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)
080336001869	341	Bruce Randolph School	Public	6-12	3955 Steele Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-1080	653	48	13.7	90.8%	9 (1.4%)	39 (6.0%)	586 (89.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	9 (1.4%)	$19,393							5	7.5	322	19
080336000305	342	Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5000	992	67	14.8	89.0%	40 (4.0%)	60 (6.0%)	854 (86.1%)	26 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.7%)	$19,291							4.9	4	338	4
080723001877	343	Hidden Lake Secondary	Public	6-12	7300 Lowell Boulevard	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 428-2600	363	17	21.3	84.6%	51 (14.0%)	3 (0.8%)	293 (80.7%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	$16,994							4.3	3.7	340	3
080690001172	344	Vantage Point	Public	6-12	10900 Huron Street	Northglenn	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5800	375	32	11.7	80.0%	99 (26.4%)	11 (2.9%)	248 (66.1%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.1%)	$24,752							4.3	2.6	346	2
080336006491	345	Summit Academy	Public	6-12	5590 W Evans Ave.	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2400	238	21	11.3	87.8%	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	229 (96.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$21,971							4.1	3.4	342	3
080336006669	346	Legacy Options High School	Public	9-12	6850 North Argonne Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3100	152	14	10.9	80.9%	5 (3.3%)	33 (21.7%)	102 (67.1%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$23,993							3.5	3.2	343	3
080336006514	347	Vista Academy	Public	6-12	4800 Telluride Street Bldg. 6	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7650	273	18	14.8	83.5%	6 (2.2%)	45 (16.5%)	210 (76.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	$19,819							2.4	2.7	345	2
080441006461	348	Jefferson Junior/Senior High	Public	7-12	1315 4th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1600	609	36	16.8	79.6%	101 (16.6%)	9 (1.5%)	472 (77.5%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	11 (1.8%)	$18,074							1.1	2.4	347	1
080336006599	349	Excel Academy	Public	9-12	1825 S. Federal Blvd.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2250	264	13	20.8	84.5%	7 (2.7%)	8 (3.0%)	241 (91.3%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$18,592							0.8	3.1	344	5

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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.