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Enrollment
1,426
High
DISTRICT 1,491 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387001594
Sand Creek High School
7005 NORTH CAREFREE CIRCLE, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80922 · (719) 495-1160 · El Paso County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,426 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
20.9:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
723 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 378 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 342 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 373 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 333 | 23% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
18.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% 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 Sand Creek High School
Sand Creek High School's state test result (18.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Creek High School this school | 1,426 | 50.7% | 18.1% |
| Doherty High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,715 | 50.6% | 19.5% |
| Fountain-Fort Carson High School FOUNTAIN | 1,974 | 43.0% | N/A |
| Coronado High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,279 | 48.3% | 24.4% |
| Pomona Junior/Senior High School ARVADA | 1,252 | 47.4% | 23.7% |
| Widefield High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,193 | 39.2% | 23.8% |
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 Sand Creek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.1% | #174 of 231 | #24 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,426 | #62 of 409 | #6 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #207 of 250 | #28 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #9 of 250 | #3 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #145 of 320 | #13 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.3% | #36 of 108 | #4 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
1,426
+293 (+26%) vs 2020
+32% since 2000-01, when it was 1,080
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,426 | 68.2 | 20.9:1 | 51% (723) |
| 2023-24 | 1,381 | 64.5 | 21.4:1 | 49% (680) |
| 2022-23 | 1,307 | 58.1 | 22.5:1 | 44% (575) |
| 2020-21 | 1,133 | 58 | 19.5:1 | 32% (362) |
| 2017-18 | 1,205 | 63.9 | 18.9:1 | 39% (472) |
| 2015-16 | 1,274 | 62 | 20.6:1 | 35% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 1,162 | 64 | 18.2:1 | 24% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 1,080 | 58 | 18.6:1 | 8% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sand Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (1,205 to 1,426); teachers up 7% (63.9 to 68.2).
About Sand Creek High School
This page covers Sand Creek High School, a large high school in COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado. It reports enrollment of 1,426 students in grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 627.
El Paso County Colorado School District 49 runs Sand Creek High School along with 30 other schools, enrolling 25,689 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Sand Creek High School; the largest is White, at 39%. The school is also 36% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 8% Black, and 3% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Sand Creek High School scores 70%.
There are about 20.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sand Creek High School, which has 68.2. High schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.9:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 51%. Public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Sand Creek High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools: 18.1% actual against 36.0% predicted.
The school's county is El Paso County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. El Paso County's 245 public schools enroll about 114,356 students and include Sand Creek High School.
Remington Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 45.8% on proficiency, and Sand Creek High School is below that at 18.1%.
The NCES locale for Sand Creek High School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 293 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio increased from 19.5:1 to 20.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyElementary · 1,162 students
- Falcon Middle SchoolMiddle · 866 students
Other schools in COLORADO SPRINGS
- The Classical Academy CharterElementary · 1,909 students
- Pine Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,875 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
Other Sand Creek High schools
One other US public school is named Sand Creek High. Sand Creek High School is the largest of the 2.
- Sand Creek High SchoolSAND CREEK, MI · 404 students
Nearby schools
- Remington Elementary School0.5 mi · 534
- Springs Ranch Elementary School0.7 mi · 548
- Rocky Mountain Classical Academy1.0 mi · 1,162
- James Irwin Elementary School - Canada Drive1.2 mi · 132
- Springs Studio for Academic Excellence1.4 mi · 442
- Pikes Peak Early College1.4 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Sand Creek High SchoolHow many students attend Sand Creek High School?
Sand Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,426 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sand Creek High School serve?
Sand Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sand Creek High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sand Creek High School is approximately 20.9:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sand Creek High School?
At Sand Creek High School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Sand Creek High School?
Sand Creek High School is overseen by El Paso County Colorado School District 49 in El Paso County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.