STEM School Highlands Ranch

Charter

Regular School · HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO

STEM School Highlands Ranch is a charter regular school school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, serving grades KG–12 with 1,394 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.6:1.

Level

Other

Grades

KG – 12

Enrollment

1,394

Teachers (FTE)

79.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	707	51%
Asian	367	26%
Hispanic/Latino	168	12%
Two or more races	108	8%
Black or African American	35	3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	5	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	4	0%
Total enrollment	1,394	855M / 539F

English Language Learners: 58 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	61.0% +28.8pp	32.2%	538
Reading Proficiency	71.0% +15.8pp	55.2%	471
Science Proficiency	64.0%	—	271
4-Year Graduation Rate	90-94%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.73 grade levels

Math

+0.14 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (17)

279 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

355 students enrolled

SAT/ACT Takers

119

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	1,394	100%

Contact & Location

8773 RIDGELINE DRIVE

HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129

Phone: (303)683-7836

District

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,061

District enrollment: 62,341

Other Schools in District

Academy Charter School Elementary
Acres Green Elementary School Elementary
American Academy Elementary
Arrowwood Elementary School Elementary
Aspen View Academy Elementary
Bear Canyon Elementary School Elementary
Ben Franklin Academy Elementary
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80129) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080345006493

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD