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What's one thing Douglas County High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,659
High
DISTRICT 1,265 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345000440
Douglas County High School
2842 FRONT STREET, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 · (303) 387-1000 · Douglas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,659 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
19.3:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
394 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 376 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 419 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 405 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 459 | 28% |
Student demographics
49%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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Douglas County High School
Douglas County High School's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County High School this school | 1,659 | 23.7% | 42.2% |
| Broomfield High School BROOMFIELD | 1,693 | 24.7% | 48.4% |
| Air Academy High School USAF ACADEMY | 1,380 | 18.3% | 38.8% |
| Liberty High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,526 | 25.4% | 41.5% |
| Columbine High School LITTLETON | 1,710 | 29.7% | 26.5% |
| Silver Creek High School LONGMONT | 1,208 | 27.0% | 33.9% |
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 Douglas County High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #50 of 231 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,659 | #46 of 409 | #7 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #160 of 250 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #121 of 250 | #4 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.7% | #279 of 320 | #2 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #86 of 139 | #4 of 6 |
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
1,659
-158 (-9%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 832
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 1,659 | 85.9 | 19.3:1 | 24% (394) |
| 2023-24 | 1,771 | 94.4 | 18.8:1 | 21% (376) |
| 2022-23 | 1,758 | 94.3 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,817 | 98 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,859 | 94.5 | 19.7:1 | 15% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 1,880 | 96 | 19.6:1 | 14% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 1,796 | 88 | 20.4:1 | 10% (185) |
| 2000-01 | 2,056 | 122 | 16.9:1 | 1% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 832 | 64 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Douglas County High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (1,859 to 1,659); teachers down 9% (94.5 to 85.9).
About Douglas County High School
Federal records list Douglas County High School as a high school in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado. The school enrolls 1,659 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Colorado) has about 627 students.
Douglas County High School is run by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, whose 89 schools enroll 61,550 students.
Douglas County High School's enrollment is 68% White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Douglas County, the White share is about 80%. Douglas County High School has a diversity index of 49%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 19.3:1 comes from the school's 85.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 24% of students at Douglas County High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
After adjusting for student poverty, Douglas County High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.2%; the prediction is 52.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Douglas County, median household income is about $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Douglas County High School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County, which together enroll about 63,841 students.
Nearest public school: Castle Rock Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Douglas County High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 1,659 was 9% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 1,817.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Douglas County High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Aspen View AcademyElementary · 1,018 students
- Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Clear Sky ElementaryElementary · 627 students
Other Douglas County High schools
One other US public school is named Douglas County High. Douglas County High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Douglas County High SchoolDouglasville, GA · 1,958 students
Nearby schools
- Castle Rock Elementary School0.7 mi · 440
- Renaissance Secondary School0.8 mi · 441
- Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 110
- Academy Charter School0.9 mi · 581
- Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School0.9 mi · 361
- South Ridge Elementary An IB World School1.5 mi · 371
Frequently asked questions
About Douglas County High SchoolHow large is Douglas County High School?
Douglas County High School enrolls approximately 1,659 students in grades 09-12.
Is Douglas County High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Douglas County High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Douglas County High School have?
Douglas County High School employs 86 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Douglas County High School?
Student demographics at Douglas County High School are roughly 68% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Douglas County High School public or private?
Douglas County High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.