Doherty High School

Summary:

Doherty High School is a public high school in Colorado Springs, Colorado, serving 1,832 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Colorado Springs School District No. 11, which is ranked 66 out of 116 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Doherty High School faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the state and district averages. Only 23% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 31% statewide and 17% in the district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools, with a ranking of 242 out of 349 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Doherty's performance on standardized tests varies significantly among different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing significantly lower than their White peers.

Doherty High School's academic performance is generally lower than nearby schools, such as Rampart High School (part of the Academy School District No. 20) and Pikes Peak Early College (part of the El Paso County Colorado School District 49), which have higher test scores and better overall rankings. The school's diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (28.82%) and African American (7.48%) students, and its high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (44.32% receive free or reduced-price lunch) may be contributing factors to its lower academic performance.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 4515 Barnes Road
       Colorado Springs, CO  80917-1519


(719) 328-6400

District: Colorado Springs School District No. 11

SchoolDigger Rank:
242nd of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,396 Help


Feeder schools for Doherty High School:

Elementary:    Carver Elementary School
    Freedom Elementary School
    Keller Elementary School
    Martinez Elementary School
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Middle:    Jenkins Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  22.3 Help
Number of students:  1,832

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.2%
Hispanic:
28.8%
Two or more races:
8.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Doherty High School ranks worse than 69.3% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 5th among 9 ranked high schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.67. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Doherty High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Doherty High School has the largest high school student body size in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Doherty High School is $15,396. 8 high schools in the Colorado Springs School District No. 11 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Doherty High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Doherty High School 242nd of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Doherty High School in the ranking list.)

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Colorado Springs School District No. 11:

SchoolDigger ranks Colorado Springs School District No. 11 66th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Doherty High School

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Rank History for all students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.64 80th 279 71.3%
2005 69.06 81st 280 71.1%
2006 76.52 55th 286 80.8%
2007 78.97 51st 298 82.9%
2008 78.29 54th 301 82.1%
2009 79.24 53rd 310 82.9%
2010 73.37 81st 327 75.2%
2011 67.03 118th 337 65.0%
2012 68.57 111th 334 66.8%
2013 66.88 115th 349 67.0%
2014 61.92 133rd 369 64.0%
2015 36.63 161st 292 44.9%
2016 35.89 137th 255 46.3%
2017 27.46 171st 256 33.2%
2018 50.55 173rd 388 55.4%
2019 43.26 215th 411 47.7%
2021 15.78 173rd 210 17.6%
2022 14.29 186th 221 15.8%
2023 31.52 231st 349 33.8%
2024 28.67 242nd 349 30.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 8.11 47th 48 2.1%
2022 5.44 55th 56 1.8%
2023 7.20 59th 62 4.8%
2024 9.78 60th 61 1.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 44.71 99th 188 47.3%
2022 29.67 147th 203 27.6%
2023 34.93 136th 200 32.0%
2024 28.03 154th 211 27.0%
See the entire list of Best Colorado High Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.03 158th 239 33.9%
2022 34.21 167th 257 35.0%
2023 28.99 179th 254 29.5%
2024 24.70 189th 257 26.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 18.82 65th 74 12.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 38.37 89th 118 24.6%
2022 39.26 80th 108 25.9%
2023 34.68 102nd 135 24.4%
2024 39.63 101st 140 27.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 29.55 164th 240 31.7%
2022 27.00 177th 253 30.0%
2023 29.79 172nd 252 31.7%
2024 28.06 179th 256 30.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.56 19th 29 34.5%
2022 20.92 27th 34 20.6%
2023 21.27 29th 36 19.4%
2024 31.18 24th 38 36.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.36 113th 181 37.6%
2022 25.67 153rd 205 25.4%
2023 27.86 142nd 198 28.3%
2024 22.38 153rd 199 23.1%
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Rank History for White students at Doherty High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 19.36 181st 225 19.6%
2022 18.90 189th 228 17.1%
2023 18.76 199th 234 15.0%
2024 14.54 202nd 229 11.8%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Doherty High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1514 72 36 86 1 n/a n/a 0 1709
1989 1370 64 39 103 3 n/a n/a 0 1579
1990 1269 59 36 104 4 n/a n/a 0 1472
1991 1216 60 47 118 7 n/a n/a 0 1448
1992 1201 71 50 112 8 n/a n/a 0 1442
1993 1141 77 47 121 12 n/a n/a 0 1398
1994 1501 129 49 165 9 n/a n/a 0 1853
1995 1553 123 47 151 5 n/a n/a 0 1879
1996 1553 123 47 151 5 n/a n/a 0 1879
1997 1587 134 47 153 10 n/a n/a 0 1931
1998 1562 124 51 168 8 n/a n/a 0 1913
1999 1566 110 53 165 14 n/a n/a 0 1908
2000 1540 127 46 171 16 n/a n/a 0 1900
2001 1612 119 57 198 15 n/a n/a 0 2001
2002 1555 116 60 212 17 n/a n/a 0 1960
2003 1555 116 60 212 17 n/a n/a 0 1960
2004 1689 124 69 239 19 n/a n/a 0 2140
2005 1688 138 68 256 16 n/a n/a 0 2166
2006 1659 152 60 270 15 n/a n/a 0 2156
2007 1619 159 60 292 17 n/a n/a 0 2147
2008 1657 175 61 282 16 n/a n/a 0 2191
2009 1638 180 63 295 18 n/a n/a 0 2194
2010 1591 178 72 308 26 n/a n/a 0 2175
2011 1312 114 48 420 22 11 218 0 2145
2012 1321 120 48 473 15 8 187 0 2172
2013 1263 118 45 431 20 12 145 0 2034
2014 1310 140 47 506 20 12 143 0 2178
2015 1258 140 46 489 17 7 137 0 2094
2016 1232 153 53 480 12 8 156 0 2094
2017 1202 136 53 545 13 7 168 0 2124
2018 1186 149 42 534 15 8 167 0 2101
2019 1163 141 45 540 12 9 166 0 2076
2020 1107 141 45 522 14 16 147 0 1992
2021 1072 134 37 536 14 16 132 0 1941
2022 1019 133 39 554 13 12 146 0 1916
2023 956 137 32 528 12 8 159 0 1832

