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)
080339000432	201	Dolores High School	Public	9-12	1301 Central Avenue	Dolores	81323	Montezuma County	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	No	No	No	No	(970) 882-7288	189	11	16.4	46.6%	147 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (15.3%)	2 (1.1%)	9 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	$15,888							39.1	33.4	220	19
080312000277	202	Cotopaxi Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	345 County Road 12	Cotopaxi	81223	Fremont County	Fremont Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 942-4131	87	9	9.4	62.1%	75 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	$19,711							39			(n/a)
080447000656	203	Gunnison High School	Public	9-12	800 West Ohio	Gunnison	81230	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7700	398	24	16.3	40.7%	261 (65.6%)	4 (1.0%)	122 (30.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$17,068							38.6	52.8	148	55
080408000562	204	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	Public	9-12	900 Jimmy Camp Road	Fountain	80817	El Paso County	Fountain School District No. 8	No	No	No	No	(719) 382-1640	1,968	117	16.7	48.0%	828 (42.1%)	220 (11.2%)	616 (31.3%)	31 (1.6%)	18 (0.9%)	51 (2.6%)	204 (10.4%)	$14,492							38	44.5	180	24
080234006451	205	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	Public	9-12	24500 East 6th Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-0121	1,966	94	21	60.9%	379 (19.3%)	336 (17.1%)	1,000 (50.9%)	103 (5.2%)	6 (0.3%)	7 (0.4%)	135 (6.9%)	$15,465							38	30.6	236	31
080585001007	206	Nucla High School	Public	9-12	225 West 4th Street	Nucla	81424	Montrose County	West End School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 864-7350	63	6	9.8	61.9%	47 (74.6%)	1 (1.6%)	11 (17.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)	$20,353							37.7	27.1	247	41
080483000810	207	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	616 North 2nd Street	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4633	1,156	56	20.4	32.3%	709 (61.3%)	6 (0.5%)	394 (34.1%)	12 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (2.9%)	$14,209							37.6	40	199	8
080525000868	208	Las Animas High School	Public	9-12	300 Grove Avenue	Las Animas	81054	Bent County	Las Animas School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 456-0211	126	8	15.3	77.0%	65 (51.6%)	2 (1.6%)	57 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	$19,610							37.1			(n/a)
080336000352	209	George Washington High School	Public	9-12	655 South Monaco Pkwy	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8600	1,272	70	18.2	50.7%	360 (28.3%)	322 (25.3%)	416 (32.7%)	44 (3.5%)	8 (0.6%)	5 (0.4%)	100 (7.9%)	$16,039							36.7	55.3	136	73
080240000090	210	Bayfield High School	Public	9-12	800 Co Rd 501	Bayfield	81122	La Plata County	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 884-9521	422	33	12.6	34.4%	313 (74.2%)	2 (0.5%)	71 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.8%)	$14,874							36.6	43.8	184	26

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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:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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.