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STEM School Highlands Ranch

Public School Charter

Level: 4

Grades: KG - 12

Address: 8773 Ridgeline Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129

Phone: (303) 683-7836

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

1,498

Total Students

#12

of 349 in 2023

Academic Performance

EZ Schoolz Rating

out of 100

State Ranking

Ranked 12 of 349 (2023)

Among schools at the same level in the state

Test Scores

CMAS

Math • Grade All grades • 2023

Percent of Students Meeting Standard 53.2%

Performance Distribution

Level 1 (Below)

35 students (5.1%)

Level 2 (Approaching)

109 students (15.8%)

Level 3 (Met)

179 students (25.9%)

Level 4 (Exceeded)

284 students (41.2%)

Level 5 (Far Exceeded)

83 students (12.0%)

Student Body

Total Students

1,498

Diversity

High

Simpson index 65/100

Free / Reduced Lunch

5.5%

of student body

Race & Ethnicity

White 51.6% (773)
Asian 24.8% (371)
Hispanic / Latino 12.8% (191)
Two or More Races 8.8% (132)
Black 1.3% (20)
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4% (6)
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3% (5)

Reviews

3.2 /5

Based on 10 reviews

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Parent

January 29, 2026

"⸻ STEM School Highlands Ranch is a school where students are truly known and supported. The teachers are deeply committed to both academic excellence and student well-being, taking time to build strong relationships and meet learners where they are. They are approachable, passionate, and consistently go the extra mile to help students succeed. The administrative team and principals are visible, responsive, and genuinely invested in the school community. Their leadership fosters a culture of care, high expectations, and open communication, creating an environment where students feel safe, valued, and challenged."

Parent

July 31, 2017

Parent

October 23, 2019

Parent

July 04, 2020

"We brought 2 kids here from American Academy. 1 was 6th, now 8th, and other was 1st, now 3rd. AA was a good school, but stem is even better. the teachers here really are spectacular. The admin has been amazing. They have dealt with a shooting, subsequent lose of teachers, pandemic, politics from certain parents, working on a start-up charter school, etc. With a different admin, I would imagine that they would be too distracted to really pay attention to the school."

Parent

November 23, 2015

"Please know that STEM only graduated its first class last spring, 2015 and about 45 students. These numbers can therefore, be deceiving and a longer term set of results will yield a better understanding overall."

Parent

February 04, 2017

"My daughter moved here at the beginning of this school year. We could not be more pleased! Challenging academics, kind considerate teaching staff and a wonderful school community, where tolerance & respect for one another are abundant!"