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)
080555001860	301	Global Leadership Academy	Public	9-12	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1930	366	18	20.6	79.0%	27 (7.4%)	5 (1.4%)	327 (89.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$14,044							14.1	15	295	6
080002006710	302	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 S Abilene St.	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 572-5040	477	19	25	53.7%	44 (9.2%)	70 (14.7%)	321 (67.3%)	17 (3.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	$10,129							13.4	21.3	273	29
080336006670	303	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2570	560	35	15.8	78.0%	13 (2.3%)	73 (13.0%)	411 (73.4%)	42 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	13 (2.3%)	$15,472							13.3	11.8	307	4
080387006403	304	Patriot High School	Public	9-12	11990 Swingline Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5505	104	10	10.4	41.3%	59 (56.7%)	7 (6.7%)	28 (26.9%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.7%)	$25,178							13.2			(n/a)
080480000694	305	Arvada High School	Public	9-12	7951 West 65th Avenue	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0162	705	40	17.6	75.3%	222 (31.5%)	24 (3.4%)	411 (58.3%)	14 (2.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.5%)	$15,717							13.2	13.9	302	3
080555001858	306	Mapleton Early Career Preparation	Public	9-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1960	319	17	18.8	58.6%	32 (10.0%)	1 (0.3%)	266 (83.4%)	12 (3.8%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	$13,400							12.5	14.4	298	8
080441001788	307	Northridge High School	Public	9-12	100 71st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5200	1,253	61	20.4	63.5%	266 (21.2%)	9 (0.7%)	928 (74.1%)	16 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	7 (0.6%)	22 (1.8%)	$13,976							12.4	12.5	305	2
080696001205	308	Trinidad High School	Public	9-12	816 West Street	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Trinidad School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-2971	213	15	14.2	62.4%	59 (27.7%)	2 (0.9%)	149 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$00							12.3	11.7	309	1
080519000857	309	Lake County High School	Public	7-12	1000 West 4th Street	Leadville	80461	Lake County	Lake County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 486-6950	414	29	14	56.0%	110 (26.6%)	0 (0.0%)	290 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	$20,996							12			(n/a)
080267000162	310	Burlington High School	Public	9-12	380 Mike Lounge Drive	Burlington	80807	Kit Carson County	Burlington Public School District No. Re-6j	No	No	No	No	(719) 346-8455	217	10	20.9	58.5%	102 (47.0%)	5 (2.3%)	103 (47.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	$14,402							11.7	14.5	296	14

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

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