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Mesa Ridge High School

6070 Mesa Ridge Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO, 80911-2568 -

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Definition of Terms

Mesa Ridge High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

El Paso County, CO

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1185 students

% Male / % Female

50% / 50%

Total Classroom Teachers

66 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 379 students

Grade 10 - 320 students

Grade 11 - 256 students

Grade 12 - 230 students

This School

(CO) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:18

1:16

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CO) School Average

% American Indian	2%	1%
% Asian	3%	3%
% Hispanic	13%	29%
% Black	17%	5%
% White	65%	62%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CO) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

n/a

29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

(CO) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Widefield 3 School District

This School's Agency

(CO) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	17	3
Number of Students Managed	8,551 students	613 students
District Total Revenue	$62,730,000	$5,882,000
District Expenditure	$58,959,000	$5,502,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,336	$9,630
District Expenditure / Student	$6,895	$9,250
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Mesa Ridge High School is a school in Widefield School District 3, which is a school district in El Paso County, Colorado.
History: Mesa Ridge was opened in 1997, the first graduating class graduated in 2001. The 2006-2007 school year marks the 9th anniversary of Mesa's opening.
Marching Band: Mesa Ridge's Marching Band, the Pride of Mesa Ridge, under the direction of Mr. Phil Olivas, who has been directing bands for 13 years, was the first Marching Band in Widefield School District 3 to go to Colorado State Marching Band competition, in the 2004-2005, playing music from the popular movie Pirates of the Caribbean. This Year in the 2006-2007 marching band season, The Pride of Mesa Ridge ranked 7th in the state of Colorado (A 7-place jump from the 2005-2006 year's 14th.), with their show entitled "Wild Nights". (Including selections from "Scream", "Twilight Rhapsody", and "Hidden Motive").
While 2006 is the band's first year in Semi Finals and Finals, The Pride of Mesa Ridge has been a State quarterfinalist for the past 3 years.
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About This Zip Code (80911)

School Zip (80911)

(CO) State Average

Population (Approximate)

29,618 people

4,157,972 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

27%

33%

Population Average Age

34 years old

34 years old

Average Household size

3.0 persons

2.5 persons

Median Household Income

$48,718

$49,703

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.7 rooms

5.7 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

33 years old

35 years old

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% Owning / % Renting

83% / 17%

67% / 33%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Discovery High School - 84 students - view location
2. Widefield High School - 1271 students - view location
3. Sierra High School - 1183 students - view location
4. Fountain-fort Carson High School - 1290 students - view location
5. Lorraine Alternative High School - 89 students - view location
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