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)
080291001625	51	Grandview High School	Public	9-12	20500 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6500	2,774	148	18.6	22.0%	1,482 (53.4%)	247 (8.9%)	485 (17.5%)	331 (11.9%)	20 (0.7%)	5 (0.2%)	204 (7.4%)	$14,446							82.2	82.8	53	2
080336006684	52	DSST: Cedar High School	Public, Charter	9-12	150 South Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	558	39	14.3	47.0%	210 (37.6%)	112 (20.1%)	186 (33.3%)	17 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	$13,974							81.9	83	52
080435006384	53	Mesa Valley Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	609 25 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-7202	204	13	15.8		155 (76.0%)	1 (0.5%)	29 (14.2%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.4%)	$10,308							81.8	80.5	63	10
080687001171	54	Telluride High School	Public	9-12	725 West Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 728-4377	335	23	14.6	15.2%	268 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	$19,280							81.6	71.2	92	38
080399000545	55	Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1300 West Swallow Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7023	2,069	105	19.7	26.9%	1,548 (74.8%)	51 (2.5%)	352 (17.0%)	26 (1.3%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	82 (4.0%)	$14,520							81.5	82	55
080399000528	56	Fort Collins High School	Public	9-12	3400 Lambkin Way	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8021	1,903	112	17	32.2%	1,255 (65.9%)	24 (1.3%)	473 (24.9%)	49 (2.6%)	10 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	91 (4.8%)	$15,395							81.4	78.6	71	15
080480000733	57	Golden High School	Public	9-12	701 24th Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4200	1,416	67	21.1	21.6%	1,131 (79.9%)	10 (0.7%)	182 (12.9%)	22 (1.6%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	$13,884							81.4	82	56	1
080228000047	58	Aspen High School	Public	9-12	235 High School Road	Aspen	81611	Pitkin County	Aspen School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 925-3760	529	48	11		443 (83.7%)	5 (0.9%)	67 (12.7%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	$28,958							81.2	76.9	77	19
080345006455	59	Skyview Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6161 Business Center Drive	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 471-8439	1,273	85	14.9		724 (56.9%)	27 (2.1%)	158 (12.4%)	254 (20.0%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	101 (7.9%)	$10,447							80.9	84	48	11
080537000918	60	Niwot High School	Public	9-12	8989 E. Niwot Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 652-2550	1,355	57	23.9	25.8%	834 (61.5%)	14 (1.0%)	365 (26.9%)	91 (6.7%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (3.2%)	$13,138							80.1	80.5	64	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.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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