Mesa Ridge High School
6070 Mesa Ridge Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO, 80911-2568 - Map Map

School Overview:
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 1:17
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(CO) School Average
% American Indian 2% 2%
% Asian 3% 2%
% Hispanic 13% 26%
% Black 17% 5%
% White 65% 66%
Additional Student Information
This School
(CO) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch n/a 19%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 7% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(CO) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
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 677 students
District Total Revenue $62,730,000 $6,335,000
District Expenditure $58,959,000 $6,229,000
District Revenue / Student $7,336 $9,357
District Expenditure / Student $6,895 $9,201
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
In the News:
  • Utilities holding public meetings on pipeline, sharing water (Colorado Springs Gazette)
    posted on November 17, 2009 at 02:31:00 pm
    Colorado Springs Utilities will hold an open house Wednesday on the construction of the Southern Delivery System water pipeline. Construction of the $1.4 billion pipeline from Pueblo Reservoir to Colorado Springs will begin in 2010, with completion...
  • MHS volleyball team sweeps Delta (Montrose Daily Press)
    posted on September 17, 2009 at 10:19:25 am
    MONTROSE – Led by a pair of seniors, Courtney Geesing and Kelsie Dardis, coach Shane Forrest’s Montrose High School volleyball team scored a decisive match win Thursday night at the MHS gym in non-conference play over Delta. Montrose won 25-8, 25,-10, 25-12 over Delta High School.
  • BEST & BRIGHTEST: Finding heritage in new language (Colorado Springs Gazette)
    posted on May 15, 2009 at 04:28:35 am
    TO OUR READERS: This is the last in a series of stories featuring The Gazette's Best & Brightest high school seniors, Class of 2009. As a child, Laurel Goycoolea didn't yet know about the bond she shared with the small Mexican village she and her family visited every few years.
  • Teen Kills Himself After Accused Of Vandalism (CBS4 Denver)
    posted on March 22, 2009 at 11:59:34 pm
    Parents of an El Paso County teen who killed himself after police questioned him in a vandalism case are asking whether the officer involved was too harsh on the boy.
  • Teen kills himself after accused of vandalism (FOX 31 Denver)
    posted on March 22, 2009 at 02:46:41 am
    Parents of an El Paso County teen who killed himself after police questioned him in a vandalism case are asking whether the officer involved was too harsh on the boy.
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School Zip Code:
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 34 years old 35 years old
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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (80911)


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Zillow Median Value of Housing Unit
% Owning / % Renting 83% / 17% 67% / 33%
School Map:
1. Lorraine Alternative High School - 89 students - 2.5 mi. away - view location
2. Fountain-fort Carson High School - 1290 students - 2.7 mi. away - view location
3. Widefield High School - 1271 students - 2.8 mi. away - view location
4. Discovery High School - 84 students - 2.9 mi. away - view location
5. Adult & Family Literacy High School - 94 students - 6.0 mi. away - view location
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