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Best public schools in Highlands Ranch, CO

26 public schools in Highlands Ranch: 15 elementary · 3 middle · 4 high · 2 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school ELA and math results (PSAT/SAT) are not in our data yet, so Colorado high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Colorado.

Elementary schools

15 schools in Highlands Ranch, best first
1
Eldorado Elementary School 99.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 404 students
ELA 86%Math 82%Science 85%
#8 of 775 in Colorado
2
Stone Mountain Elementary 98.9
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 491 students
ELA 82%Math 81%Science 82%
#9 of 775 in Colorado
3
Redstone Elementary School 97.7
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 404 students
ELA 78%Math 76%Science 75%
#18 of 775 in Colorado
4
Heritage Elementary School 97.2
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 378 students
ELA 77%Math 74%Science 73%
#22 of 775 in Colorado
5
Bear Canyon Elementary School 95.5
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 362 students
ELA 78%Math 70%Science 62%
#35 of 775 in Colorado
6
Trailblazer Elementary School 94.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 314 students
ELA 73%Math 68%Science 65%
#47 of 775 in Colorado
7
Northridge Elementary School 92.8
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 565 students
ELA 75%Math 62%Science 77%
#56 of 775 in Colorado
8
Cougar Run Elementary School 90.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades K-6 · 360 students
ELA 74%Math 61%Science 60%
#78 of 775 in Colorado
9
Coyote Creek Elementary School 86.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 502 students
ELA 68%Math 64%Science 51%
#109 of 775 in Colorado
10
Fox Creek Elementary School 83.5
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 450 students
ELA 71%Math 54%Science 59%
#128 of 775 in Colorado
11
Summit View Elementary School 82.5
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 370 students
ELA 67%Math 55%Science 54%
#136 of 775 in Colorado
12
Saddle Ranch Elementary School 81.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 368 students
ELA 72%Math 57%Science 39%
#148 of 775 in Colorado
13
Copper Mesa Elementary School 75.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 322 students
ELA 60%Math 55%Science 44%
#194 of 775 in Colorado
14
Arrowwood Elementary School 74.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 398 students
ELA 64%Math 56%Science 31%
#202 of 775 in Colorado
15
Sand Creek Elementary School 67.4
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-6 · 336 students
ELA 56%Math 57%Science 29%
#253 of 775 in Colorado

Middle schools

3 schools in Highlands Ranch, best first
1
Mountain Ridge Middle School 93.1
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 7-8 · 842 students
ELA 73%Math 62%Science 54%
#18 of 255 in Colorado
2
Ranch View Middle School 90.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 7-8 · 810 students
ELA 66%Math 60%Science 59%
#26 of 255 in Colorado
3
Cresthill Middle School 82.2
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 7-8 · 618 students
ELA 59%Math 52%Science 56%
#46 of 255 in Colorado

High schools

4 schools in Highlands Ranch
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Highlands Ranch High School —
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 9-12 · 1,390 students
No published test results
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Mountain Vista High School —
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 9-12 · 2,217 students
No published test results
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Rock Canyon High School —
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 9-12 · 2,328 students
No published test results
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Thunderridge High School —
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades 9-12 · 1,841 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Highlands Ranch, best first
1
Platte River Charter Academy 95.0
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 475 students
ELA 80%Math 79%Science 74%
#9 of 169 in Colorado
2
Ben Franklin Academy 89.6
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 879 students
ELA 64%Math 65%Science 66%
#18 of 169 in Colorado

Combined schools

2 schools in Highlands Ranch, best first
1
STEM School Highlands Ranch 94.2
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades K-12 · Charter · 1,399 students
ELA 71%Math 61%Science 56%
#7 of 113 in Colorado
2
Skyview Academy 90.7
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 1,283 students
ELA 56%Math 51%Science 58%
#11 of 113 in Colorado

School districts serving Highlands Ranch

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