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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080002006760	31	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	857	48	17.8		686 (80.0%)	9 (1.1%)	82 (9.6%)	48 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$8,514	88.2	85.4	43	12
080345001529	32	Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,841	88	20.8	10.3%	1,372 (74.5%)	18 (1.0%)	273 (14.8%)	64 (3.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.8%)	$13,835	88.1	87.7	33	1
080582006369	33	Palmer Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19255 Monument Hill Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 867-8600	1,103	57	19.2		859 (77.9%)	18 (1.6%)	134 (12.1%)	26 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.9%)	$12,573	88.1	87.3	36	3
080480001542	34	Conifer Senior High School	Public	9-12	10441 County Highway 73	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5255	837	40	20.8	16.4%	728 (87.0%)	4 (0.5%)	73 (8.7%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$15,077	88	87.7	34
080291006791	35	Cherry Creek Elevation	Public, Virtual	6-12	14603 E. Fremont Avenue	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 554-4246	277	34	8.1	31.4%	145 (52.3%)	32 (11.6%)	55 (19.9%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.6%)	$24,263	87.8			(n/a)
080531000881	36	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1401 West Geddes Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7600	1,746	80	21.8	17.4%	1,393 (79.8%)	19 (1.1%)	219 (12.5%)	47 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	$14,524	87.2	88.6	30	6
080582001536	37	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	516	35	14.6	10.5%	395 (76.6%)	12 (2.3%)	59 (11.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	$11,723	87			(n/a)
080345001748	38	Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,217	108	20.5	10.8%	1,602 (72.3%)	29 (1.3%)	297 (13.4%)	135 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	145 (6.5%)	$13,856	87	88.6	31	7
080192001645	39	Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,913	108	17.7		1,202 (62.8%)	72 (3.8%)	305 (15.9%)	145 (7.6%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	177 (9.3%)	$12,420	86.7	86.1	41	2
080447000655	40	Crested Butte Secondary School	Public	6-12	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	403	28	14.1	13.9%	368 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$16,241	86.6	85.4	44	4

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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.
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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.

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)
080002006760	31	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	857	48	17.8		686 (80.0%)	9 (1.1%)	82 (9.6%)	48 (5.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$8,514							88.2	85.4	43	12
080345001529	32	Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,841	88	20.8	10.3%	1,372 (74.5%)	18 (1.0%)	273 (14.8%)	64 (3.5%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.8%)	$13,835							88.1	87.7	33	1
080582006369	33	Palmer Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19255 Monument Hill Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 867-8600	1,103	57	19.2		859 (77.9%)	18 (1.6%)	134 (12.1%)	26 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (5.9%)	$12,573							88.1	87.3	36	3
080480001542	34	Conifer Senior High School	Public	9-12	10441 County Highway 73	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5255	837	40	20.8	16.4%	728 (87.0%)	4 (0.5%)	73 (8.7%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$15,077							88	87.7	34
080291006791	35	Cherry Creek Elevation	Public, Virtual	6-12	14603 E. Fremont Avenue	Centennial	80112	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 554-4246	277	34	8.1	31.4%	145 (52.3%)	32 (11.6%)	55 (19.9%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	32 (11.6%)	$24,263							87.8			(n/a)
080531000881	36	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1401 West Geddes Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7600	1,746	80	21.8	17.4%	1,393 (79.8%)	19 (1.1%)	219 (12.5%)	47 (2.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	$14,524							87.2	88.6	30	6
080582001536	37	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	516	35	14.6	10.5%	395 (76.6%)	12 (2.3%)	59 (11.4%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.8%)	$11,723							87			(n/a)
080345001748	38	Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,217	108	20.5	10.8%	1,602 (72.3%)	29 (1.3%)	297 (13.4%)	135 (6.1%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	145 (6.5%)	$13,856							87	88.6	31	7
080192001645	39	Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,913	108	17.7		1,202 (62.8%)	72 (3.8%)	305 (15.9%)	145 (7.6%)	9 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	177 (9.3%)	$12,420							86.7	86.1	41	2
080447000655	40	Crested Butte Secondary School	Public	6-12	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	403	28	14.1	13.9%	368 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.7%)	$16,241							86.6	85.4	44	4