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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080345006873	151	Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	15653 Brookstone Dr	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 242-6165	60	6	9.8	13.3%	45 (75.0%)	2 (3.3%)	6 (10.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)		53.2			(n/a)
080432000596	152	Middle Park High School	Public	9-12	765 North 2nd Street	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 887-2104	408	30	13.6	32.4%	316 (77.5%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (20.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,393	53.1	51	155	3
080333001335	153	Cedaredge High School	Public	9-12	575 SE Deer Creek Dr	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-6882	269	16	16.3	46.5%	230 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$15,602	52.7	59.5	131	22
080387002027	154	Banning Lewis Ranch Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 570-0075	1,623	112	14.4	9.3%	895 (55.1%)	83 (5.1%)	391 (24.1%)	72 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	172 (10.6%)	$9,408	52.5	54.2	144	10
080028206600	155	Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	751	32	23.3		395 (52.6%)	53 (7.1%)	224 (29.8%)	11 (1.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	$9,988	52	33.6	218	63
080480000803	156	Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	928	53	17.5	46.8%	525 (56.6%)	25 (2.7%)	324 (34.9%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	$15,553	51.9	51.8	152	4
080480000765	157	Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	324	22	14.7		242 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.7%)	$15,935	51.9	54.4	143	14
080537000909	158	Longmont High School	Public	9-12	1040 Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6014	1,254	64	19.6	42.8%	688 (54.9%)	9 (0.7%)	495 (39.5%)	20 (1.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	$14,323	51.8	46.9	171	13
080615001082	159	Rye High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Drive	Rye	81069	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 489-2271	266	18	14.9	44.4%	195 (73.3%)	4 (1.5%)	45 (16.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$16,583	51.8	54.8	138	21
080226000509	160	Flagler Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	421 Julian	Flagler	80815	Kit Carson County	Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 765-4684	175	18	9.7	52.6%	162 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$19,064	51.7	67.2	104	56

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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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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)
080345006873	151	Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship	Public	9-12	15653 Brookstone Dr	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 242-6165	60	6	9.8	13.3%	45 (75.0%)	2 (3.3%)	6 (10.0%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.3%)								53.2			(n/a)
080432000596	152	Middle Park High School	Public	9-12	765 North 2nd Street	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 887-2104	408	30	13.6	32.4%	316 (77.5%)	2 (0.5%)	82 (20.1%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,393							53.1	51	155	3
080333001335	153	Cedaredge High School	Public	9-12	575 SE Deer Creek Dr	Cedaredge	81413	Delta County	Delta County Joint District No. 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 856-6882	269	16	16.3	46.5%	230 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.5%)	$15,602							52.7	59.5	131	22
080387002027	154	Banning Lewis Ranch Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7094 Cottonwood Tree Drive	Colorado Springs	80927	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 570-0075	1,623	112	14.4	9.3%	895 (55.1%)	83 (5.1%)	391 (24.1%)	72 (4.4%)	7 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	172 (10.6%)	$9,408							52.5	54.2	144	10
080028206600	155	Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	751	32	23.3		395 (52.6%)	53 (7.1%)	224 (29.8%)	11 (1.5%)	9 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	58 (7.7%)	$9,988							52	33.6	218	63
080480000803	156	Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	928	53	17.5	46.8%	525 (56.6%)	25 (2.7%)	324 (34.9%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.9%)	$15,553							51.9	51.8	152	4
080480000765	157	Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	324	22	14.7		242 (74.7%)	2 (0.6%)	51 (15.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (7.7%)	$15,935							51.9	54.4	143	14
080537000909	158	Longmont High School	Public	9-12	1040 Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6014	1,254	64	19.6	42.8%	688 (54.9%)	9 (0.7%)	495 (39.5%)	20 (1.6%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (2.8%)	$14,323							51.8	46.9	171	13
080615001082	159	Rye High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Drive	Rye	81069	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 489-2271	266	18	14.9	44.4%	195 (73.3%)	4 (1.5%)	45 (16.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.8%)	$16,583							51.8	54.8	138	21
080226000509	160	Flagler Public School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	421 Julian	Flagler	80815	Kit Carson County	Arriba-Flagler Consolidated School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 765-4684	175	18	9.7	52.6%	162 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$19,064							51.7	67.2	104	56