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)
080002006779	81	Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	Public, Charter	6-12	7640 Westgate Dr	Windsor	80528	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 657-2860	143	19	7.5	16.8%	119 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.4%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.0%)	$5,050							74.2	73.3	86	5
080345001918	82	Castle View High School	Public	9-12	5254 North Meadows Dr	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-9000	1,990	94	21		1,465 (73.6%)	32 (1.6%)	346 (17.4%)	52 (2.6%)	12 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (4.1%)	$13,359							73.7	72.4	88	6
080249000131	83	Nederland Middle-Senior High School	Public	6-12	597 Eldora Road	Nederland	80466	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4900	260	20	13.3	34.2%	233 (89.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$23,175							73.7	73.9	84	1
080348000448	84	Durango High School	Public	9-12	2390 Main Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 259-1630	1,369	78	17.4	20.1%	955 (69.8%)	6 (0.4%)	288 (21.0%)	10 (0.7%)	56 (4.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.7%)	$13,329							73.4	76.9	76	8
080537001889	85	Erie High School	Public	9-12	3180 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-4213	1,754	74	23.5	11.0%	1,355 (77.3%)	22 (1.3%)	254 (14.5%)	67 (3.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.0%)	$12,711							73.3	78.6	70	15
080540000927	86	Berthoud High School	Public	9-12	850 Spartan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7700	691	38	18.1	14.9%	554 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	102 (14.8%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.6%)	$15,064							72.3	73.4	85	1
080480001543	87	Dakota Ridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	13399 West Coal Mine Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1970	1,338	71	18.9	22.0%	964 (72.0%)	11 (0.8%)	220 (16.4%)	77 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.6%)	$14,713							72.2	79.9	66	21
080591001014	88	Soroco High School	Public	9-12	305 South Grant Street	Oak Creek	80467	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	No	(970) 736-2531	99	8	11.9	29.3%	82 (82.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$25,455							71.6	62.7	121	33
080615006360	89	Swallows Charter Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	101 Civic Center Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	144	7	20.3	22.9%	91 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (27.1%)	5 (3.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.9%)	$13,678							71.2	75.8	81	8
080002006310	90	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	Public, Charter	6-12	4405 North Chestnut St Suite D	Colorado Springs	80907	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 955-4675	642	31	20.6	26.9%	372 (57.9%)	33 (5.1%)	146 (22.7%)	14 (2.2%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.1%)	$31,651							71.2	65.3	113	23

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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.