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)
080480001036	141	Collegiate Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8420 South Sangre De Cristo Rd	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-7433	304	33	9.2	31.6%	204 (67.1%)	4 (1.3%)	55 (18.1%)	11 (3.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.6%)	24 (7.9%)	$10,043							55	48	168	27
080435000620	142	Palisade High School	Public	9-12	3679 G Road	Palisade	81526	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-4800	1,125	58	19.4	42.3%	739 (65.7%)	6 (0.5%)	316 (28.1%)	5 (0.4%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (4.2%)	$14,050							54.9	56.4	134	8
080387006693	143	Power Technical	Public, Charter	6-12	2460 Waynoka Place	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 302-9025	367	24	15.2	25.9%	247 (67.3%)	12 (3.3%)	87 (23.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.1%)	$8,867							54.6	36.8	212	69
080336006568	144	Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	4250 Shoshone Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2600	187	13	14.2	55.6%	44 (23.5%)	6 (3.2%)	124 (66.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.8%)	$19,317							54.3	36.5	213	69
080348006696	145	Colorado Connections Academy @ Durango	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	150 Tech Center Drive	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	Yes	Yes	(970) 247-5411	964	68	14.2		564 (58.5%)	22 (2.3%)	291 (30.2%)	17 (1.8%)	7 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.3%)	$13,912							54.3	45.7	176	31
080336006450	146	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Telluride Street #2	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	565	38	14.9	75.9%	17 (3.0%)	131 (23.2%)	338 (59.8%)	57 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	15 (2.7%)	$16,275							54.1	51.1	154	8
080435000612	147	Grand Junction High School	Public	9-12	1400 N 5th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6900	1,522	81	18.8	35.7%	1,017 (66.8%)	9 (0.6%)	403 (26.5%)	26 (1.7%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	61 (4.0%)	$13,493							53.8	45.6	177	30
080564000970	148	Merino Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	315 Lee	Merino	80741	Logan County	School District No. Re-4 Buffalo	No	No	No	No	(970) 522-7424	154	12	12.3	21.4%	122 (79.2%)	1 (0.6%)	24 (15.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	$17,573							53.7	54.5	142	6
080480001487	149	Standley Lake High School	Public	9-12	9300 West 104th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3311	1,180	63	18.5	35.5%	731 (61.9%)	14 (1.2%)	293 (24.8%)	77 (6.5%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.6%)	$14,427							53.4	62.4	123	26
080540000935	150	Loveland High School	Public	9-12	920 West 29th Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5200	1,525	74	20.7	28.0%	1,059 (69.4%)	19 (1.2%)	377 (24.7%)	17 (1.1%)	9 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.8%)	$12,612							53.3	56.9	133	17

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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.