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)
080336000367	311	John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	2855 South Lamar Street	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-4300	789	63	12.5	77.9%	79 (10.0%)	24 (3.0%)	617 (78.2%)	45 (5.7%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	$20,473							11.6	12.2	306	5
080723001254	312	Westminster High School	Public	9-12	6933 Raleigh St	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 657-3980	2,021	104	19.4	78.6%	214 (10.6%)	41 (2.0%)	1,628 (80.6%)	76 (3.8%)	9 (0.4%)	14 (0.7%)	39 (1.9%)	$17,160							11	14.1	301	11
080336001406	313	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College	Public	6-12	19535 East 46th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0420	1,062	57	18.7	79.8%	47 (4.4%)	224 (21.1%)	649 (61.1%)	74 (7.0%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (2.9%)	33 (3.1%)	$18,008							10.8	9.2	318	5
080708001212	314	Walsenburg Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	355 West Pine Street	Walsenburg	81089	Huerfano County	Huerfano School District Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 738-1610	171	13	13	80.7%	65 (38.0%)	3 (1.8%)	96 (56.1%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,433							10.3	9.2	319	5
080402000552	315	Fort Lupton High School	Public	9-12	530 Reynolds Street	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7100	763	38	20.2	54.0%	140 (18.3%)	5 (0.7%)	605 (79.3%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	$13,556							9.7	11.2	312	3
080576001356	316	Monte Vista Senior High School	Public	9-12	295 East Prospect	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-3586	250	18	13.7	62.4%	59 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	183 (73.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$14,408							9.6	13.8	304	12
080336006328	317	Manual High School	Public	9-12	1700 East 28th Avenue	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6300	323	20	16.1	83.9%	19 (5.9%)	114 (35.3%)	166 (51.4%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	18 (5.6%)	$21,803							9.6	7.3	323	6
080690001192	318	Thornton High School	Public	9-12	9351 Washington Street	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4800	1,412	75	18.9	74.0%	239 (16.9%)	26 (1.8%)	1,006 (71.2%)	87 (6.2%)	15 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	36 (2.5%)	$14,124							9.2	11.7	308	10
080480006163	319	McLain Community High School	Public	7-12	13600 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7460	395	31	12.6	62.0%	210 (53.2%)	4 (1.0%)	157 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	$22,005							9.1	7.1	324	5
080525006678	320	Academy of Las Animas Online School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2001 Lake Ave	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Las Animas School District No. Re-1	No	No	Yes	Yes	(800) 808-0718	331	11	30.8		94 (28.4%)	12 (3.6%)	225 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,224							8.8			(n/a)

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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.

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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.