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Enrollment
1,082
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537001284
Skyline High School
600 EAST MOUNTAIN VIEW, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (720) 494-3741 · Boulder County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,082 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
18.5:1
59 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
694 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 234 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 275 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 267 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 306 | 28% |
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
13.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% 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 Skyline High School
Skyline High School's state test result (13.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline High School this school | 1,082 | 64.1% | 13.2% |
| Central High School PUEBLO | 1,145 | 65.4% | 16.6% |
| North High School DENVER | 1,653 | 62.6% | 15.9% |
| Centennial High School PUEBLO | 801 | 70.4% | 11.1% |
| Northridge High School GREELEY | 1,322 | 68.5% | 11.2% |
| Arvada High School ARVADA | 754 | 71.0% | 11.7% |
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 Skyline High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #195 of 231 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,082 | #98 of 409 | #8 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #142 of 250 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #143 of 250 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #102 of 320 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #21 of 139 | #1 of 8 |
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
1,082
-438 (-29%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 847
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 1,082 | 58.5 | 18.5:1 | 64% (694) |
| 2023-24 | 1,197 | 60.8 | 19.7:1 | 54% (648) |
| 2022-23 | 1,354 | 67 | 20.2:1 | 62% (835) |
| 2020-21 | 1,520 | 66 | 23.0:1 | 56% (845) |
| 2017-18 | 1,480 | 65.5 | 22.6:1 | 48% (714) |
| 2015-16 | 1,367 | 68 | 20.1:1 | 51% (703) |
| 2010-11 | 1,230 | 60 | 20.5:1 | 44% (542) |
| 2000-01 | 1,387 | 67 | 20.7:1 | 14% (189) |
| 1990-91 | 847 | 47 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Skyline High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (1,480 to 1,082); teachers down 11% (65.5 to 58.5).
About Skyline High School
Skyline High School is classified as a high school. It is located in LONGMONT, Colorado. Its 1,082 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students.
A total of 54 schools make up St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, with 31,607 students enrolled.
Roughly 69% of students at Skyline High School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 25% White and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 15% of Boulder County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Skyline High School is 58.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 18.5:1. That is 1.6 students per teacher above the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Around 64% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Boulder County report 33%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Skyline High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools: 13.2% actual against 27.8% predicted.
Boulder County has about 328,961 residents, and the median household income is $103,994, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Skyline High School, Boulder County has 85 other public schools.
The shortest distance from Skyline High School to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Timberline PK-8. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 28.8%, higher than Skyline High School's 13.2%.
NCES describes the area around Skyline High School as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 438 students since 2020-21, to 1,082. By 2024-25, the school had 18.5 students per teacher, compared with 23.0 in 2020-21.
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Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in LONGMONT
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Twin Peaks Classical AcademyCombined · 879 students
- Timberline PK-8Elementary · 762 students
- Flagstaff Charter AcademyElementary · 725 students
Other Skyline High schools
11 other US public schools in 12 states are named Skyline High. Skyline High School is the 7th largest of the 12.
- Skyline High SchoolDALLAS, TX · 3,837 students
- Skyline High SchoolSAMMAMISH, WA · 2,244 students
- Skyline HighSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 2,186 students
- Skyline High SchoolMESA, AZ · 1,995 students
- Skyline HighOakland, CA · 1,250 students
Nearby schools
- Timberline PK-80.3 mi · 762
- Alpine Elementary School0.8 mi · 388
- Fall River Elementary School1.0 mi · 520
- Rocky Mountain Elementary School1.0 mi · 315
- Columbine Elementary School1.2 mi · 231
- Trail Ridge Middle School1.3 mi · 435
Frequently asked questions
About Skyline High SchoolHow many students attend Skyline High School?
Skyline High School enrolls approximately 1,082 students in grades 09-12.
Is Skyline High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Skyline High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Skyline High School have?
Skyline High School employs 59 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Skyline High School?
Student demographics at Skyline High School are roughly 25% White, 69% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Skyline High School in?
Skyline High School is part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
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