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)
080615001079	181	Pueblo County High School	Public	9-12	1050 35th Lane	Pueblo	81006	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 948-3352	1,219	60	20.2	46.0%	647 (53.1%)	6 (0.5%)	514 (42.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (3.9%)	$11,409							44.2	42.9	190	9
080441001696	182	University Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6525 18th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-2221	1,771	102	17.4	35.6%	965 (54.5%)	10 (0.6%)	728 (41.1%)	18 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	46 (2.6%)	$12,106							44	46	175	7
080552001375	183	Manzanola Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	32475 County Road 11.5	Manzanola	81058	Otero County	Manzanola Joint District No. 3J	No	No	No	No	(719) 462-5528	108	7	15.1	70.4%	57 (52.8%)	2 (1.9%)	43 (39.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	$23,683							44			(n/a)
080001701818	184	Wray Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	30160 County Road 35	Wray	80758	Yuma County	Wray Rd-2 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 332-5764	312	22	13.8	48.1%	214 (68.6%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	$14,139							43.9	40.7	196	12
080336006640	185	Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	Public	9-12	840 E 14th Ave	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2000	94	9	11	40.4%	41 (43.6%)	13 (13.8%)	30 (31.9%)	5 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.3%)	$24,810							43.9	46.2	173	12
080387006408	186	Vista Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6888 Black Forest Road	Colorado Springs	80923	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 494-8800	1,587	71	22.3	26.5%	762 (48.0%)	121 (7.6%)	406 (25.6%)	70 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	8 (0.5%)	213 (13.4%)	$12,435							43.7	48.4	165	21
080028206838	187	Colorado Summit Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	8 Inverness Drive E #110	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 794-2302	789	62	12.7		428 (54.2%)	36 (4.6%)	234 (29.7%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	71 (9.0%)	$8,747							43.5	40.4	198	11
080540001786	188	Mountain View High School	Public	9-12	3500 Mountain Lion Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7800	1,138	60	19.1	34.8%	709 (62.3%)	19 (1.7%)	340 (29.9%)	14 (1.2%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	45 (4.0%)	$13,640							43.2	42.9	189	1
080435006498	189	Grand River Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	600 N 14th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-5343	508	31	16.3		369 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.9%)	$10,035							43.2	43.9	183	6
080411000568	190	Fowler High School	Public	9-12	600 West Grant	Fowler	81039	Otero County	Fowler School District No. R4J	No	No	No	No	(719) 263-4279	104	11	9.3	43.3%	69 (66.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$20,839							42.9	41.9	193	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

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Magnet Schools: Unleashing the Power of 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.