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)
080249000103	61	Broomfield High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagle Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8100	1,692	83	20.4	21.8%	1,162 (68.7%)	25 (1.5%)	353 (20.9%)	69 (4.1%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	75 (4.4%)	$17,344							80.1	83.2	50	11
080453001781	62	James Irwin Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5525 Astrozon Blvd.	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 576-8055	412	27	15.3	45.9%	113 (27.4%)	29 (7.0%)	211 (51.2%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	44 (10.7%)	$16,123							80	82.7	54	8
080558000963	63	McClave Undivided High School	Public	7-12	308 Lincoln Street	Mc Clave	81057	Bent County	McClave School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4517	104	8	12.6	43.3%	78 (75.0%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,509							79.4	77	75	12
080028206842	64	Ascend College Prep	Public	11-12	1650 Telstar Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(877) 449-4199	85	4	21		71 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.7%)	$9,079							79.3	79.3	68	4
080336000338	65	East High School	Public	9-12	1600 City Park Esplanade	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8300	2,359	125	18.8	31.4%	1,222 (51.8%)	333 (14.1%)	532 (22.6%)	65 (2.8%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	176 (7.5%)	$15,577							79.2	78.7	69	4
080345006400	66	Legend High School	Public	9-12	22219 Hilltop Road	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4500	2,206	105	21	12.6%	1,647 (74.7%)	27 (1.2%)	291 (13.2%)	79 (3.6%)	8 (0.4%)	6 (0.3%)	148 (6.7%)	$13,219							79.1	80.8	62	4
080345001437	67	Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2500	1,390	84	16.5	19.9%	919 (66.1%)	35 (2.5%)	261 (18.8%)	76 (5.5%)	8 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	89 (6.4%)	$16,533							79.1	81.8	57	10
080561000967	68	Meeker High School	Public	9-12	550 School Street	Meeker	81641	Rio Blanco County	Meeker School District Re1	No	No	No	No	(970) 878-9070	225	14	16.5	36.4%	185 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$16,150							78.8	69.9	95	27
080399000541	69	Poudre High School	Public	9-12	201 Impala Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6000	1,572	92	17	44.8%	998 (63.5%)	23 (1.5%)	456 (29.0%)	21 (1.3%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	69 (4.4%)	$16,153							78.2	63.3	120	51
080345006714	70	Renaissance Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	3954 Trail Boss Lane	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 689-6120	406	25	16.3	14.3%	337 (83.0%)	4 (1.0%)	47 (11.6%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.7%)	$12,786							78.2	68.5	101	31

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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.