Cresthill Middle School

Summary:

Cresthill Middle School is a public middle school located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 670 students. The school is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 5 out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cresthill Middle School consistently ranks in the top 20% of Colorado middle schools, with strong academic performance on CMAS tests that exceeds state and district averages in English Language Arts and Math across all grades. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy for low socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 15% of Colorado middle schools in this category. However, the school's performance for disabled and gifted and talented students is relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of Colorado middle schools in these subgroups. Cresthill Middle School also maintains very low dropout rates, but its chronic absenteeism rate is relatively high at 25.5%, which is above the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Cresthill Middle School's academic performance is generally stronger than the HOPE Online Learning Academy Middle School, but slightly lower than some of the other high-performing nearby schools, such as Ranch View Middle School and Rocky Heights Middle School. This may be due in part to Cresthill's relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting it serves a more affluent student population, as well as its smaller class sizes compared to some nearby schools.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 9195 Cresthill Lane
       Highlands Ranch, CO  80130-4445


(303) 387-2800

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
80th of 485 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,118 Help


Students who attend Cresthill Middle School usually attend:

High:    Highlands Ranch High School

Feeder schools for Cresthill Middle School:

Elementary:    Acres Green Elementary School
    Arrowwood Elementary School
    Cougar Run Elementary School
    Eagle Ridge Elementary School
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Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  670

Racial breakdown:

White:
66.1%
Hispanic:
18.5%
Two or more races:
7.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  16.4% Help


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Compare Details Cresthill Middle School ranks better than 83.5% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 4th among 9 ranked middle schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 78.91. (See more...)
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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 high 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 Cresthill Middle School has the largest middle school student body size in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cresthill Middle School is $16,118, which is the highest among 10 middle schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Cresthill Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Cresthill Middle School 80th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Cresthill Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Douglas County School District No. Re 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas County School District No. Re 1 5th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cresthill Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 81.39 51st 336 84.8%
2005 83.60 44th 340 87.1%
2006 80.25 54th 346 84.4%
2007 79.16 67th 360 81.4%
2008 77.25 72nd 362 80.1%
2009 80.82 58th 377 84.6%
2010 82.20 58th 409 85.8%
2011 81.68 66th 422 84.4%
2012 80.00 68th 425 84.0%
2013 75.67 87th 454 80.8%
2014 71.72 124th 461 73.1%
2015 76.97 63rd 436 85.6%
2016 70.18 84th 400 79.0%
2017 54.25 161st 424 62.0%
2018 71.39 91st 418 78.2%
2019 75.17 91st 458 80.1%
2021 70.92 87th 369 76.4%
2022 81.18 61st 448 86.4%
2023 82.56 69th 480 85.6%
2024 78.91 80th 485 83.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 65.95 10th 31 67.7%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 48.84 3rd 6 50.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.20 96th 222 56.8%
2019 66.18 53rd 240 77.9%
2022 69.19 29th 197 85.3%
2023 66.99 45th 241 81.3%
2024 50.31 103rd 244 57.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.87 83rd 315 73.7%
2019 70.33 90th 352 74.4%
2021 71.89 54th 254 78.7%
2022 79.48 51st 326 84.4%
2023 81.53 60th 363 83.5%
2024 76.91 66th 350 81.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.52 4th 9 55.6%
2024 34.41 8th 12 33.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.18 52nd 121 57.0%
2019 55.64 69th 134 48.5%
2023 66.71 50th 125 60.0%
2024 63.42 48th 126 61.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.93 74th 317 76.7%
2019 73.49 77th 343 77.6%
2021 58.09 90th 249 63.9%
2022 74.01 69th 328 79.0%
2023 74.81 65th 356 81.7%
2024 72.65 78th 357 78.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.77 34th 165 79.4%
2019 68.41 53rd 220 75.9%
2021 60.53 26th 83 68.7%
2022 61.80 46th 169 72.8%
2023 61.75 66th 198 66.7%
2024 75.64 28th 199 85.9%
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Rank History for White students at Cresthill Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.09 80th 199 59.8%
2019 60.05 97th 283 65.7%
2021 53.65 90th 203 55.7%
2022 70.34 63rd 265 76.2%
2023 72.92 60th 286 79.0%
2024 66.67 74th 273 72.9%
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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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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Cresthill Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1992 684 20 13 26 4 n/a n/a 0 747
1993 776 11 20 25 4 n/a n/a 0 836
1994 917 7 20 30 4 n/a n/a 0 978
1995 1231 12 23 27 1 n/a n/a 0 1294
1996 1231 12 23 27 1 n/a n/a 0 1294
1997 751 10 33 19 3 n/a n/a 0 816
1998 843 23 49 39 6 n/a n/a 0 960
1999 889 20 50 45 7 n/a n/a 0 1011
2000 892 23 70 50 3 n/a n/a 0 1038
2001 965 20 72 69 4 n/a n/a 0 1130
2002 924 21 66 67 7 n/a n/a 0 1085
2003 924 21 66 67 7 n/a n/a 0 1085
2004 791 28 66 77 5 n/a n/a 0 967
2005 712 22 79 74 7 n/a n/a 0 894
2006 713 29 59 71 5 n/a n/a 0 877
2007 734 36 42 77 7 n/a n/a 0 896
2008 727 25 58 82 3 n/a n/a 0 895
2009 756 35 75 82 5 n/a n/a 0 953
2010 746 38 65 70 4 n/a n/a 0 923
2011 670 15 58 110 9 1 40 0 903
2012 677 15 57 111 4 0 36 0 900
2013 654 25 61 125 4 1 42 0 912
2014 645 22 51 140 11 3 43 0 915
2015 650 15 46 130 3 4 53 0 901
2016 660 20 55 133 1 0 45 0 914
2017 643 16 51 144 4 0 39 0 897
2018 621 16 42 139 3 0 44 0 865
2019 578 28 36 123 2 0 59 0 826
2020 524 15 42 141 4 0 50 0 776
2021 532 15 46 133 3 1 37 0 767
2022 504 19 41 132 3 0 39 0 738
2023 443 21 27 124 2 0 53 0 670

