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)
080291001272	251	Overland High School	Public	9-12	12400 East Jewell Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-3700	2,109	122	17.3	63.8%	376 (17.8%)	584 (27.7%)	886 (42.0%)	98 (4.6%)	9 (0.4%)	13 (0.6%)	143 (6.8%)	$14,632							26.4	22.9	266	15
080450000661	252	Hanover Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	17050 South Peyton Highway	Colorado Springs	80928	El Paso County	Hanover School District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 683-2247	156	11	14.2	69.9%	84 (53.8%)	7 (4.5%)	57 (36.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	$18,819							26.2	37	211	41
080336006626	253	Girls Athletic Leadership School High School	Public, Charter	9-12	750 Galapago Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 282-6437	98	11	9.3	53.1%	28 (28.6%)	10 (10.2%)	49 (50.0%)	6 (6.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.1%)	$20,599							25.8	26.6	252	1
080270006548	254	Astravo Online Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	165 South Union Blvd Suite 777	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 822-5292	2,134	42	51		1,132 (53.0%)	171 (8.0%)	762 (35.7%)	32 (1.5%)	26 (1.2%)	11 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,164							25.4	30.6	235	19
080258006836	255	27J Online Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	89 N. 6th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 655-2527	297	21	14.1		101 (34.0%)	2 (0.7%)	172 (57.9%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	6 (2.0%)	$4,706							24.9			(n/a)
080468000681	256	Holly School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	206 North 3rd Street	Holly	81047	Prowers County	Holly School District No. Re-3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 537-6512	273	18	15.2	60.4%	111 (40.7%)	0 (0.0%)	159 (58.2%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,716							24.4	17.5	287	31
080378001310	257	Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	Public	9-12	300 W Chenango	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 934-5786	240	20	11.9	43.3%	161 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$21,245							24.4	24.2	260	3
080729001258	258	Wiggins High School	Public	9-12	201 Tiger Way	Wiggins	80654	Morgan County	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	No	No	No	No	(970) 483-7761	230	12	19.6	32.6%	155 (67.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (28.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	$15,765							24.3	44.5	181	77
080258000144	259	Brighton High School	Public	9-12	270 South 8th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-4200	1,854	99	18.7	37.7%	733 (39.5%)	16 (0.9%)	1,038 (56.0%)	10 (0.5%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	44 (2.4%)	$12,325							24.2	26.5	254	5
080258002003	260	Prairie View High School	Public	9-12	12909 E 120th Ave	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-8800	1,821	76	24	36.5%	565 (31.0%)	86 (4.7%)	1,030 (56.6%)	73 (4.0%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (3.3%)	$12,025							23.8	26.9	248	12

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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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

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