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)
080540006534	121	Loveland Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3835 SW 14th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 541-1507	1,007	55	18.3	28.5%	804 (79.8%)	7 (0.7%)	151 (15.0%)	8 (0.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	28 (2.8%)	$9,327							61.1			(n/a)
080351000459	122	Eads High School	Public	9-12	210 West 10 Street	Eads	81036	Kiowa County	Kiowa County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 438-2214	48	7	7.3	47.9%	40 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,056							60.5			(n/a)
080726001255	123	Primero Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	20200 State Highway 12	Weston	81091	Las Animas County	Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(719) 868-2715	119	8	14	58.8%	41 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (61.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.2%)	$20,139							59.7	52.7	149	26
080480001766	124	Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4441 Salvia Street	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 271-1977	422	19	22.4		349 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.4%)	$11,453							59.2	63.9	117	7
080333000300	125	North Fork High School	Public	9-12	438 Bulldog St	Hotchkiss	81419	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 872-3882	278	18	15.7	53.2%	209 (75.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$20,575							59.2	54.8	139	14
080735001264	126	Windsor High School	Public	9-12	1100 West Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8100	1,105	57	19.4	18.6%	856 (77.5%)	12 (1.1%)	189 (17.1%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (3.4%)	$12,646							58.1	61.9	125	1
080387006462	127	Springs Studio for Academic Excellence	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8940	437	18	24.2		297 (68.0%)	11 (2.5%)	80 (18.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.6%)	$11,897							58.1	43.6	185	58
080639001114	128	Sanford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	755 Second Street	Sanford	81151	Conejos County	Sanford School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(719) 274-5167	164	12	14.1	54.9%	111 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (31.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,320							58.1	45.2	178	50
080273000168	129	Calhan Secondary School	Public	6-12	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	No	(719) 347-2766	226	22	10.1	51.8%	191 (84.5%)	12 (5.3%)	18 (8.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$13,296							57.8	41.8	194	65
080537006423	130	Mead High School	Public	9-12	12750 County Road #7	Longmont	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3940	1,095	52	21	26.5%	751 (68.6%)	7 (0.6%)	287 (26.2%)	17 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (2.8%)	$14,027							57.4	62.5	122	8

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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.

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