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)
080258006474	161	Eagle Ridge Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3551 Southern Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 345-4380	571	32	17.5	39.1%	247 (43.3%)	13 (2.3%)	285 (49.9%)	10 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.6%)	$8,899							51.4	68.7	99	62
080336000417	162	Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	3950 South Holly Street	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-7000	1,375	74	18.6	49.6%	452 (32.9%)	245 (17.8%)	534 (38.8%)	51 (3.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (5.2%)	$16,638							51.4	50.8	156	6
080426000588	163	Glenwood Springs High School	Public	9-12	1521 Grand Avenue	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5555	1,036	55	18.7	47.4%	398 (38.4%)	6 (0.6%)	590 (56.9%)	7 (0.7%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.7%)	$14,732							51.4	54.2	145	18
080528000871	164	Limon Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	874 F Avenue	Limon	80828	Lincoln County	Limon School District No. Re 4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 775-2350	249	16	15.3	42.6%	190 (76.3%)	2 (0.8%)	47 (18.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.2%)	$17,137							50.5	56.1	135	29
080660001139	165	Simla High School	Public	9-12	18091 County Road 125	Simla	80835	Elbert County	Big Sandy School District No. 100J	No	No	No	No	(719) 541-2291	99	10	10.1	42.4%	85 (85.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	$18,692							50.3	75.8	80	85
080540000938	166	Thompson Valley High School	Public	9-12	1669 Eagle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7900	1,033	56	18.4	40.8%	747 (72.3%)	10 (1.0%)	223 (21.6%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (3.3%)	$15,051							50.1	47.4	170	4
080002000727	167	Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,874	99	18.9	34.6%	1,040 (55.5%)	19 (1.0%)	582 (31.1%)	123 (6.6%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (5.5%)	$11,079							50	53.9	146	21
080258006488	168	Colorado Connections @ 27J	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8 Inverness Drive E Suite 240	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 794-2302	1,652	83	19.8		913 (55.3%)	94 (5.7%)	471 (28.5%)	15 (0.9%)	19 (1.2%)	15 (0.9%)	125 (7.6%)	$4,706							49.7			(n/a)
080300000217	169	Clear Creek High School	Public	9-12	185 Beaver Brook Canyon Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 679-4600	189	15	12.4	24.3%	146 (77.2%)	2 (1.1%)	24 (12.7%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	$23,245							49.4	62.2	124	45
080732001261	170	Wiley Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	510 Ward Street	Wiley	81092	Prowers County	Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4806	116	13	9.2	48.3%	81 (69.8%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	$19,987							48.9	26.6	251	81

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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.

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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.