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)
080387006744	101	Liberty Tree Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8579 Eastonville Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 338-6470	689	36	19.3	15.1%	500 (72.6%)	15 (2.2%)	116 (16.8%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.4%)	$8,006							67.6			(n/a)
080480000695	102	Arvada West High School	Public	9-12	11595 Allendale Drive	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1303	1,840	90	20.4	30.7%	1,351 (73.4%)	22 (1.2%)	332 (18.0%)	42 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	$13,609							67.5	69.4	98	4
080690001491	103	Horizon High School	Public	9-12	5321 East 136th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4400	2,026	99	20.5	26.3%	1,076 (53.1%)	23 (1.1%)	684 (33.8%)	113 (5.6%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	119 (5.9%)	$12,931							67.4	71.7	89	14
080002006418	104	Animas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	271 Twin Buttes Ave	Durango	81301	La Plata County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 247-2474	206	18	11.3		167 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.7%)	4 (1.9%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$10,857							67	63.4	118	14
080549000946	105	Manitou Springs High School	Public	9-12	401 El Monte Place	Manitou Springs	80829	El Paso County	Manitou Springs School District No. 14	No	No	No	No	(719) 685-2074	447	34	13.3	19.9%	353 (79.0%)	3 (0.7%)	59 (13.2%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.6%)	$16,789							66.9	65.7	111	6
080480000707	106	Columbine High School	Public	9-12	6201 South Pierce Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4400	1,686	87	19.4	26.3%	1,156 (68.6%)	20 (1.2%)	385 (22.8%)	55 (3.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (3.7%)	$13,782							66.8	70.6	94	12
080738001267	107	Woodland Park High School	Public	9-12	151 Panther Way	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 686-2067	579	36	16.2	32.6%	466 (80.5%)	3 (0.5%)	78 (13.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.3%)	$17,027							66.7	69.8	97	10
080372000483	108	Elizabeth High School	Public	9-12	34500 County Road 13	Elizabeth	80107	Elbert County	Elizabeth School District	No	No	No	No	(303) 646-4616	679	43	15.7	13.0%	564 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (14.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	$14,293							66.6	63.9	116	8
080345001341	109	Ponderosa High School	Public	9-12	7007 East Bayou Gulch Road	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4000	1,402	76	18.3		1,097 (78.2%)	11 (0.8%)	202 (14.4%)	29 (2.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (4.3%)	$14,438							66.4	66.9	105	4
080423001298	110	Gilpin County Undivided High School	Public	6-12	10595 Highway 119	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Gilpin County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 582-3444	209	18	11.7	27.3%	172 (82.3%)	3 (1.4%)	20 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	13 (6.2%)	$16,948							66.3	60.8	127	17

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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.