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Enrollment
1,715
High
DISTRICT 591 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLORADO SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT 11·NCES 080306000268
Doherty High School
4515 BARNES ROAD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80917 · (719) 328-6400 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,715 STUDENTS
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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
20.6:1
83 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
867 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 437 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 453 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 424 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 401 | 23% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Doherty High School
Doherty High School's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doherty High School this school | 1,715 | 50.6% | 19.5% |
| Coronado High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,279 | 48.3% | 24.4% |
| Sand Creek High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,426 | 50.7% | 18.1% |
| Pomona Junior/Senior High School ARVADA | 1,252 | 47.4% | 23.7% |
| Longmont High School LONGMONT | 1,268 | 47.9% | 35.5% |
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School FOUNTAIN | 1,974 | 43.0% | N/A |
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 Doherty High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #167 of 231 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,715 | #43 of 409 | #3 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #200 of 250 | #27 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #26 of 250 | #11 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #146 of 320 | #14 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #45 of 139 | #8 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
1,715
-226 (-12%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 1,448
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 1,715 | 83.2 | 20.6:1 | 51% (867) |
| 2023-24 | 1,861 | 83.1 | 22.4:1 | 51% (943) |
| 2022-23 | 1,832 | 82 | 22.3:1 | 44% (812) |
| 2020-21 | 1,941 | 87 | 22.3:1 | 42% (813) |
| 2017-18 | 2,101 | 98.6 | 21.3:1 | 41% (864) |
| 2015-16 | 2,094 | 93 | 22.5:1 | 39% (818) |
| 2010-11 | 2,145 | 105 | 20.4:1 | 29% (631) |
| 2000-01 | 2,001 | 92 | 21.8:1 | 11% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 1,448 | 74 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doherty High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (2,101 to 1,715); teachers down 16% (98.6 to 83.2).
About Doherty High School
Doherty High School is a high-enrollment high school in Colorado, located in COLORADO SPRINGS. It reports enrollment of 1,715 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 627.
Colorado Springs School District 11, which runs Doherty High School, has 60 schools and 22,293 students.
The student body at Doherty High School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at Doherty High School are from different groups.
The school lists 83.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. The average for high schools in Colorado, 16.9:1, is lower. A total of 867 students, or 51%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 42% for public schools in El Paso County.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Doherty High School scores 16.6 points lower than predicted. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.5%; the prediction is 36.1%.
For El Paso County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $90,363 a year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Doherty High School, El Paso County has 245 public schools.
Carver Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Doherty High School ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Doherty High School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment decreased by 12% across 4 years, from 1,941 in 2020-21 to 1,715 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 22.3:1 in 2020-21, and 20.6:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Doherty High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Colorado Springs School District 11
- Coronado High SchoolHigh · 1,279 students
- Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,265 students
- Thomas MacLaren State Charter SchoolCombined · 975 students
- Jenkins Middle SchoolMiddle · 791 students
- Mitchell High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- North Middle SchoolMiddle · 636 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
Nearby schools
- Carver Elementary School0.5 mi · 205
- Russell Middle School0.9 mi · 520
- Rudy Elementary School1.0 mi · 385
- Keller Elementary School1.0 mi · 326
- Sabin Middle School1.0 mi · 540
- Penrose Elementary School1.2 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Doherty High SchoolHow many students attend Doherty High School?
Doherty High School enrolls approximately 1,715 students in grades 09-12.
Is Doherty High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doherty High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Doherty High School?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Doherty High School.
What is the student diversity at Doherty High School?
Student demographics at Doherty High School are roughly 48% White, 32% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Doherty High School in?
Doherty High School is part of Colorado Springs School District 11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.