Mountain Vista High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado enrolled 2,169 students in 2024-25 with 92.3 full-time teachers, 23.5 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 97% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
2,259 students in 2022-23, 2,217 students in 2023-24, 2,169 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 111.4 to 92.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 2,259 | 111.4 | 20.3 |
| 2023-24 | 2,217 | 107.8 | 20.6 |
| 2024-25 | 2,169 | 92.3 | 23.5 |
23.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 93 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
25 AP courses and one counselor per 230 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mountain Vista High School enrolled 2,365 students and had 10.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 79 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses25
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)10.3, one per 230 of the 2,365 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions79
- Chronically absent14.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
71.9% of students were White, 14.0% Hispanic, 6.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White71.9%
- Hispanic14.0%
- Two or more races6.2%
- Asian6.0%
- Black1.7%
- American Indian0.1%
- Pacific Islander0.1%
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 Mountain Vista High School scored proficient or above: 59% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 59% | 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.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
97% of the 589 students in Mountain Vista High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 97% | 90% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 589 | 5,121 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Highlands Ranch
4 public high schools in Highlands Ranch report 2024-25 enrollment; Mountain Vista High School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Canyon High School | 2,325 | 22.3 | 7.7% |
| Mountain Vista High School | 2,169 | 23.5 | 11.5% |
| Thunderridge High School | 1,820 | 22.2 | 10.0% |
| Highlands Ranch High School | 1,323 | 19.2 | 21.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Mountain Vista High School
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 1,323 students, 19.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Rock Canyon High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 2,325 students, 22.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Mountain Vista High School with Highlands Ranch High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in ColoradoMountain Vista High School is the number 12 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#12 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher23.5 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.23.5:1
- 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 Mountain Vista High School
How many students attend Mountain Vista High School?
2,169 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,259 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Highlands Ranch, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Vista High School?
23.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Mountain Vista High School a Title I school?
Mountain Vista High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Mountain Vista High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Mountain Vista High School scored proficient or above: 59% 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.What is the graduation rate at Mountain Vista High School?
97% of the 589 students in Mountain Vista High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Mountain Vista High School in?
Douglas County School District, NCES district ID 0803450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080345001748 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
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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.