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Vista Ridge High School
B+

Vista Ridge High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

6888 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80923 · (719) 494-8800 · Part of School District 49

Colorado Springs’ School Grade C better than 29% of Colorado State school districts

Directions
Photo: Geracruzcolusa · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,473
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Vista Ridge High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 66% of Colorado State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.5% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

6888 Black Forest Road, Colorado Springs

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9370
Grade 10356
Grade 11367
Grade 12380
Enrollment over time
1,627’20
1,644’21
1,587’22
1,479’23
1,473’24

Down 9.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 47%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 11%Black 8%Asian 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Vista Ridge High School from Colorado Springs families.

Other schools in School District 49

The district →
Meridian Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falcon
B
670 students17:1
Ridgeview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B
626 students19:1
Woodmen Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Falcon
B+
613 students16:1
Springs Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B+
548 students16:1
Remington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
B+
534 students17:1
Stetson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Colorado Springs
C+
531 students15:1

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 State’s other public schools; Colorado Springs’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.