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)
080291006156	111	Eaglecrest High School	Public	9-12	5100 South Picadilly Street	Centennial	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1000	3,093	155	19.9	29.7%	1,367 (44.2%)	456 (14.7%)	781 (25.3%)	220 (7.1%)	17 (0.5%)	7 (0.2%)	245 (7.9%)	$13,784							65.6	66.4	107	4
080684001169	112	Swink Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 Columbia Street	Swink	81077	Otero County	Swink School District No. 33	No	No	No	No	(719) 384-8103	134	14	9.6	31.3%	104 (77.6%)	1 (0.7%)	26 (19.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,979							65.5	68.7	100	12
080345000440	113	Douglas County High School	Public	9-12	2842 Front Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1000	1,758	94	18.6		1,219 (69.3%)	33 (1.9%)	330 (18.8%)	52 (3.0%)	9 (0.5%)	7 (0.4%)	108 (6.1%)	$14,382							65.4	65.9	110	3
080642001116	114	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	Public	6-12	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	135	11	12.8	48.1%	121 (89.6%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)	$14,250							65.2	52.6	150	36
080399006431	115	PSD Global Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	703 East Prospect Road	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 490-3086	306	33	9.2	39.2%	215 (70.3%)	3 (1.0%)	71 (23.2%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	$20,308							64.8			(n/a)
080435000609	116	Fruita Monument High School	Public	10-12	1102 Wildcat Ave	Fruita	81521	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6600	1,304	68	19	17.9%	1,044 (80.1%)	3 (0.2%)	175 (13.4%)	18 (1.4%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.9%)	$14,379							64.8	59.8	130	14
080495000821	117	Platte Valley High School	Public	9-12	901 Campbell	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	No	(970) 336-8700	312	26	12.2	33.0%	191 (61.2%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (37.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$19,920							64.5	65.7	112	5
080000400709	118	Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 South Holly Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	Denver 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 759-2076	390	23	17.2	3.6%	301 (77.2%)	8 (2.1%)	50 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	$12,516							61.9	81.7	58	60
080001801742	119	Idalia Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	26845 County Road 9.2	Idalia	80735	Yuma County	Idalia Rj-3 School District	No	No	No	No	(970) 354-7298	84	7	11.8	58.3%	61 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,516							61.8	85.7	42	77
080486006387	120	Destinations Career Academy of Colorado	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Julesburg School District No. Re1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 128-6266	375	25	14.7		193 (51.5%)	15 (4.0%)	129 (34.4%)	9 (2.4%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.4%)	$7,626							61.4			(n/a)

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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