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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080249001632	21	Monarch High School	Public	9-12	329 Campus Drive	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4200	1,523	74	20.6	22.8%	1,154 (75.8%)	10 (0.7%)	172 (11.3%)	90 (5.9%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.0%)	$17,002	92	90.9	24	3
080345001961	22	Rock Canyon High School	Public	9-12	5810 McArthur Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3000	2,377	110	21.5		1,689 (71.1%)	19 (0.8%)	241 (10.1%)	321 (13.5%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.0%)	$14,731	92	92.4	19	3
080690006507	23	Prospect Ridge Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2555 Preble Creek Pkwy	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 399-0300	1,453	73	19.9		1,010 (69.5%)	7 (0.5%)	168 (11.6%)	177 (12.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (5.9%)	$11,305	91.7	92.5	18	5
080399006762	24	Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	174	10	17.3		151 (86.8%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$10,819	91.7	87.4	35	11
080354006422	25	Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (VSSA)	Public	5-12	1 Academy Loop	Minturn	81645	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-2832	259	17	15.1		217 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$15,376	91.4	92.1	21	4
080588001012	26	Norwood Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1225 West Summit Street	Norwood	81423	San Miguel County	Norwood School District No. R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 327-4336	189	17	10.8	27.0%	157 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$21,137	89.7			(n/a)
080531000873	27	Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,820	84	21.7	8.0%	1,397 (76.8%)	36 (2.0%)	227 (12.5%)	44 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	105 (5.8%)	$14,669	89.5	88.4	32	5
080480001797	28	Ralston Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	13355 West 80th Avenue	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5600	1,843	88	21	11.2%	1,494 (81.1%)	10 (0.5%)	212 (11.5%)	51 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	$13,490	89.4	89.5	28
080249000107	29	Centaurus High School	Public	9-12	10300 South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7500	1,525	82	18.6	32.4%	962 (63.1%)	13 (0.9%)	412 (27.0%)	41 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.0%)	$17,771	89.3	86.3	40	11
080387006694	30	Pikes Peak Early College	Public, Virtual	9-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8941	169	7	24.8		126 (74.6%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.7%)	$11,050	88.8	90.4	25	5

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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.
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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)
080249001632	21	Monarch High School	Public	9-12	329 Campus Drive	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4200	1,523	74	20.6	22.8%	1,154 (75.8%)	10 (0.7%)	172 (11.3%)	90 (5.9%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.0%)	$17,002							92	90.9	24	3
080345001961	22	Rock Canyon High School	Public	9-12	5810 McArthur Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3000	2,377	110	21.5		1,689 (71.1%)	19 (0.8%)	241 (10.1%)	321 (13.5%)	11 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.0%)	$14,731							92	92.4	19	3
080690006507	23	Prospect Ridge Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2555 Preble Creek Pkwy	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 399-0300	1,453	73	19.9		1,010 (69.5%)	7 (0.5%)	168 (11.6%)	177 (12.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (5.9%)	$11,305							91.7	92.5	18	5
080399006762	24	Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	174	10	17.3		151 (86.8%)	1 (0.6%)	17 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	$10,819							91.7	87.4	35	11
080354006422	25	Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (VSSA)	Public	5-12	1 Academy Loop	Minturn	81645	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-2832	259	17	15.1		217 (83.8%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.7%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	$15,376							91.4	92.1	21	4
080588001012	26	Norwood Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1225 West Summit Street	Norwood	81423	San Miguel County	Norwood School District No. R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 327-4336	189	17	10.8	27.0%	157 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.8%)	$21,137							89.7			(n/a)
080531000873	27	Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,820	84	21.7	8.0%	1,397 (76.8%)	36 (2.0%)	227 (12.5%)	44 (2.4%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	105 (5.8%)	$14,669							89.5	88.4	32	5
080480001797	28	Ralston Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	13355 West 80th Avenue	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5600	1,843	88	21	11.2%	1,494 (81.1%)	10 (0.5%)	212 (11.5%)	51 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	$13,490							89.4	89.5	28
080249000107	29	Centaurus High School	Public	9-12	10300 South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7500	1,525	82	18.6	32.4%	962 (63.1%)	13 (0.9%)	412 (27.0%)	41 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (6.0%)	$17,771							89.3	86.3	40	11
080387006694	30	Pikes Peak Early College	Public, Virtual	9-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8941	169	7	24.8		126 (74.6%)	1 (0.6%)	22 (13.0%)	5 (3.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.7%)	$11,050							88.8	90.4	25	5