Douglas County School District Re. 1 is a school district that serves Douglas County, Colorado. It is the third-largest school district in Colorado, serving more than 60,000 students with almost 70 schools. The district was formed in 1958 by the consolidation of 17 smaller school districts, adding the "Re. 1" to its name to note the district's first reorganization.
Schools
Elementary schools
- Academy Charter School Elementary (K-5)
- Acres Green Elementary
- Arrowwood Elementary
- Bear Canyon Elementary
- Buffalo Ridge Elementary
- Castle Rock Elementary
- Cherokee Trail Elementary
- Cherry Valley Elementary
- Clear Sky Elementary
- Copper Mesa Elementary
- Cougar Run Elementary
- Coyote Creek Elementary
- Eagle Ridge Elementary
- Eldorado Elementary
- Elementary #47 (Castle Rock)
- Flagstone Elementary
- Fox Creek Elementary
- Franktown Elementary
- Frontier Valley Elementary
- Gold Rush Elementary
- Heritage Elementary
- Highlands Ranch Elementary
- Iron Horse Elementary
- Larkspur Elementary
- Legacy Point Elementary
- Lone Tree Elementary... A Magnet School (Elem. #49)
- Mammoth Heights Elementary
- Meadow View Elementary
- Mountain View Elementary (K-3)
- Northeast Elementary (4-6)
- Northridge Elementary
- Pine Grove Elementary
- Pine Lane Intermediate (4-6)
- Pine Lane Primary (K-3)
- Pioneer Elementary
- Prairie Crossing Elementary
- Redstone Elementary
- Renaissance Expeditionary Magnet (K-6)
- Rock Canyon Elementary
- Rock Ridge Elementary
- Roxborough Intermediate
- Roxborough Primary
- Saddle Ranch Elementary
- Sand Creek Elementary
- Sedalia Elementary
- Soaring Hawk Elementary
- South Street Elementary
- Stone Mountain Elementary
- Summit View Elementary
- Timber Trail Elementary
- Trailblazer Elementary
- Wildcat Mountain Elementary
Middle schools
- Castle Rock Middle School
- Cimarron Middle School
- Cresthill Middle School
- Mesa Middle School
- Mountain Ridge Middle School
- Ranch View Middle School
- Rocky Heights Middle School
- Sagewood Middle School
- Sierra Middle School
High schools
- Castle View High School
- Chaparral High School
- Douglas County High School
- Highlands Ranch High School
- Legend High School
- Mountain Vista High School
- Ponderosa High School
- Rock Canyon High School
- ThunderRidge High School
Charter schools
- Academy Charter School (K-8)
- American Academy (K-8)
- Aspen View Academy (K-8)
- Challenge to Excellence Charter School (K-8)
- Core Knowledge Charter School (K-8)
- DCS Montessori Charter School (P-8)
- North Star Academy (K-8)
- Platte River Academy (K-8)
- Plum Creek Academy
- SkyView Academy (K-12) Highlands Ranch
- STEM School and Academy (K-12)
Option schools
- Daniel C. Oakes High School
- DC Student Support Center
- Eagle Academy - Night High School (11-12 Grades)
- eDCSD: Online Learning (K-12)
- Expert Technician Academy
- Home School
- Hope Online Learning Academy (K-12)
- Lone Tree Elementary... A Magnet School (Elem. #49)
- Renaissance Expeditionary Magnet (K-6)
- Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning (K-12)
Recognition
- SchoolDigger.com ranked Douglas County School District No.1 in the Denver metropolitan area and No.12 in Colorado based on 2009 test scores. School district rankings were determined by averaging the rankings of individual schools within each of the 122 districts evaluated.
Controversies
The Douglas County School District is a central feature of the documentary Education Inc., which includes information on the pro-charter school and pro-voucher school board majority was elected in 2009. As a consequence, teacher exodus increased from 10.2 percent to 16.7 percent in the 2014-15 school year. In the 2013-14 school year, it had been as high as 17.3 percent. The new school board also launched a voucher program that allowed funds be used to send children to private schools, including religious ones. The school board's school choice philosophy resulted in protests by some parents and students.
In 2015, the Colorado Supreme Court struck down Douglas County's school voucher program as violating the state constitution, which prohibits public funds to support parochial schools as a choice option for parents.
See also
- List of school districts in Colorado
References
External links
- Douglas County School District
