Best High Schools in Colorado

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the PSAT10 and PSAT9 and SAT and CMAS test scores by the Colorado Department of Education. The most recent update was on Thursday, August 29, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 349)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
080336006658	221	DSST: College View High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3111 West Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	543	48	11.3	87.8%	15 (2.8%)	18 (3.3%)	463 (85.3%)	37 (6.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	$17,105							34.9	46.5	172	49
080258006738	222	Riverdale Ridge High School	Public	9-12	13380 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6800	1,636	78	21	39.4%	713 (43.6%)	29 (1.8%)	703 (43.0%)	106 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (5.0%)	$5,854							34.4	38.8	204	18
080546000944	223	Mancos High School	Public	9-12	355 West Grand Avenue	Mancos	81328	Montezuma County	Mancos School District Re-6	No	No	No	No	(970) 533-7746	154	9	17.6	48.7%	111 (72.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (14.9%)	2 (1.3%)	13 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	$14,530							34.3	33.5	219	4
080378000491	224	Englewood High School	Public	9-12	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 806-2200	541	36	15.1	70.1%	225 (41.6%)	29 (5.4%)	251 (46.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	$18,819							34.1	31.1	233	9
080465000680	225	Hoehne Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19851 County Road 75. 1	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4457	293	17	16.9	44.0%	112 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	167 (57.0%)	5 (1.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	$13,304							33.5	49.9	159	66
080438000631	226	Grand Valley High School	Public	9-12	800 Cardinal Way	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	No	(970) 285-5705	300	20	14.6	57.3%	167 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (40.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.0%)	$15,524							33.3	23.6	263	37
080648001588	227	Mesa Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6070 Mesa Ridge Parkway	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3600	1,255	69	18.1	43.8%	518 (41.3%)	132 (10.5%)	408 (32.5%)	24 (1.9%)	11 (0.9%)	23 (1.8%)	139 (11.1%)	$13,406							33.2	32.9	221	6
080001601821	228	Yuma High School	Public	9-12	1000 South Albany	Yuma	80759	Yuma County	Yuma 1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 848-5488	246	17	14.7	64.6%	106 (43.1%)	1 (0.4%)	138 (56.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$13,454							33	41.4	195	33
080480006852	229	JeffCo Remote Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1505 South Pierson St	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 910-2671	489	36	13.7		233 (47.6%)	14 (2.9%)	205 (41.9%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.3%)	$16,086							32.8			(n/a)
080231000050	230	Highland High School	Public	9-12	208 West 1st	Ault	80610	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-9	No	No	No	No	(970) 834-2816	291	24	12.2	42.6%	193 (66.3%)	2 (0.7%)	82 (28.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	$15,147							32.6	28.6	241	11

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on PSAT10 Reading and Writing, PSAT10 Mathematics, CMAS Science, SAT Reading and Writing, SAT Mathematics, PSAT9 Reading and Writing, PSAT9 Mathematics test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Colorado Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.