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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080336001917	241	Denver Center for International Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	574 West 6th Ave	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 423-9000	454	31	14.7	72.0%	67 (14.8%)	15 (3.3%)	332 (73.1%)	12 (2.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$19,109	28.7	31.8	228	13
080306000268	242	Doherty High School	Public	9-12	4515 Barnes Road	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6400	1,861	83	22.4	50.7%	965 (51.9%)	135 (7.3%)	542 (29.1%)	31 (1.7%)	8 (0.4%)	13 (0.7%)	167 (9.0%)	$15,396	28.7	31.5	231	11
080663001142	243	Springfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	389 Tipton Street	Springfield	81073	Baca County	Springfield School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 523-6522	135	14	9.4	62.2%	106 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$15,299	28.4	48.4	164	79
080480000775	244	Pomona High School	Public	9-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,022	59	17.2	50.3%	485 (47.5%)	22 (2.2%)	436 (42.7%)	27 (2.6%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.9%)	$14,907	28.2	32.9	222	22
080507000830	245	West Grand High School	Public	9-12	208 12th Street	Kremmling	80459	Grand County	West Grand School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 724-3425	138	11	12.5	37.7%	87 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$20,821	28	29.9	238	7
080375000485	246	Ellicott Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	252	19	13.5	62.7%	119 (47.2%)	10 (4.0%)	110 (43.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$14,126	27.8	36.1	215	31
080579000998	247	Olathe Middle/High School	Public	6-12	410 Highway 50 Business Loop	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 252-7950	497	32	15.5	64.4%	235 (47.3%)	3 (0.6%)	249 (50.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,172	27	14.1	300	53
080306000257	248	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	301 North Nevada Avenue	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5000	1,344	70	19.3	64.4%	539 (40.1%)	112 (8.3%)	554 (41.2%)	9 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	121 (9.0%)	$16,284	27	31.1	234	14
080207000027	249	Alamosa High School	Public	9-12	805 Craft Drive	Alamosa	81101	Alamosa County	Alamosa School District No. Re-11J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 587-6000	570	38	15.1	67.9%	158 (27.7%)	4 (0.7%)	383 (67.2%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	$14,354	26.6	32.5	225	24
080318000281	250	Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	410 N. B Street	Cripple Creek	80813	Teller County	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 689-2661	159	9	17.6	64.8%	139 (87.4%)	6 (3.8%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,984	26.5	18.3	282	32

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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.
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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.

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)
080336001917	241	Denver Center for International Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	574 West 6th Ave	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 423-9000	454	31	14.7	72.0%	67 (14.8%)	15 (3.3%)	332 (73.1%)	12 (2.6%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.2%)	$19,109							28.7	31.8	228	13
080306000268	242	Doherty High School	Public	9-12	4515 Barnes Road	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6400	1,861	83	22.4	50.7%	965 (51.9%)	135 (7.3%)	542 (29.1%)	31 (1.7%)	8 (0.4%)	13 (0.7%)	167 (9.0%)	$15,396							28.7	31.5	231	11
080663001142	243	Springfield Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	389 Tipton Street	Springfield	81073	Baca County	Springfield School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 523-6522	135	14	9.4	62.2%	106 (78.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (10.4%)	2 (1.5%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	$15,299							28.4	48.4	164	79
080480000775	244	Pomona High School	Public	9-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,022	59	17.2	50.3%	485 (47.5%)	22 (2.2%)	436 (42.7%)	27 (2.6%)	11 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.9%)	$14,907							28.2	32.9	222	22
080507000830	245	West Grand High School	Public	9-12	208 12th Street	Kremmling	80459	Grand County	West Grand School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 724-3425	138	11	12.5	37.7%	87 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$20,821							28	29.9	238	7
080375000485	246	Ellicott Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	252	19	13.5	62.7%	119 (47.2%)	10 (4.0%)	110 (43.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.0%)	$14,126							27.8	36.1	215	31
080579000998	247	Olathe Middle/High School	Public	6-12	410 Highway 50 Business Loop	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 252-7950	497	32	15.5	64.4%	235 (47.3%)	3 (0.6%)	249 (50.1%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$15,172							27	14.1	300	53
080306000257	248	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	301 North Nevada Avenue	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5000	1,344	70	19.3	64.4%	539 (40.1%)	112 (8.3%)	554 (41.2%)	9 (0.7%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	121 (9.0%)	$16,284							27	31.1	234	14
080207000027	249	Alamosa High School	Public	9-12	805 Craft Drive	Alamosa	81101	Alamosa County	Alamosa School District No. Re-11J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 587-6000	570	38	15.1	67.9%	158 (27.7%)	4 (0.7%)	383 (67.2%)	8 (1.4%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.4%)	$14,354							26.6	32.5	225	24
080318000281	250	Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	410 N. B Street	Cripple Creek	80813	Teller County	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 689-2661	159	9	17.6	64.8%	139 (87.4%)	6 (3.8%)	11 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$27,984							26.5	18.3	282	32