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Schools in Meridian · Douglas County School District RE-1

Meridian’s public schools outscore 92% of Colorado districts

On the state math tests, 49% of Meridian’s students scored proficient, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Meridian, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

#13of 159 Colorado townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 86% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
62%
▲ 17 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
▲ 17 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
▲ 7 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 8% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.6
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
43,996 students on the public path
In brief

Meridian’s schools, in brief

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 62% and math 49% in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,658 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

46 elementary schools, then nine middle and ten high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Meridian’s grade

A+ Test scoresB+ Graduation

A: better than 92% of Colorado school districts, #13 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (151)Better than 91%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 28,754 test results and a graduating class of 5,121 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 86% of Meridian’s students in the tested grades sat them (28,744 in math, 28,763 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Meridian, with each school’s own grade.

46 schools teach K in Meridian’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
Pine Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
744 students14:1Rate it →
Gold Rush Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A
639 students18:1Rate it →
Clear Sky Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
A−
627 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B+
612 students17:1Rate it →
Mammoth Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B−
598 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
571 students16:1Rate it →
Northridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
560 students15:1Rate it →
Cherokee Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
553 students15:1Rate it →
Sage Canyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
C+
552 students17:1Rate it →
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A
524 students16:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
508 students18:1Rate it →
Coyote Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
506 students16:1Rate it →
Legacy Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
499 students15:1Rate it →
Flagstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
496 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
A−
480 students15:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
452 students16:1Rate it →
Rock Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
440 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
436 students15:1Rate it →
Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
431 students14:1Rate it →
Iron Horse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
430 students16:1Rate it →
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
423 students15:1Rate it →
Redstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
398 students14:1Rate it →
Cougar Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
392 students16:1Rate it →
Lone Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
392 students17:1Rate it →
Arrowwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
390 students16:1Rate it →
Timber Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A+
380 students16:1Rate it →
Eldorado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students13:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students14:1Rate it →
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Castle Rock
C
371 students13:1Rate it →
Frontier Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
369 students15:1Rate it →
Roxborough Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Littleton
368 students17:1Rate it →
Bear Canyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
368 students16:1Rate it →
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Castle Rock
B+
361 students17:1Rate it →
Saddle Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
355 students15:1Rate it →
Franktown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franktown
B+
354 students16:1Rate it →
Summit View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
350 students15:1Rate it →
Acres Green Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Littleton
B
341 students14:1Rate it →
Trailblazer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
330 students15:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Parker
324 students18:1Rate it →
Sand Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
322 students14:1Rate it →
Copper Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
306 students15:1Rate it →
Sedalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sedalia
C+
212 students11:1Rate it →
Larkspur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Larkspur
B+
161 students16:1Rate it →
Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Franktown
A+
25 students6:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–646 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Meridian’s public schools are run by Douglas County School District RE-1, which also serves Castle Pines, Castle Rock, Larkspur and Lone Tree and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Douglas County School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 88 schools · 61,243 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$14,658CO $15,889 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 44.9% · 28763 students tested
Math49%
State average 31.8% · 28744 students tested

Meridian vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Meridian’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MeridianADouglas County School District RE-1
Lone TreeADouglas County School District RE-1

Every school in Meridian

66 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Meridianin other towns
Pine Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
744 students14:1Rate it →
Gold Rush Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A
639 students18:1Rate it →
Clear Sky Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
A−
627 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B+
612 students17:1Rate it →
Mammoth Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B−
598 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
571 students16:1Rate it →
Northridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
560 students15:1Rate it →
Cherokee Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
553 students15:1Rate it →
Sage Canyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
C+
552 students17:1Rate it →
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A
524 students16:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
508 students18:1Rate it →
Coyote Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
506 students16:1Rate it →
Legacy Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
499 students15:1Rate it →
Flagstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
496 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
A−
480 students15:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
452 students16:1Rate it →
Rock Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
440 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
436 students15:1Rate it →
Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
431 students14:1Rate it →
Iron Horse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
430 students16:1Rate it →
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
423 students15:1Rate it →
Redstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
398 students14:1Rate it →
Lone Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
392 students17:1Rate it →
Arrowwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
390 students16:1Rate it →
Timber Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A+
380 students16:1Rate it →
Eldorado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students13:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students14:1Rate it →
Frontier Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
369 students15:1Rate it →
Roxborough Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Littleton
368 students17:1Rate it →
Bear Canyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
368 students16:1Rate it →
Saddle Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
355 students15:1Rate it →
Franktown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franktown
B+
354 students16:1Rate it →
Summit View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
350 students15:1Rate it →
Acres Green Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Littleton
B
341 students14:1Rate it →
Trailblazer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
330 students15:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Parker
324 students18:1Rate it →
Sand Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
322 students14:1Rate it →
Copper Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
306 students15:1Rate it →
Sedalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sedalia
C+
212 students11:1Rate it →
Cougar Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
392 students16:1Rate it →
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Castle Rock
C
371 students13:1Rate it →
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Castle Rock
B+
361 students17:1Rate it →
Larkspur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Larkspur
B+
161 students16:1Rate it →
Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Franktown
A+
25 students6:1Rate it →
Rocky Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
A
1,129 students19:1Rate it →
Cimarron Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parker
B
1,052 students19:1Rate it →
Mesa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Castle Rock
B
852 students15:1Rate it →
Sagewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parker
B
816 students17:1Rate it →
Ranch View Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Highlands Ranch
A
829 students18:1Rate it →
Sierra Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Parker
B+
805 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Highlands Ranch
A
752 students16:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Castle Rock
B
660 students15:1Rate it →
Cresthill Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Highlands Ranch
A−
558 students16:1Rate it →
Rock Canyon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A+
2,325 students22:1Rate it →
Legend High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A
2,206 students23:1Rate it →
Mountain Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A+
2,169 students23:1Rate it →
Chaparral High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A
2,007 students21:1Rate it →
Castle View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Castle Rock
A−
1,938 students24:1Rate it →
Thunderridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A
1,820 students22:1Rate it →
Douglas County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Castle Rock
A
1,659 students19:1Rate it →
Ponderosa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A−
1,406 students20:1Rate it →
Highlands Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A
1,323 students19:1Rate it →
Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
88 students11:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Meridiannot counted as local schools
Hope Online Learning Academy Co-Op
High · Grades 6–12 · Englewood
D
CharterOnline
1,307 students27:1Rate it →

Questions about Meridian’s schools

Are Meridian’s schools good?

By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Meridian children attend outscore 92% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #13 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 91%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Meridian in?

Douglas County School District RE-1, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 61,243 students in 88 schools (2024–25).

Where do Meridian kids go to high school?

One of 10 high schools, depending on your address: Rock Canyon High School, Legend High School, Mountain Vista High School, Chaparral High School, Castle View High School, Thunderridge High School, Douglas County High School, Ponderosa High School, Highlands Ranch High School and Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

What is Meridian’s graduation rate?

90% of the class of 2023 in Douglas County School District RE-1 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Meridian spend per student?

$14,658 in Douglas County School District RE-1 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.