Mesa Ridge High School

Mesa Ridge High School is a big secondary school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, operated by School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of. The school teaches 1,304 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts it 108% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Across the 18 schools in School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of (9,290 students total), Mesa Ridge High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Mesa Ridge High School logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 34% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% multiracial. By comparison, El Paso County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Mesa Ridge High School lists 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.9:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Mesa Ridge High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.0%; Mesa Ridge High School posts 18.4%, -26.6 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, El Paso County reports that the typical household earns roughly $90,363 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Mesa Ridge High School is one of 245 public schools in El Paso County (combined enrollment of about 114,356 students).

The closest other public school is James Madison Charter Academy School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Mesa Ridge High School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Mesa Ridge High School has showed little movement, going from 1,290 students in 2018 to 1,304 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 49% to 39%.

On the community side, members of the Mesa Ridge High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.