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)
080396000514	271	Florence Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2006 State Highway 67	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6414	585	33	17.8	42.7%	429 (73.3%)	3 (0.5%)	115 (19.7%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.1%)	$12,449							21.8	21.6	270	1
080690006850	272	Five Star Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	1500 E. 128th Ave	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(720) 972-7430	510	32	15.8		168 (32.9%)	21 (4.1%)	273 (53.5%)	15 (2.9%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	$14,546							21.7			(n/a)
080441000641	273	Greeley Central High School	Public	9-12	1515 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5000	1,484	78	19	64.5%	306 (20.6%)	65 (4.4%)	1,040 (70.1%)	36 (2.4%)	4 (0.3%)	11 (0.7%)	22 (1.5%)	$13,388							21.4	16.9	291	18
080336006543	274	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 W. Arizona Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	540	56	9.7	90.9%	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	514 (95.2%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	$16,411							21.2	9.3	316	42
080624001097	275	Rifle High School	Public	9-12	1350 Prefontaine Ave	Rifle	81650	Garfield County	Garfield School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 665-7725	791	47	16.9	35.3%	281 (35.5%)	3 (0.4%)	490 (61.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	$13,426							21.2	20.1	278	3
080336000389	276	North High School	Public	9-12	2960 North Speer Boulevard	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-2700	1,637	100	16.4	64.4%	353 (21.6%)	92 (5.6%)	1,089 (66.5%)	21 (1.3%)	18 (1.1%)	7 (0.4%)	57 (3.5%)	$17,903							21.1	23.7	262	14
080618001088	277	Rangely Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	234 Panther Way	Rangely	81648	Rio Blanco County	Rangely School District RE4	No	No	No	No	(970) 675-2253	267	18	14.4	39.0%	226 (84.6%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,828							20.6	25.7	256	21
080573000981	278	Moffat County High School	Public	9-12	900 Finley Lane	Craig	81625	Moffat County	Moffat County School District RE: No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 824-7036	560	32	17.4	34.6%	369 (65.9%)	3 (0.5%)	168 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	$15,180							20.5	20.2	277	1
080002006708	279	Colorado Military Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	360 Command View	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 576-9838	603	31	19.4	39.0%	258 (42.8%)	66 (10.9%)	221 (36.7%)	20 (3.3%)	7 (1.2%)	15 (2.5%)	16 (2.7%)	$8,798							20.2	31.2	232	47
080441000640	280	Greeley West High School	Public	9-12	2401 35th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5400	1,885	94	20	64.0%	411 (21.8%)	39 (2.1%)	1,339 (71.0%)	48 (2.5%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	37 (2.0%)	$12,912							20	22.8	267	13

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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

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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