Schools in The Pinery · Douglas County School District RE-1
The Pinery’s public schools beat 92% of Colorado districts
The public schools The Pinery’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 92% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
62%
▲ 15 pts vs CO 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
45%
▲ 15 pts vs CO 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
91%
▲ 9 pts vs CO 82%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 8% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.1
CO 16.4
Schools
3
2,059 students
The School Grade
How The Pinery compares
A Test scoresA− Graduation
Colorado school districts we grade (161)Better than 92%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (43)Better than 51%
High confidence. Built on 16,213 tested students and a graduating class of 4,931; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Colorado’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Colorado only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve The Pinery.
39 schools teach 6th grade in The Pinery’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Heights Middle School, Cimarron Middle, Mesa Middle School and Sagewood Middle School and more.
9 schools teach 7th grade in The Pinery’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Heights Middle School, Cimarron Middle, Mesa Middle School and Ranch View Middle School and more.
9 schools teach 8th grade in The Pinery’s district. Which one depends on your address: Rocky Heights Middle School, Cimarron Middle, Mesa Middle School and Ranch View Middle School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–2Mountain View Elementary SchoolDouglas County School District RE-1
3–5Northeast Elementary SchoolDouglas County School District RE-1
6–89 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Ponderosa High SchoolDouglas County School District RE-1
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well above the state in reading
Reading62%
State average 47%
Math45%
State average 30.4%
Every school in The Pinery
3 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Northeast Elementary School
B329 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
324 students18:1Rate it →
High
Also serving The Pinery · in other towns
Rocky Heights Middle School
A1,129 students19:1Rate it →
Cimarron Middle
B1,052 students19:1Rate it →
Mesa Middle School
B852 students15:1Rate it →
Ranch View Middle School
A829 students18:1Rate it →
Sagewood Middle School
B816 students17:1Rate it →
Sierra Middle School
B+805 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain Ridge Middle School
A752 students16:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Middle School
B660 students15:1Rate it →
Cresthill Middle School
A−558 students16:1Rate it →
Parents talk
What The Pinery families are saying about school.
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near The Pinery
There’s no college in The Pinery, but 23 are within 30 miles. The closest is Rocky Vista University in Parker, 8.7 miles away.
Rocky Vista UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Parker
8.7 mi1,574 students
Platt College-AuroraUniversity or college · For-profit · Greenwood Village
13.9 mi215 students
Arizona College of Nursing-AuroraUniversity or college · For-profit · Aurora
15.3 mi212 students
Pima Medical Institute-AuroraCommunity college · For-profit · Aurora
17.6 mi290 students
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal TechnologyCommunity college · For-profit · Four Square Mile
17.8 mi161 students
Denver SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Littleton
17.9 mi592 students
Arapahoe Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Littleton
18.1 mi11,756 students
Community College of AuroraCommunity college · Public · Aurora
18.8 mi7,694 students
Iliff School of TheologyUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Denver
19.3 mi154 students
University of DenverUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Denver
19.5 mi10,402 students
Straight-line distance from the center of The Pinery. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 13 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.