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Doherty High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1709 92.1 18.5 n/a
1989 1579 78.9 20.0 1.8
1990 1472 79.0 18.6 2
1991 1448 74.2 19.5 2.4
1992 1442 76.0 18.9 1.7
1993 1398 67.5 20.7 2.9
1994 1853 85.1 21.8 3.3
1995 1879 97.3 19.3 6.2
1996 1879 97.3 19.3 6.2
1997 1931 94.9 20.3 8.4
1998 1913 88.9 21.5 8.3
1999 1908 87.0 21.9 7.1
2000 1900 88.6 21.4 11.4
2001 2001 92.7 21.6 10.6
2002 1960 98.1 20.0 13.2
2003 1960 98.1 20.0 13.2
2004 2140 102.2 20.9 13
2005 2166 104.8 20.7 17.8
2006 2156 101.3 21.3 17
2007 2147 105.3 20.4 19
2008 2191 103.6 21.1 19.4
2009 2194 107.1 20.5 23.9
2010 2175 103.1 21.0 26.3
2011 2145 105.4 20.3 29.4
2012 2172 98.9 21.9 32.2
2013 2034 89.2 22.8 33.7
2014 2178 95.1 22.8 37
2015 2094 93.0 22.5 38.1
2016 2094 93.0 22.5 39.1
2017 2124 99.2 21.4 41.1
2018 2101 98.6 21.3 41.1
2019 2076 98.6 21.0 41.6
2020 1992 90.4 22.0 41.7
2021 1941 87.1 22.2 41.9
2022 1916 82.4 23.2 43.1
2023 1832 82.0 22.3 44.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Doherty High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1709 92.1 18.5 n/a
1989 1579 78.9 20.0 1.8
1990 1472 79.0 18.6 2
1991 1448 74.2 19.5 2.4
1992 1442 76.0 18.9 1.7
1993 1398 67.5 20.7 2.9
1994 1853 85.1 21.8 3.3
1995 1879 97.3 19.3 6.2
1996 1879 97.3 19.3 6.2
1997 1931 94.9 20.3 8.4
1998 1913 88.9 21.5 8.3
1999 1908 87.0 21.9 7.1
2000 1900 88.6 21.4 11.4
2001 2001 92.7 21.6 10.6
2002 1960 98.1 20.0 13.2
2003 1960 98.1 20.0 13.2
2004 2140 102.2 20.9 13
2005 2166 104.8 20.7 17.8
2006 2156 101.3 21.3 17
2007 2147 105.3 20.4 19
2008 2191 103.6 21.1 19.4
2009 2194 107.1 20.5 23.9
2010 2175 103.1 21.0 26.3
2011 2145 105.4 20.3 29.4
2012 2172 98.9 21.9 32.2
2013 2034 89.2 22.8 33.7
2014 2178 95.1 22.8 37
2015 2094 93.0 22.5 38.1
2016 2094 93.0 22.5 39.1
2017 2124 99.2 21.4 41.1
2018 2101 98.6 21.3 41.1
2019 2076 98.6 21.0 41.6
2020 1992 90.4 22.0 41.7
2021 1941 87.1 22.2 41.9
2022 1916 82.4 23.2 43.1
2023 1832 82.0 22.3 44.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Doherty High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,488
2020 $11,617
2021 $12,123
2022 $13,741
2023 $15,396

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Doherty High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 215th of 411 High schoolsRanks 231st of 349 High schools
 13.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students20761832
 11.8%
African American141137
 2.8%
American Indian1212
Asian4532
 28.9%
Hispanic540528
 2.2%
Pacific Islander98
 11.1%
White1163956
 17.8%
Two or More Races166159
 4.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.6%44.3%
 2.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Doherty High School

Doherty High School ranks 242nd of 349 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,832 students attended Doherty High School.

Doherty High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Carver Elementary School
Elementary : Freedom Elementary School
Elementary : Keller Elementary School
Elementary : Martinez Elementary School
Elementary : Rudy Elementary School
Elementary : Scott Elementary School
Middle : Jenkins Middle School

Students at Doherty High School are 52% White, 29% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 7% African American, 2% Asian.


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