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Enrollment
1,277
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001543
Dakota Ridge Senior High School
13399 WEST COAL MINE AVENUE, LITTLETON, CO 80127 · (303) 982-1970 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,277 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
19.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
310 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 300 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 333 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 339 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 305 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Dakota Ridge Senior High School
Dakota Ridge Senior High School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Ridge Senior High School this school | 1,277 | 24.3% | 40.3% |
| Silver Creek High School LONGMONT | 1,208 | 27.0% | 33.9% |
| Highlands Ranch High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 1,323 | 23.7% | 39.2% |
| Niwot High School NIWOT | 1,509 | 25.6% | 51.0% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ENGLEWOOD | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
| Douglas County High School CASTLE ROCK | 1,659 | 23.7% | 42.2% |
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 Dakota Ridge Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #55 of 231 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,277 | #78 of 409 | #8 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #165 of 250 | #12 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #131 of 250 | #11 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #276 of 320 | #15 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #48 of 139 | #6 of 16 |
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
1,277
-144 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 1,599
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 1,277 | 65.8 | 19.4:1 | 24% (310) |
| 2023-24 | 1,307 | 66.1 | 19.8:1 | 24% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 1,338 | 70.5 | 19.0:1 | 22% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 1,421 | 72 | 19.7:1 | 16% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 1,553 | 76.8 | 20.2:1 | 14% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 1,509 | 77 | 19.6:1 | 14% (212) |
| 2010-11 | 1,504 | 78 | 19.3:1 | 14% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 1,599 | 71 | 22.5:1 | 3% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dakota Ridge Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,553 to 1,277); teachers down 14% (76.8 to 65.8).
About Dakota Ridge Senior High School
Dakota Ridge Senior High School is a high-enrollment high school. Its address is in LITTLETON, Colorado. It enrolls 1,277 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 104% larger than the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 has 74,935 students spread across 148 schools.
The share of White students at Dakota Ridge Senior High School is 69%, a majority. It is also 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Jefferson County is roughly 80% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 65.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.4 students per teacher. High schools in Colorado average 16.9:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Dakota Ridge Senior High School, 24% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jefferson County report 32%.
Dakota Ridge Senior High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.3% and a predicted 52.0%.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 168 public schools and about 74,739 students.
Measured in a straight line, Mount Carbon Elementary School is about 0.8 miles from Dakota Ridge Senior High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 40.3% is below the 49.7% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 1,421 to 1,277.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Rocky Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
- Summit Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Mount Carbon Elementary School0.8 mi · 367
- Powderhorn Elementary School0.8 mi · 522
- Summit Ridge Middle School1.0 mi · 851
- Chatfield High School1.5 mi · 1,808
- Bradford K8 North1.7 mi · 350
- Westridge Elementary School1.8 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHow large is Dakota Ridge Senior High School?
Dakota Ridge Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,277 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dakota Ridge Senior High School serve?
Dakota Ridge Senior High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dakota Ridge Senior High School?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Dakota Ridge Senior High School.
How diverse is Dakota Ridge Senior High School?
Dakota Ridge Senior High School reports a student body of 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Dakota Ridge Senior High School?
Dakota Ridge Senior High School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.