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)
080249001792	11	Peak to Peak Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Merlin Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 453-4600	1,450	76	19.1	13.4%	867 (59.8%)	10 (0.7%)	178 (12.3%)	297 (20.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	92 (6.3%)	$12,677							94.7	92.7	16	5
080399001717	12	Ridgeview Classical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 South Lemay Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 494-4620	729	45	16.1		612 (84.0%)	7 (1.0%)	56 (7.7%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$10,442							94.5	94.2	13	1
080002006639	13	Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	756	38	19.7		632 (83.6%)	7 (0.9%)	61 (8.1%)	26 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.3%)	$10,749							94.5	97.1	6	7
080480000719	14	Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	29300 Buffalo Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5140	954	48	20	8.5%	834 (87.4%)	9 (0.9%)	67 (7.0%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	$14,930							94.4	95.5	9	5
080345006493	15	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,498	75	20	5.5%	773 (51.6%)	20 (1.3%)	191 (12.8%)	371 (24.8%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.3%)	132 (8.8%)	$11,012							94.1	94.3	12	3
080192006447	16	TCA College Pathways	Public, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 488-6294	465	22	21.4		377 (81.1%)	12 (2.6%)	36 (7.7%)	13 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.8%)	$21,649							93.6	92.1	22	6
080002006634	17	Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	Public, Charter	9-12	10235 Parkglenn Way	Parker	80138	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 638-6824	1,004	41	24.2	6.3%	720 (71.7%)	24 (2.4%)	142 (14.1%)	55 (5.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (5.8%)	$9,804							93.4	92.8	15	2
080399001848	18	Fossil Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5400 Ziegler Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6260	2,053	101	20.3	8.8%	1,613 (78.6%)	10 (0.5%)	208 (10.1%)	129 (6.3%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	89 (4.3%)	$14,243							92.8	92.1	20	2
080393000512	19	Fleming High School	Public	7-12	506 North Fremont Ave	Fleming	80728	Logan County	School District No. Re-3 Frenchman	No	No	No	No	(970) 265-2022	90	10	9	28.9%	82 (91.1%)	1 (1.1%)	6 (6.7%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$17,976							92.2	89.8	27	8
080291000186	20	Cherry Creek High School	Public	9-12	9300 East Union Avenue	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2000	3,797	190	20	13.4%	2,407 (63.4%)	148 (3.9%)	498 (13.1%)	486 (12.8%)	19 (0.5%)	8 (0.2%)	231 (6.1%)	$14,230							92.1	92.7	17	3

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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.