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What's the biggest difference between Mountain Range High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
1,788
High
DISTRICT 1,250 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001996
Mountain Range High School
12500 HURON STREET, WESTMINSTER, CO 80234 · (720) 972-6300 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,788 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
956 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 498 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 460 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 439 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 391 | 22% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Mountain Range High School
Mountain Range High School's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Range High School this school | 1,788 | 53.5% | 22.4% |
| Bear Creek High School LAKEWOOD | 1,344 | 48.7% | 31.0% |
| Prairie View High School HENDERSON | 1,809 | 54.1% | 12.1% |
| Riverdale Ridge High School THORNTON | 1,784 | 39.2% | 14.1% |
| Pomona Junior/Senior High School ARVADA | 1,252 | 47.4% | 23.7% |
| Sand Creek High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,426 | 50.7% | 18.1% |
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 Mountain Range High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #153 of 231 | #6 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,788 | #35 of 409 | #5 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #205 of 250 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #35 of 250 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #136 of 320 | #20 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #93 of 139 | #9 of 13 |
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
1,788
-65 (-4%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 1,974
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 1,788 | 86.2 | 20.7:1 | 53% (956) |
| 2023-24 | 1,742 | 87.4 | 19.9:1 | 54% (934) |
| 2022-23 | 1,761 | 84.5 | 20.8:1 | 47% (833) |
| 2020-21 | 1,853 | 87 | 21.3:1 | 37% (679) |
| 2017-18 | 1,989 | 89.4 | 22.2:1 | 35% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 1,991 | 91 | 21.9:1 | 33% (660) |
| 2010-11 | 1,974 | 98 | 20.1:1 | 26% (505) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Range High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,989 to 1,788); teachers down 4% (89.4 to 86.2).
About Mountain Range High School
Mountain Range High School, located in WESTMINSTER, Colorado, is a large high school. Enrollment totals 1,788 students across grades 9 through 12. The school is 185% larger than the average for high schools in Colorado.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools includes 54 schools. Together they enroll 34,466 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Mountain Range High School is 51%, a majority. The remaining students are 36% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Mountain Range High School are from different groups.
There are 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 20.7:1. The gap from the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado is 3.8 students per teacher. On the income side, 53% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 62% average for public schools in Adams County is 9 points higher.
Mountain Range High School scores 22.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 34.3%.
For the population of Adams County, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Adams County, 171 public schools serve about 87,938 students.
Silver Hills Middle School sits about 0.1 miles from Mountain Range High School. Mountain Range High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.6% proficiency; Mountain Range High School posts 22.4%.
Federal data place Mountain Range High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 1,853 (2020-21) to 1,788 (2024-25).
Mountain Range High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
Other schools in WESTMINSTER
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Standley Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 933 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High SchoolHigh · 823 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 681 students
Nearby schools
- Silver Hills Middle School0.1 mi · 965
- Pathways Future Center0.7 mi · 386
- Five Star Online Academy0.9 mi · 506
- Westgate Community School1.0 mi · 540
- Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School1.0 mi · 465
- Hunters Glen Elementary School1.5 mi · 491
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Range High SchoolHow large is Mountain Range High School?
Mountain Range High School enrolls approximately 1,788 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mountain Range High School serve?
Mountain Range High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mountain Range High School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Mountain Range High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain Range High School?
At Mountain Range High School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 51% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain Range High School?
Mountain Range High School is overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.