Colorado High School
Public high school in Colorado City, Texas · Colorado ISD · Grades 9–12
Colorado High School serves 228 students in grades 9–12 in Colorado City (Mitchell County). It is one of 3 schools in Colorado ISD. By enrollment it is the 1282nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 178.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 1.28 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Colorado ISD |
| County | Mitchell County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481464000951 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Colorado ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 228 | 927 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 178.1 | 142.8 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 53.5% | 61.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Colorado High School in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Colorado ISD, Colorado High School is the largest, with 24.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 27 miles away and have a median of 335 students, so Colorado High School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 11 with 67 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 42, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 12 has 32% fewer students than grade 9 (42 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 51.8% of enrollment, a lower share than across Colorado ISD (55.2%). White students are next, at 44.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
53.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.7% across Colorado ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Colorado High School has 1.28 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 178.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 228 students would have about 16.3 teachers, so Colorado High School has 15 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. Wallace Accelerated High School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 high school within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 51.8% |
| White | 44.3% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
44.3% of students are girls and 55.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 62 |
| Grade 10 | 57 |
| Grade 11 | 67 |
| Grade 12 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1500 N Lone Wolf Blvd, Colorado City, TX 79512
Phone: (325)728-3424
Website: ccity.esc14.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Colorado High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Accelerated High School | Colorado ISD | 0.0 mi | 18 | – | 83.3% |
| Roscoe Collegiate High School | Roscoe Collegiate ISD | 18.1 mi | 307 | 9.9 | 40.7% |
| Snyder High School | Snyder ISD | 21.1 mi | 720 | 13.5 | 61.3% |
| Sweetwater High School | Sweetwater ISD | 26.4 mi | 553 | 12.3 | 57.9% |
| Coahoma High School | Coahoma ISD | 27.6 mi | 317 | 13.4 | 24.6% |
| Forsan High School | Forsan ISD | 36.5 mi | 352 | 11.4 | 42.3% |
| Big Spring High School | Big Spring ISD | 37.7 mi | 982 | 12 | 64.2% |
| Merkel High School | Merkel ISD | 48.2 mi | 281 | 7.7 | 43.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Colorado ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado El and Middle School | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 681 |
| Wallace Accelerated High School | High | 9–12 | 18 |