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)
080192001429	91	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,647	90	18.2	11.2%	1,157 (70.2%)	54 (3.3%)	277 (16.8%)	28 (1.7%)	9 (0.5%)	4 (0.2%)	118 (7.2%)	$12,077							71	74.6	82	9
080237000087	92	Platte Canyon High School	Public	9-12	57243 Us Highway 285	Bailey	80421	Park County	Platte Canyon School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 838-7666	228	15	14.7	13.6%	186 (81.6%)	3 (1.3%)	27 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	$17,109							70.9	66.5	106	14
080621001090	93	Ridgway High School	Public	9-12	1200 Green Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 626-5788	107	12	9.2	13.1%	87 (81.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (8.4%)	$25,851							70.7	83.6	49	44
080249000465	94	New Vista High School	Public	9-12	700 20th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8700	310	17	18.1	23.5%	233 (75.2%)	1 (0.3%)	49 (15.8%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.8%)	$20,427							70.6	74	83	11
080531000884	95	Littleton High School	Public	9-12	199 East Littleton Blvd	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7700	1,224	72	17	26.1%	718 (58.7%)	24 (2.0%)	379 (31.0%)	35 (2.9%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (5.0%)	$18,292							70.2	77.2	74	21
080336006730	96	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5590 N Central Park Blvd #4	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 802-4127	574	44	13	64.3%	58 (10.1%)	130 (22.6%)	337 (58.7%)	21 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	$13,160							70	59.8	129	33
080480000736	97	Green Mountain High School	Public	9-12	13175 W Green Mountain Drive	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9500	1,085	58	18.7	27.0%	788 (72.6%)	14 (1.3%)	196 (18.1%)	33 (3.0%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	$15,209							70	75.8	79	18
080336000408	98	South High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Louisiana Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-6000	1,844	92	20	39.5%	883 (47.9%)	190 (10.3%)	566 (30.7%)	83 (4.5%)	15 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (5.8%)	$15,860							69.3	61.6	126	28
080480000747	99	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9700 West 8th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7085	1,885	101	18.7	43.0%	933 (49.5%)	35 (1.9%)	708 (37.6%)	91 (4.8%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	98 (5.2%)	$14,321							68.7	71.2	93	6
080441006657	100	Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5509 West 11th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-6295	318	2	152.8	51.3%	103 (32.4%)	7 (2.2%)	193 (60.7%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$10,444							67.6	68.5	102	2

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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.