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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Discovery Canyon Campus High School this year?
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Enrollment
1,021
High
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192001905
Discovery Canyon Campus High School
1810 NORTHGATE BOULEVARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80921 · (719) 234-1800 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,021 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
18.2:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
176 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 265 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 238 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 262 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 256 | 25% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Discovery Canyon Campus High School
Discovery Canyon Campus High School's state test result (49.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discovery Canyon Campus High School this school | 1,021 | 17.2% | 49.3% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ENGLEWOOD | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,275 | 18.0% | N/A |
| Jefferson Academy Secondary BROOMFIELD | 696 | 13.2% | 60.1% |
| 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 Discovery Canyon Campus High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #27 of 231 | #3 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,021 | #109 of 409 | #18 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #133 of 250 | #21 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.9% | #105 of 250 | #23 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #298 of 320 | #34 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #74 of 139 | #11 of 19 |
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
1,021
-139 (-12%) vs 2020
-53% since 2010-11, when it was 2,170
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,021 | 56 | 18.2:1 | 17% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 1,048 | 53 | 19.8:1 | 16% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 1,087 | 59 | 18.4:1 | 6% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 1,160 | 61 | 19.0:1 | 8% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 1,160 | 65.6 | 17.7:1 | 8% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 1,172 | 65 | 18.0:1 | 8% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 2,170 | 123 | 17.6:1 | 6% (128) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Discovery Canyon Campus High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (1,160 to 1,021); teachers down 15% (65.6 to 56).
About Discovery Canyon Campus High School
Discovery Canyon Campus High School is a large high school. Its address is in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school reports 1,021 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 63% above the 627 average for high schools in Colorado.
Academy District 20 enrolls 25,607 students in 39 schools, including Discovery Canyon Campus High School.
White students account for 68% of enrollment at Discovery Canyon Campus High School. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Discovery Canyon Campus High School comes in at 51%.
Federal data list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers at Discovery Canyon Campus High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.2:1. Among high schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.9:1. The lunch program counts 17% of students at Discovery Canyon Campus High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 42% average among public schools in El Paso County.
Discovery Canyon Campus High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.3% is 7.0 points below the 56.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
El Paso County has about 742,999 residents, and median household income is about $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 245 public schools in El Paso County, with a combined enrollment of about 114,356.
The next-closest public school is Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Discovery Canyon Campus High School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Discovery Canyon Campus High School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Discovery Canyon Campus High School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,160 in 2020-21 and 1,021 in 2024-25, a decrease of 139 students.
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El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Academy District 20
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Air Academy High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Rampart High SchoolHigh · 1,305 students
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
Nearby schools
- Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School0.0 mi · 547
- Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School0.0 mi · 821
- The Da Vinci Academy School1.3 mi · 447
- The Classical Academy Charter1.4 mi · 1,909
- The Classical Academy High School1.4 mi · 616
- The Classical Academy Middle School1.4 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolHow many students attend Discovery Canyon Campus High School?
Discovery Canyon Campus High School enrolls approximately 1,021 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Discovery Canyon Campus High School serve?
Discovery Canyon Campus High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Discovery Canyon Campus High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Discovery Canyon Campus High School is approximately 18.2:1 (56 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Discovery Canyon Campus High School?
Discovery Canyon Campus High School reports a student body of 68% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Discovery Canyon Campus High School in?
Discovery Canyon Campus High School is part of Academy District 20.
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