Douglas County School District RE-1
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| Douglas County School District RE 1 | |
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| Address | |
| 620 Wilcox Street Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 |
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| Motto | Learn today. Lead tomorrow. |
| Founded | 1958 |
| School board | John Carson, Doug Benevento, Dan Gerken, Meghann Silverthorn, Cliff Stahl, Justin G. Williams, Craig Richardson |
| Superintendent | Elizabeth Celania-Fagen |
| Enrollment | 61,000+ (2010-2011 school year) |
| Area | Douglas County, Colorado |
| Website | http://www.dcsdk12.org/ |
The 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 61,000 students with 70+ schools.
Douglas County School 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. The district manages 46 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 9 high schools, 8 charter schools, 2 magnet schools, 1 alternative high school, and 1 night high school. The district is led by a seven-member Board of Education.
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[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary schools
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[edit] Middle schools
- Academy Charter School Middle School
- Castle Rock Middle School
- Cimarron Middle School (In Legend High School until 2010-11)
- Cresthill Middle School
- Mesa Middle School
- Mountain Ridge Middle School
- Ranch View Middle School
- Rocky Heights Middle School
- Sagewood Middle School
- Sierra Middle School
[edit] 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
[edit] Charter schools
- Academy Charter School (K-8) website
- American Academy (K-8) website
- Challenge to Excellence Charter School (K-8) website
- Core Knowledge Charter School (K-8) website
- DCS Montessori Charter School (P-6) website
- North Star Academy (K-6) website
- Platte River Academy (K-8) website
- Plum Creek Academy
- Skyview Academy (K-8) - Highlands Ranch website
- STEM School and Academy (6-9) website
[edit] Option schools
- Daniel C. Oakes High School
- DC Student Support Center
- eDCSD: Online Learning (K-12) Website
- Eagle Academy - Night High School (11-12 Grades)
- Expert Technician Academy
- Home School
- Hope Online Learning Academy (K-12) Website
- Lone Tree Elementary... A Magnet School (Elem. #49)
- Renaissance Expeditionary Magnet (K-6)
- Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning (K-12)
[edit] 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). Source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education, and Colorado Department of Education.[1]
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