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)
080690001784	41	Legacy High School	Public	9-12	2701 West 136th Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-6700	2,230	108	20.6	21.5%	1,376 (61.7%)	32 (1.4%)	536 (24.0%)	137 (6.1%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	141 (6.3%)	$12,933							86.6	87.3	37	4
080537000912	42	Lyons Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 McConnell Drive	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6631	372	24	15.7	18.8%	312 (83.9%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.5%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	$17,671							86.3	85.2	45	3
080192000002	43	Air Academy High School	Public	9-12	551 North Frontage Road West	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2400	1,329	85	15.7	9.3%	951 (71.6%)	32 (2.4%)	211 (15.9%)	42 (3.2%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	87 (6.5%)	$13,350							86.1	84.6	47	4
080249000101	44	Boulder High School	Public	9-12	1604 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2200	2,074	103	20.1	27.7%	1,376 (66.3%)	19 (0.9%)	502 (24.2%)	61 (2.9%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	112 (5.4%)	$16,921							86	88.9	29	15
080480001383	45	Chatfield High School	Public	9-12	7227 South Simms Street	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3670	1,784	91	19.6	15.3%	1,445 (81.0%)	10 (0.6%)	221 (12.4%)	42 (2.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (3.4%)	$14,182							86	87.1	39	6
080192006434	46	Village High School	Public	9-12	1110 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1970	447	23	19		336 (75.2%)	15 (3.4%)	55 (12.3%)	13 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.6%)	$10,271							85.6	71.4	91	45
080582001003	47	Lewis-Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1300 Higby Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4720	1,181	54	21.7		921 (78.0%)	22 (1.9%)	148 (12.5%)	12 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.1%)	$11,954							84.8	83.1	51	4
080002006305	48	Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	899	62	14.4		703 (78.2%)	5 (0.6%)	132 (14.7%)	19 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	$9,034							84.3	78.3	73	25
080002006542	49	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	1,036	54	19	17.9%	777 (75.0%)	17 (1.6%)	161 (15.5%)	32 (3.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.4%)	$10,683							83.8	87.2	38	11
080345001578	50	Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	15655 Brookstone Drive	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3500	2,009	104	19.3		1,367 (68.0%)	54 (2.7%)	368 (18.3%)	104 (5.2%)	12 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	102 (5.1%)	$14,652							82.6	84.9	46	4

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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.