Erie High School (Colorado)

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Erie High School
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Erie High School
Location
Erie High School (Colorado)
3180 County Road 5

,
Colorado
80516

United States
Coordinates 40°02′52″N105°00′57″W / 40.04778°N 105.01583°W / 40.04778; -105.01583
Information
Motto“Taking excellence to the next level.”
Established2005(20 years ago) (2005)
School district St. Vrain Valley School District
CEEB code 060545
PrincipalJosh Griffin
Staff75.09 (FTE) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,759 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio23.43 [1]
Campus typeOpen (upperclass), closed (underclass)
Color(s)Black and orange
  
AthleticsFootball, softball, tennis, soccer, golf, volleyball, competitive cheer, cross-country, dance, basketball, wrestling, swimming, baseball, track & field, and lacrosse.
Athletics conference4A
MascotTiger
RivalFrederick High School
Website ehs.svvsd.org

Erie High School is the sole high school in the town of Erie, Colorado. The school is a part of the St. Vrain Valley School District.

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The school was formed by the separation of Erie Middle and High School. Currently there are over 1400 students attending the school. It is anticipated that each Freshman class will now enter Erie High School with around 400 students. The building was designed to honor the town of Erie's mining history, as the color scheme is of the color of coal, though the school colors are tiger orange and black. The school opened its doors in 2005 and was later expanded to accommodate enrollment growth in 2018.

Due to overcapacity, the school has put a hold on its open enrollment program. All students that aren’t in the high schools zone will be denied access. [2]

Josh Griffin is now the school's current principal. [3] Matthew Buchler was its principal until his departure in 2022. Steven Payne was its principal from 2001 until his retirement in 2013.

Athletics

Erie High School is nationally known for its softball team, which has won 12 state championships, the most all-time in Colorado high school history. [4]

In 2021, its football team played against Chatfield High School at Empower Stadium.

YearClassRunner-upScore
19983ALa Junta7-0
20003ALa Junta8-2
20013ARoosevelt3-0
20023ALamar6-5
20033ALa Junta9-0
20043AFrederick8-0
20053AHoly Family2-0
20073AHoly Family5-2
20083AHoly Family6-0
20093ABurlington8-0
20104AD'Evelyn6-1
20194AGolden13-9

Erie High's Cheer team won state titles in 2007, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022.

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Erie High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  2. "Open Enrollment – St. Vrain Valley Schools" . Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  3. "Saint Vrain Valley School District" . Retrieved March 2, 2009.
  4. "CHSSA Website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2008. Retrieved July 28, 2009.
 5.CHSAA Cheer state champions-2022 2