ABOUT OUR SCHOOL
Enrollment: approximately 1400 students
Caucasian: 78%
Hispanic: 11%
American Indian or Alaskan Native: less than 1%
Asian: 5%
African American: 2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: less than 1%
Other: 3%
Attendance rate: 96.5%
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
ATHLETICS
- 39 extra-curricular clubs and 24 sports offered to CMHS students
- 7 state championship teams in 2010-11
- 4 state championships in 2011-12
- 5 state championships in 2012-13
- 4 State championships in 2013-14
- 4 State championships in 2014-15
- 3 State championships in 2015-16
- 91 state championships since 1958
- Home of 2010 Olympian and US National Champion Figure Skater Rachel Flatt
ACTIVITIES
- Science Olympiad is the 2011 state champion, and was the Southern Region Champions and state runners-up in 2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010.
- Science Olympiad was recognized at the 2007 national tournament with the National Spirit Award for demonstrating unsurpassed character, dedication and respect.
- In the last five years, CMHS students have collected 905,082 pounds of food for Care and Share Food Bank
- During the 2010 food drive for Care and Share, CMHS students collected 190,560 pounds of food
FINE ARTS
- 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.
- Advanced Architecture classes enter a hand drafting contest sponsored by the National Association for Women in Construction, which is open to all high school students nationwide. In the last five years Cheyenne Mountain has taken all three top places, first, second and third. Several Cheyenne Mountain students have advanced through the regional level of competition to the national level.
- The CMHS Graphic Design program has set the bar for the Colorado Department of Transportation's Drive Smart Poster contest promoting safe driving practices each year, often winning 1st place and repeatedly having students who's designs place in the top three.