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)
080594001017	191	Otis Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	518 Dungan	Otis	80743	Washington County	Otis School District No. R-3	No	No	No	No	(970) 246-3486	105	9	11.3	47.6%	93 (88.6%)	3 (2.9%)	8 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,495							42.9	26.7	249	58
080426000584	192	Basalt High School	Public	9-12	600 Southside Drive	Basalt	81621	Eagle County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5959	455	27	16.5	22.4%	180 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	265 (58.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	$15,874							42.8	40	200	8
080645001118	193	Sargent Senior High School	Public	9-12	7090 North County Road 2 East	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-4025	86	10	8.3	37.2%	65 (75.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (23.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,665							42.6	37.5	209	16
080387000507	194	Falcon High School	Public	9-12	10255 Lambert Road	Peyton	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-5522	1,248	55	22.7	23.2%	802 (64.3%)	38 (3.0%)	282 (22.6%)	17 (1.4%)	9 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	100 (8.0%)	$12,746							42.6	39.2	202	8
080306000228	195	Coronado High School	Public	9-12	1590 West Fillmore Street	Colorado Springs	80904	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3600	1,305	68	19.1	45.2%	771 (59.1%)	54 (4.1%)	364 (27.9%)	16 (1.2%)	8 (0.6%)	6 (0.5%)	86 (6.6%)	$16,202							42.6	48.1	166	29
080333000297	196	Delta High School	Public	9-12	1400 Pioneer Road	Delta	81416	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 874-8031	628	38	16.5	46.3%	378 (60.2%)	2 (0.3%)	202 (32.2%)	16 (2.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)	$15,859							42.5	44.1	182	14
080456000674	197	Haxtun Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	201 West Powell Street	Haxtun	80731	Phillips County	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	No	No	No	No	(970) 774-6111	158	11	14.8	25.9%	144 (91.1%)	3 (1.9%)	8 (5.1%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,318							41.7	38.3	206	9
080501000825	198	Kiowa High School	Public	9-12	525 Commanche St	Kiowa	80117	Elbert County	School District No. C-2	No	No	No	No	(303) 621-2115	79	4	17.8	57.0%	62 (78.5%)	1 (1.3%)	13 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,835							41.7	43	188	10
080624001906	199	Coal Ridge High School	Public	9-12	35947 Highway 6	New Castle	81647	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 625-6700	527	29	18.4	31.7%	257 (48.8%)	2 (0.4%)	256 (48.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	$14,502							41.6	37.7	208	9
080435000600	200	Central High School	Public	9-12	3130 E1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6200	1,613	84	19.2	44.8%	973 (60.3%)	7 (0.4%)	525 (32.5%)	12 (0.7%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (5.3%)	$13,447							40.5			(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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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