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Enrollment
1,875
High
DISTRICT 983 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ACADEMY DISTRICT 20·NCES 080192001645
Pine Creek High School
10750 THUNDER MOUNTAIN AVENUE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80908 · (719) 234-2600 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,875 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
18.8:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
287 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 471 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 495 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 449 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 460 | 25% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
45.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Pine Creek High School
Pine Creek High School's state test result (45.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Creek High School this school | 1,875 | 15.3% | 45.9% |
| Mountain Vista High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 2,169 | 12.7% | 48.0% |
| Fossil Ridge High School FORT COLLINS | 1,846 | 16.4% | 64.0% |
| Chaparral High School PARKER | 2,007 | 21.5% | 44.5% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,021 | 17.2% | 49.3% |
| Legacy High School BROOMFIELD | 2,052 | 23.9% | 40.1% |
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 Pine Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #38 of 231 | #6 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,875 | #25 of 409 | #2 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #146 of 250 | #22 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #62 of 250 | #19 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.3% | #307 of 320 | #35 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.5% | #41 of 108 | #5 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
1,875
+231 (+14%) vs 2020
+75% since 2000-01, when it was 1,072
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,875 | 99.6 | 18.8:1 | 15% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 1,913 | 107.9 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,815 | 100.4 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,644 | 90 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,609 | 87.3 | 18.4:1 | 7% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 1,504 | 79 | 19.0:1 | 8% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 1,409 | 80 | 17.6:1 | 5% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 1,072 | 57 | 18.8:1 | 1% (9) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pine Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (1,609 to 1,875); teachers up 14% (87.3 to 99.6).
About Pine Creek High School
Pine Creek High School, a large high school, is located in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. The school enrolls 1,875 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Colorado is about 627, so this school runs 199% above that.
Academy District 20 has 39 schools and 25,607 students, and Pine Creek High School is one of those schools.
White students are the majority at Pine Creek High School, with 63% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 18.8:1, with 99.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Pine Creek High School is 15%. The average for public schools in El Paso County is 42%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pine Creek High School is 57.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for El Paso County show that the median household income is $90,363, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 245 public schools in El Paso County, enrolling about 114,356 students in all.
The closest public school, Encompass Heights Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles from Pine Creek High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Pine Creek High School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 231 students since 2020-21, to 1,875.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Academy District 20
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Liberty High SchoolHigh · 1,526 students
- Air Academy High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Rampart High SchoolHigh · 1,305 students
- Chinook Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
- Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolHigh · 1,021 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Doherty High SchoolHigh · 1,715 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
- Encompass Heights Elementary School0.5 mi · 583
- Challenger Middle School0.8 mi · 696
- Mountain View Elementary School1.0 mi · 567
- TCA College Pathways1.6 mi · 502
- Mountain Ridge Middle School1.7 mi · 690
- Academy International Elementary School1.7 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Pine Creek High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pine Creek High School?
Pine Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,875 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Pine Creek High School serve?
Pine Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Pine Creek High School?
Approximately 18.8:1 students per teacher at Pine Creek High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Pine Creek High School?
At Pine Creek High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Pine Creek High School public or private?
Pine Creek High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Academy District 20.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.