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)
080192001905	71	Discovery Canyon Campus High School	Public	9-12	1810 Northgate Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1800	1,087	59	18.4	6.3%	778 (71.6%)	24 (2.2%)	132 (12.1%)	59 (5.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (8.6%)	$13,512							77.9	81.6	60	11
080537001814	72	Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	4901 Nelson Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3721	1,250	54	23	21.4%	902 (72.2%)	17 (1.4%)	215 (17.2%)	72 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	38 (3.0%)	$13,779							77.7	81	61	11
080291001951	73	Cherokee Trail High School	Public	9-12	25901 Arapahoe Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1900	2,924	152	19.2	14.6%	1,630 (55.7%)	288 (9.8%)	488 (16.7%)	282 (9.6%)	17 (0.6%)	5 (0.2%)	214 (7.3%)	$14,262							77.6	79.8	67	6
080336006660	74	Northfield High School	Public	9-12	5500 Central Park Blvd	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8000	1,872	100	18.7	32.7%	854 (45.6%)	255 (13.6%)	570 (30.4%)	40 (2.1%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	144 (7.7%)	$15,418							76.6	75.8	78	4
080537001572	75	Twin Peaks Charter Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-7286	807	61	13.1	36.4%	477 (59.1%)	20 (2.5%)	248 (30.7%)	35 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.1%)	$21,270							76.5	81.6	59	16
080690006417	76	Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington St	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 452-0967	540	27	20.3	20.2%	330 (61.1%)	6 (1.1%)	121 (22.4%)	43 (8.0%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (6.7%)	$11,099							75.7	80.4	65	11
080002006867	77	Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 872-3391	255	9	28.3		175 (68.6%)	11 (4.3%)	39 (15.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	24 (9.4%)	$7,700							75.1			(n/a)
080306006580	78	Odyssey Early College and Career Options	Public	9-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3009	316	18	18	46.5%	173 (54.7%)	23 (7.3%)	81 (25.6%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.8%)	$15,416							74.9	78.6	72	6
080399006334	79	Polaris Expeditionary Learning School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1905 Orchard Place	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8260	386	26	14.6	15.0%	330 (85.5%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.8%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	17 (4.4%)	$16,669							74.8	66.2	108	29
080192001321	80	Rampart High School	Public	9-12	8250 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2000	1,454	86	16.8	17.3%	860 (59.1%)	59 (4.1%)	328 (22.6%)	82 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	10 (0.7%)	111 (7.6%)	$12,715							74.5	71.6	90	10

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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:

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

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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