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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Overland High School?
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Enrollment
2,228
High
DISTRICT 1,950 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001272
Overland High School
12400 EAST JEWELL AVENUE, AURORA, CO 80012 · (720) 747-3700 · Arapahoe County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,228 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
17.9:1
124 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
1,444 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 570 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 557 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 535 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 566 | 25% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
10.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 27% 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 Overland High School
Overland High School's state test result (10.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overland High School this school | 2,228 | 64.8% | 10.2% |
| Rangeview High School AURORA | 2,078 | 69.6% | 26.8% |
| Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory AURORA | 2,045 | 62.1% | 15.3% |
| George Washington High School DENVER | 1,326 | 55.2% | 30.1% |
| DSST: Cedar High School DENVER | 546 | 57.1% | 38.3% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College DENVER | 1,027 | 79.0% | 14.3% |
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 Overland High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.2% | #214 of 231 | #15 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,228 | #8 of 409 | #6 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #128 of 250 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #8 of 250 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #100 of 320 | #9 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #109 of 139 | #9 of 12 |
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
2,228
-58 (-3%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 2,133
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 19.7:1
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 | 2,228 | 124.3 | 17.9:1 | 65% (1,444) |
| 2023-24 | 2,161 | 126.1 | 17.1:1 | 71% (1,538) |
| 2022-23 | 2,109 | 121.6 | 17.3:1 | 64% (1,346) |
| 2020-21 | 2,286 | 116 | 19.7:1 | 67% (1,524) |
| 2017-18 | 2,377 | 135.5 | 17.5:1 | 67% (1,601) |
| 2015-16 | 2,241 | 122 | 18.4:1 | 64% (1,442) |
| 2010-11 | 2,193 | 125 | 17.5:1 | 57% (1,248) |
| 2000-01 | 2,023 | 112 | 18.1:1 | 17% (354) |
| 1990-91 | 2,133 | 130 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Overland High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (2,377 to 2,228); teachers down 8% (135.5 to 124.3).
About Overland High School
Overland High School sits in AURORA, Colorado, and is classified as a high school. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,228 students. That puts enrollment 255% larger than the 627-student average for high schools in Colorado.
The 70 schools of Cherry Creek School District, including Overland High School, enroll 52,099 students.
The student body at Overland High School has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 45%. Other groups include 24% Black, 17% White, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The county population is about 22% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 70, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 124.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Overland High School has a ratio of 17.9:1. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.9:1. Income data for the school show 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is higher.
In Colorado, Overland High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 10.2% compared with a predicted 27.4%.
The school is in Arapahoe County, where the median household earns about $101,087 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Overland High School shares Arapahoe County with 175 other public schools.
Prairie Middle School, about 0.2 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, Overland High School ranks 6th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 3%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.7 to 17.9 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Overland High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,491 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
- Vista Peak 9-12 PreparatoryHigh · 2,045 students
Nearby schools
- Prairie Middle School0.2 mi · 1,491
- Eastridge Community Elementary School0.7 mi · 716
- Ponderosa Elementary School0.8 mi · 634
- Village East Community Elementary School0.9 mi · 821
- Wildflower Montessori Public Schools of Colorado Aurora1.1 mi · 49
- Colorado Early Colleges Aurora1.1 mi · 567
Frequently asked questions
About Overland High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Overland High School?
Overland High School enrolls approximately 2,228 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Overland High School serve?
Overland High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Overland High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Overland High School is approximately 17.9:1 (124 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Overland High School?
Overland High School reports a student body of 17% White, 45% Hispanic, 24% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Overland High School?
Overland High School is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.