Columbine High School

Columbine High School is a high school of sprawling scale in LITTLETON, Colorado, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, instructing 1,710 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 173% bigger than the state mean of about 627.

Within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which oversees 148 schools and 74,935 students, Columbine High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Columbine High School records that White students make up the majority at 64%. Beyond that, the school reports 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Columbine High School has 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.7:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Columbine High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.7%; Columbine High School posts 26.5%, -22.2 points below that line.

In the area at large, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Jefferson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), Columbine High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Leawood Elementary School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Columbine High School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Columbine High School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,691 (now 1,710). Hispanic enrollment moved from 18% to 26% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.