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)
080234000082	331	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	10100 East 13th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-2671	1,033	49	21	90.9%	34 (3.3%)	108 (10.5%)	791 (76.6%)	67 (6.5%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.7%)	22 (2.1%)	$17,446							6.3	5.7	333	2
080336006756	332	5280 High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1200 W Mississippi Ave	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 919-1056	104	7	15.3	37.5%	66 (63.5%)	7 (6.7%)	24 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.8%)	$20,362							6.1	13.8	303	29
080306000232	333	Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center	Public	6-12	3302 Alpine Place	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 328-3100	252	19	13	74.2%	86 (34.1%)	21 (8.3%)	126 (50.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.0%)	$18,697							5.9	3.4	341	8
080336006551	334	West High School	Public	9-12	951 Elati St	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5300	637	47	13.5	93.2%	28 (4.4%)	49 (7.7%)	541 (84.9%)	6 (0.9%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	$20,587							5.8	4.3	337	3
080306001888	335	The Bijou School	Public	9-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-7900	141	9	16	67.4%	66 (46.8%)	11 (7.8%)	51 (36.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.5%)	$16,861							5.7	5.4	335
080345006391	336	HOPE Online Learning Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	9780 Pyramid Ct Ste 100	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 402-3000	1,361	42	32.6	74.6%	385 (28.3%)	13 (1.0%)	937 (68.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (1.7%)	$10,926							5.6	6.5	330	6
080195000010	337	Adams City High School	Public	9-12	7200 Quebec Parkway	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District N. 14	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 289-3111	1,666	78	21.3	80.6%	108 (6.5%)	22 (1.3%)	1,514 (90.9%)	5 (0.3%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.5%)	$15,840							5.4	6.3	331	6
080234000056	338	Aurora Central Campus	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11700 East 11th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1600	2,084	121	17.2	82.5%	136 (6.5%)	344 (16.5%)	1,419 (68.1%)	69 (3.3%)	22 (1.1%)	26 (1.2%)	68 (3.3%)	$17,631							5.3	4.9	336	2
080537001374	339	New Meridian High School	Public	9-12	1200 South Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3961	99	11	9.2	59.6%	47 (47.5%)	1 (1.0%)	50 (50.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$23,052							5.2			(n/a)
080480001907	340	Brady Exploration School	Public	9-12	5220 W. Ohio Avenue	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6722	304	17	17.8	69.1%	121 (39.8%)	5 (1.6%)	164 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	$17,693							5.1			(n/a)

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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.