Rock Canyon High School (RCHS), located in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, is a comprehensive 9?12 high school within the Douglas County School District?the third largest district in Colorado, serving more than 67,000 students in 2024-2025. Since opening in 2003, Rock Canyon has grown steadily, reaching a current enrollment of 2,332 students. The school serves a community composed primarily of working professionals and continues to attract both neighborhood and open-enrolled students, leading to full…
capacity in both staff and facilities. RCHS is dedicated to providing a balanced and comprehensive student experience through academics, activities, and athletics. The school consistently ranks in the top 1% of all non-selective, comprehensive high schools in Colorado. Academic Performance In the 2024?25 school year, students took 2,113 Advanced Placement (AP) exams across 29 subjects, achieving an overall pass rate of 90%. Rock Canyon?s participation and success rates surpassed district, state, national, and global averages in 27 of the 29 subjects offered. For the 2025?26 school year, students completed 1,957 AP seats in addition to 978 Concurrent Enrollment (CE) seats, earning 4,055 college credit hours. This represents more than $1.1 million in tuition savings for families. Planning and Improvement The school?s Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) is developed collaboratively by administration, learning specialists, instructional leaders, the special education department, and teachers. Stakeholders use multiple measures?including student performance data, test scores, RTI team input, counselor feedback, and parent perspectives?to identify needs and implement targeted action plans. Through high expectations, consistent achievement, and ongoing collaboration, Rock Canyon High School continues to strengthen its reputation as a leader in preparing students for postsecondary success while offering a well-rounded high school experience.
Accredited with Distinction - This is assigned to the highest performing districts. These districts are meeting or exceeding expectations on the majority of performance tasks.
Accredited - Districts with an overall rating of Accredited are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Accredited with Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Accredited with Priority Improvement Plan - These districts are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Turnaround Plan - These districts are identified as among the lowest performing districts in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these districts until they improve.
Accredited with Insufficient State Data - These districts are assigned this accreditation rating when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a district received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.
School Ratings
Performance Plan - Schools with a Performance Plan are meeting expectations on the majority of performance metrics.
Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as lower performing. They may be meeting expectations on some performance metrics, but they are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on many.
Priority Improvement Plan - These schools are identified as low performing. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Turnaround Plan - These schools are identified as among the lowest performing schools in the state. They are not meeting or are only approaching expectations on most performance metrics. The state will provide support and oversight to these schools until they improve.
Insufficient State Data - These schools are assigned this plan type when the state does not have enough data to report publicly. To better understand why a school received an Insufficient State Data rating, all publicly reportable data are reflected in the performance framework report. More information about these ratings is available here.