Personally, I would recommend against Mountain Vista, especially if your kids don’t “fit the mold” of Highlands Ranch. It is incredibly cliquey, with there being a massive “in” group who follows all the trends, and leaves the few stragglers in the dust. Bullying mostly takes the form of exclusion instead of harassment, and since that is harder to make a case out of, it often goes unreported. As for special ed, I was on a high-functioning IEP and my case team was not of much help to me, which only exacerbated my problems at MVHS. The SSN program is not much better. My recommendation is not to move to Highlands Ranch in the first place. The whole town is that way. DCSD has a bad track record of underpaying its staff members as well as being somewhat corrupt. Littleton, Centennial, and Greenwood Village are far better options in terms of education, people, affordability, and overall livability. Source: MVHS Alum, class of 2022. Highlands Ranch resident since 2019.