Enrollment: approximately 1250 students

Attendance rate: 95.13%
Graduation rate: 94.4%, drop out rate: 0.6%, 5% transfer rate

Consistently ranked as one of America's best high schools by Newsweek and US News

Highly Qualified Staff - 100% of CMHS teachers are highly qualified

61 teachers with a Master's Degree, 2 with a Doctoral Degree, 2 with Specialist Degree

• 90% of the Cheyenne Mountain High School 2021 graduates are attending two and four-year colleges and universities.

• Cheyenne Mountain High School was recently selected as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. This is a prestigious national award received by only two high schools in Colorado, and only 37 high schools across the country.

• Over $11,000,000 in scholarships offered to 2021 graduates.

• Cheyenne Mountain High School was home to 4 National Merit Finalists and 13 Commended Scholars in the 2020 National Merit® Scholarship Program.

• In May 2022, 426 students took 827 Advanced Placement exams in 26 different course offerings with an average of a 3.7 score. 85% of all AP Tests administered finished with a 3 or higher on a 5 point scale.

• 39 extra-curricular clubs and 24 sports offered to CMHS students

• 104 state championship teams since 1958! Learn More

• Home of 2010 Olympian and US National Champion Figure Skater Rachel Flatt

• CMHS has an active Thespian Troupe and has had actors and technicians receive superior ratings at festivals as well as receive many scholarship offers.

• The CMHS band program often places more students in All-State Band and local honor bands than any other in the state.

• The CMHS Symphonic Band has been invited to participate in the Bands of America National Concert Band Festival three times.

• Symphonic Band is nationally recognized and twice has been invited to play at Carnegie Hall

• CMHS has one of the longest-running Improvisation teams in the city of Colorado Springs.

• Many former CMHS Drama students are professional actors and technicians in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas and outside the U.S.

• Crimson a capella has won quarterfinals and west semi-finals in the ICHSA (International Championship of High School Acappella) competition for the past 7 years, and has qualified for the National Final of ICHSA all 7 years. Crimson is the only group in the USA to make it to the national final every year.

• Cheyenne Mountain High School is one of a few local High schools that participates in the state and national Scholastics Art Competition.

• Cheyenne Mountain High School students have won 22 Gold Key, 20 Silver Key, 43 Honorable Mention, 3 Gold-Key Portfolio Awards in the Colorado State level Scholastics Art Competition during the past 5 years.

• For over a quarter of a century Cheyenne Mountain High School has hosted an annual District #12 Art Exhibit featuring works from students of all ages representing every school in the district.

• Cheyenne Mountain architecture and engineering students have competed in the Professional Engineers of Colorado Bridge Building competition over the last 11 years. As a team, Cheyenne Mountain has placed 1st eight times, 2nd two times and 3rd once. Cheyenne Mountain students have taken 1st place eight times, 2nd place eight times,3rd place five times, and 4th place 3 times.