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Arapahoe Ridge High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

6600 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80303 · (720) 561-5220 · Part of Boulder Valley School District RE-2

Boulder’s School Grade A better than 93% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
184
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Arapahoe Ridge High School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 36.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

6600 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 101
Grade 1151
Grade 12132
Enrollment over time
135’20
134’21
206’22
245’23
184’24

Up 36.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 53%White 36%Two or more races 4%Black 3%American Indian/Alaska Native 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Arapahoe Ridge High School from Boulder families.

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Meadowlark School
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747 students19:1
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
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698 students15:1
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Boulder’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.