Mountain Ridge Middle School

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Highlands Ranch, Colorado·80126
Score
93.1/100
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#18
Among 255 Colorado middle schools
#2
In Douglas County School District No. Re 1
#1
In Highlands Ranch
Top 8%
In Colorado

Score 93.1/100: better than 93% of Colorado middle schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
73%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 44%, better than 95% of them
454 students tested
Math
62%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 35%, better than 93% of them
456 students tested
Science
54%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 36%, better than 80% of them
225 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 7 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7CMAS70.4230
English language artsGrade 8CMAS75224
English language artsAll gradesCMAS72.7454
MathGrade 7CMAS57.8230
MathGrade 8CMAS66.8226
MathAll gradesCMAS62.3456
ScienceGrade 8CMAS53.8225

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
842
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
842
Typical middle school: 467
Free or reduced-price lunch
13%
Typical middle school: 49%

District and location

Contact

Address
10590 MOUNTAIN VISTA RIDGE
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby middle schools

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Location

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Mountain Ridge Middle School at a glance

Mountain Ridge Middle School is a public middle school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, serving grades 7-8. It is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1. It has about 842 students (a typical Colorado middle school has 467). About 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Colorado middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 73% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 62% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado middle schools, it scores 93.1 out of 100: better than 93% of them, ranking #18 of 255. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.