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 Cresthill Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 747 38.7 19.3 0.9
1993 836 43.4 19.3 0.8
1994 978 47.6 20.5 0.6
1995 1294 63.9 20.2 0.6
1996 1294 63.9 20.2 0.6
1997 816 40.8 20.0 1.1
1998 960 45.8 21.0 0.7
1999 1011 61.3 16.5 1.1
2000 1038 63.5 16.3 1
2001 1130 68.7 16.4 0.4
2002 1085 67.4 16.1 1.7
2003 1085 67.4 16.1 1.7
2004 967 57.2 16.9 2.7
2005 894 56.2 15.9 5
2006 877 55.3 15.9 5.4
2007 896 54.3 16.5 5.9
2008 895 53.8 16.6 6.5
2009 953 53.3 17.9 5
2010 923 50.7 18.1 7.8
2011 903 46.8 19.2 10.4
2012 900 48.3 18.6 12.6
2013 912 47.9 19.0 13.3
2014 915 49.4 18.5 12.1
2015 901 52.0 17.3 12.8
2016 914 49.0 18.6 16.4
2017 897 49.5 18.0 14.9
2018 865 48.6 17.7 14.5
2019 826 47.6 17.3 16
2020 776 49.4 15.6 20.4
2021 767 49.9 15.3 16.8
2022 738 48.2 15.2 15.6
2023 670 42.4 15.7 16.4

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 Cresthill Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1992 747 38.7 19.3 0.9
1993 836 43.4 19.3 0.8
1994 978 47.6 20.5 0.6
1995 1294 63.9 20.2 0.6
1996 1294 63.9 20.2 0.6
1997 816 40.8 20.0 1.1
1998 960 45.8 21.0 0.7
1999 1011 61.3 16.5 1.1
2000 1038 63.5 16.3 1
2001 1130 68.7 16.4 0.4
2002 1085 67.4 16.1 1.7
2003 1085 67.4 16.1 1.7
2004 967 57.2 16.9 2.7
2005 894 56.2 15.9 5
2006 877 55.3 15.9 5.4
2007 896 54.3 16.5 5.9
2008 895 53.8 16.6 6.5
2009 953 53.3 17.9 5
2010 923 50.7 18.1 7.8
2011 903 46.8 19.2 10.4
2012 900 48.3 18.6 12.6
2013 912 47.9 19.0 13.3
2014 915 49.4 18.5 12.1
2015 901 52.0 17.3 12.8
2016 914 49.0 18.6 16.4
2017 897 49.5 18.0 14.9
2018 865 48.6 17.7 14.5
2019 826 47.6 17.3 16
2020 776 49.4 15.6 20.4
2021 767 49.9 15.3 16.8
2022 738 48.2 15.2 15.6
2023 670 42.4 15.7 16.4

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.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Cresthill Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,652
2020 $13,743
2021 $13,468
2022 $15,040
2023 $16,118

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Cresthill Middle School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 91st of 458 Middle schoolsRanks 69th of 480 Middle schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts (Cresthill Middle School)64.469.5
 5.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)56.764.4
 7.7%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.545
 1.5%
7th Grade Math (Cresthill Middle School)4548.1
 3.1%
   7th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)43.544.9
 1.4%
   7th Grade Math (Colorado)31.626.3
 5.3%
8th Grade Science (Cresthill Middle School)41.551.2
 9.7%
   8th Grade Science (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)41.945.9
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Colorado)31.531.3
 0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Cresthill Middle School)52.253.2
 1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)52.558.4
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)46.942.4
 4.5%
8th Grade Math (Cresthill Middle School)58.951.8
 7.1%
   8th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)48.850.5
 1.7%
   8th Grade Math (Colorado)36.932.7
 4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Cresthill Middle School)58.561.7
 3.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)56.761.6
 4.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Cresthill Middle School)51.849.9
 1.9%
   All Grades Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)46.550.7
 4.2%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students826670
 18.9%
African American2821
 25%
American Indian22
Asian3627
 25%
Hispanic123124
 0.8%
Pacific Islander00
White578443
 23.4%
Two or More Races5953
 10.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16%16.4%
 0.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cresthill Middle School

Students at Cresthill Middle School are 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 670 students attended Cresthill Middle School.

Students who attend Cresthill Middle School usually go on to attend Highlands Ranch High School

Cresthill Middle School ranks 80th of 485 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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