Cresthill Middle School

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Highlands Ranch, Colorado

Cresthill Middle School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado enrolled 558 students in 2024-25 with 35.0 full-time teachers, 15.9 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 49% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 18%

670 students in 2022-23, 618 students in 2023-24, 558 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 42.5 to 35.0.

Students enrolled at Cresthill Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 618, 2024-25: 55802004006008002022-236702023-246182024-25558
Students enrolled at Cresthill Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 618, 2024-25: 55802004006008002022-236702023-246182024-25558
Students enrolled at Cresthill Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 618, 2024-25: 55802004006008002022-236702023-246182024-25558
Students enrolled at Cresthill Middle School by school year2022-23: 670, 2023-24: 618, 2024-25: 55802004006008002022-236702023-246182024-25558
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2367042.515.8
2023-2461841.714.8
2024-2555835.015.9

15.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 51 of every 100 Colorado middle schools

Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 15.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 15.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →51015202530students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 15.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.8 to 63.4; This school 15.9; state median 15.8.3 more above 30.0 →5152530students per full-time teacherThis school 15.9state median 15.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 240 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cresthill Middle School enrolled 738 students and had 3.1 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 74 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.1, one per 240 of the 738 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions74
  • Chronically absent27.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

63.8% of students were White, 21.0% Hispanic, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White63.8%
  2. Hispanic21.0%
  3. Two or more races6.5%
  4. Asian6.1%
  5. Black2.3%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Cresthill Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math49%49% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Highlands Ranch

3 public middle schools in Highlands Ranch report 2024-25 enrollment; Cresthill Middle School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Ranch View Middle School82917.614.1%
Mountain Ridge Middle School75216.412.9%
Cresthill Middle School55815.922.8%

All public schools in Highlands Ranch →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cresthill Middle School

  1. Rocky Heights Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 2.4 miles away: 1,129 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
  2. Mountain Ridge Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 752 students, 16.4 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Cresthill Middle School with Rocky Heights Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Douglas County School District spends per student$12,942 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,942
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoCresthill Middle School is the number 100 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#100 of 279
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher15.9 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.15.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cresthill Middle School

  1. How many students attend Cresthill Middle School?
    558 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 670 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Highlands Ranch, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cresthill Middle School?
    15.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cresthill Middle School a Title I school?
    Cresthill Middle School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Cresthill Middle School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Cresthill Middle School scored proficient or above: 49% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Cresthill Middle School in?
    Douglas County School District, NCES district ID 0803450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080345006219 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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