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Enrollment
1,035
High
DISTRICT 417 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002006634
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County
321 INVERNESS DRIVE SOUTH, ENGLEWOOD, CO 80112 · (720) 638-6824 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,035 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
22.7:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
199 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 191 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 241 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 275 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 328 | 32% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County this school | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,275 | 18.0% | N/A |
| Air Academy High School USAF ACADEMY | 1,380 | 18.3% | 38.8% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,021 | 17.2% | 49.3% |
| Monarch High School LOUISVILLE | 1,431 | 16.2% | 54.4% |
| Highlands Ranch High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 1,323 | 23.7% | 39.2% |
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 Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #19 of 231 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,035 | #106 of 409 | #10 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #235 of 250 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #148 of 250 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #289 of 320 | #5 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +92.4% | #6 of 108 | N/A |
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
1,035
+135 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 1,035 | 45.5 | 22.7:1 | 19% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 1,108 | 45.1 | 24.6:1 | 21% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 1,004 | 41.5 | 24.2:1 | 6% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 900 | 44 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 20.2 | 26.7:1 | 1% (5) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 14 | 29.9:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County.
Since 2017-18: students up 92% (538 to 1,035); teachers up 126% (20.2 to 45.5).
About Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County is a large high school with its address in ENGLEWOOD, Colorado. A federal count lists 1,035 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Colorado) has about 627 students.
State Charter School Institute, which runs Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County, has 49 schools and 21,411 students.
At 72%, White students outnumber all other groups at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County combined. It is also 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. The chance that two students picked at random at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 22.7:1, with 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, high schools in Colorado average 16.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. That is close to the 18% average for public schools in Douglas County.
The model predicts 55.1% for a school in Colorado with Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County's free or reduced-price lunch share. Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County posts 54.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Douglas County show that median household income is about $149,594, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 92 public schools operate in Douglas County, serving about 63,841 students.
The school nearest to Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County is Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. NCES lists Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County as a charter school.
The student count in 2024-25 was 1,035, 15% above the 900 of 2020-21. The number of students per teacher rose from 20.4 to 22.7 over 4 years.
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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 State Charter School Institute
- The Pinnacle Charter SchoolCombined · 1,905 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsHigh · 971 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 965 students
- Caprock AcademyCombined · 871 students
- Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas CountyCombined · 852 students
Other schools in ENGLEWOOD
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- HOPE ONLINE LEARNING ACADEMY CO-OPHigh · 1,307 students
- Colorado Summit Connections AcademyCombined · 1,245 students
- Parker Performing ArtsElementary · 638 students
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
- Englewood High SchoolHigh · 515 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus0.0 mi · 404
- Colorado Summit Connections Academy0.3 mi · 1,245
- Colorado Connections @ 27J0.3 mi · 2,042
- eDCSD0.6 mi · 61
- Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County1.2 mi · 852
- Colorado Skies Academy1.2 mi · 90
Frequently asked questions
About Colorado Early Colleges Douglas CountyWhat is the total enrollment at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County?
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County enrolls approximately 1,035 students in grades 09-12.
Is Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County is approximately 22.7:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County?
Student demographics at Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County are roughly 72% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County in?
Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County is part of State Charter School Institute.
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