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Enrollment
558
Middle
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006219
Cresthill Middle School
9195 CRESTHILL LANE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130 · (303) 387-2800 · Douglas County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Colorado public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
145 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 258 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 54% |
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.6% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.3% | 49.7% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Cresthill Middle School
Cresthill Middle School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresthill Middle School this school | 558 | 26.0% | 55.2% |
| Challenger Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 696 | 16.8% | 65.3% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 821 | 18.1% | 64.4% |
| Preston Middle School FORT COLLINS | 568 | 29.8% | 51.6% |
| Ken Caryl Middle School LITTLETON | 725 | 27.0% | 42.6% |
| Summit Ridge Middle School LITTLETON | 851 | 24.3% | 40.8% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Cresthill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #36 of 241 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #23 of 244 ▲ 7 | #4 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #35 of 246 ▲ 6 | #4 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #99 of 278 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #114 of 227 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #86 of 227 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.0% | #205 of 246 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.5% | #23 of 169 | #1 of 8 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
558
-209 (-27%) vs 2020
-51% since 2000-01, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | 26% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 41.7 | 14.8:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 670 | 42.5 | 15.8:1 | 16% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 767 | 49 | 15.7:1 | 17% (129) |
| 2017-18 | 865 | 48.7 | 17.8:1 | 14% (125) |
| 2015-16 | 914 | 48 | 19.0:1 | 16% (150) |
| 2010-11 | 903 | 46 | 19.6:1 | 10% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 68 | 16.6:1 | 0% (4) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cresthill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (865 to 558); teachers down 28% (48.7 to 35).
About Cresthill Middle School
This page covers Cresthill Middle School, a mid-sized middle-grades school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. In all, 558 students attend the school in grades 7 through 8. That is 21% larger than the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
Enrollment across the 89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 totals 61,550 students.
Federal enrollment data show Cresthill Middle School is 64% White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 2% Black. The school's White share is 16 points below the 80% share among Douglas County residents. A diversity index of 54% means there is a 54% chance two randomly chosen students at Cresthill Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Cresthill Middle School comes to 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado is about 15.9:1. On the income side, 26% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Douglas County average 18%.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Cresthill Middle School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Cresthill Middle School scores 55.2% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 51.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Douglas County show that the median household earns about $149,594 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Across Douglas County, 92 public schools serve about 63,841 students.
Cresthill Middle School's closest public school neighbor is Highlands Ranch High School, about 0.3 miles away. The five-mile area around Cresthill Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 58.4% on proficiency, and Cresthill Middle School is below that at 55.2%.
Federal data place Cresthill Middle School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 767 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 558 by 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Cresthill Middle School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Nearby schools
- Highlands Ranch High School0.3 mi · 1,323
- Platte River Charter Academy0.6 mi · 475
- Fox Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 436
- Cougar Run Elementary School1.0 mi · 392
- Redstone Elementary School1.2 mi · 398
- Skyview Academy1.2 mi · 1,358
Frequently asked questions
About Cresthill Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Cresthill Middle School?
Cresthill Middle School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Cresthill Middle School serve?
Cresthill Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Cresthill Middle School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Cresthill Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cresthill Middle School?
At Cresthill Middle School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Cresthill Middle School?
Cresthill Middle 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.