classified as a high school. It is located in PARKER, Colorado. It educates 2,007 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (89 schools, 61,550 students) runs Chaparral High School.
White students make up a majority at Chaparral High School, at 66%. The remaining shares are 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Douglas County's population at about 80%. Chaparral High School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1 at Chaparral High School, with 93.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, high schools in Colorado have 16.9:1, compared with 21.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 22% of enrollment.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 53.7%.
Census estimates describe Douglas County this way: the median household income is $149,594, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. In all, Douglas County has 92 public schools and roughly 63,841 students.
The nearest other public school, Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship, is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Chaparral High School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Chaparral High School dropped 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 2,213 to 2,007 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 19.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.5:1.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
Other schools in PARKER
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Ponderosa High SchoolHigh · 1,406 students
- Leman Classical AcademyElementary · 1,390 students
- Cimarron MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Sagewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
- Sierra Middle SchoolMiddle · 805 students
Other Chaparral High schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Chaparral High. Chaparral High School is the 4th largest of the 8.
- Chaparral HighTemecula, CA · 3,136 students
- Chaparral High SchoolLas Vegas, NV · 2,295 students
- Chaparral High SchoolKILLEEN, TX · 2,031 students
- Chaparral High SchoolSCOTTSDALE, AZ · 1,773 students
- CHAPARRAL HIGHANTHONY, NM · 1,067 students
Nearby schools
- Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship0.1 mi · 88
- Mammoth Heights Elementary0.3 mi · 598
- North Star Academy0.7 mi · 684
- Pine Grove Elementary School0.9 mi · 480
- Challenge to Excellence Charter School1.0 mi · 551
- Parker Performing Arts1.3 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Chaparral High SchoolHow large is Chaparral High School?
Chaparral High School enrolls approximately 2,007 students in grades 09-12.
Is Chaparral High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Chaparral High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Chaparral High School have?
Chaparral High School employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Chaparral High School?
Student demographics at Chaparral High School are roughly 66% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Chaparral High School?
Chaparral High School is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.