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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
080480000964	1	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10359 W Nassau Avenue	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2600	1,125	55	20.5	11.7%	729 (64.8%)	12 (1.1%)	160 (14.2%)	171 (15.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	$14,800	98.4	98.1	3	2
080690000728	2	Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,551	78	19.9		821 (52.9%)	14 (0.9%)	175 (11.3%)	407 (26.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (8.4%)	$9,836	98.2	98.2	2
080399001608	3	Liberty Common Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1725 Sharp Point Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 482-9800	1,359	73	18.5		1,113 (81.9%)	16 (1.2%)	75 (5.5%)	70 (5.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (5.9%)	$10,869	97.8	98.3	1	2
080453006370	4	The Vanguard School (High)	Public, Charter	9-12	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	321	30	10.5	16.2%	165 (51.4%)	10 (3.1%)	73 (22.7%)	38 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	$7,734	97.2	97.9	4
080249000114	5	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	1515 Greenbriar Boulevard	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3100	1,880	87	21.5	13.6%	1,311 (69.7%)	19 (1.0%)	201 (10.7%)	184 (9.8%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	155 (8.2%)	$16,592	96.2	95.8	7	2
080480001922	6	Jefferson Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	424	15	27.5	14.6%	312 (73.6%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (12.7%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$10,504	95.9	95.5	10	4
080192001943	7	The Classical Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	547	50	10.9	3.7%	443 (81.0%)	11 (2.0%)	42 (7.7%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	$11,241	95.6	93.4	14	7
080336001574	8	Denver School of the Arts	Public	6-12	7111 Montview Blvd	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1700	1,058	54	19.5	11.8%	665 (62.9%)	55 (5.2%)	186 (17.6%)	53 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (9.0%)	$16,627	95.3	95.6	8
080735006650	9	Windsor Charter Academy Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	810 Automation Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 833-5190	375	21	17.6	5.9%	289 (77.1%)	5 (1.3%)	58 (15.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$20,373	95.2	90.1	26	17
080002006437	10	Thomas MacLaren State Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1702 N Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 313-4488	927	75	12.3	27.1%	610 (65.8%)	21 (2.3%)	199 (21.5%)	16 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.5%)	$11,528	95	94.7	11	1

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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.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Colorado Department of Education.
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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)
080480000964	1	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10359 W Nassau Avenue	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2600	1,125	55	20.5	11.7%	729 (64.8%)	12 (1.1%)	160 (14.2%)	171 (15.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	$14,800							98.4	98.1	3	2
080690000728	2	Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,551	78	19.9		821 (52.9%)	14 (0.9%)	175 (11.3%)	407 (26.2%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	130 (8.4%)	$9,836							98.2	98.2	2
080399001608	3	Liberty Common Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1725 Sharp Point Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 482-9800	1,359	73	18.5		1,113 (81.9%)	16 (1.2%)	75 (5.5%)	70 (5.2%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	80 (5.9%)	$10,869							97.8	98.3	1	2
080453006370	4	The Vanguard School (High)	Public, Charter	9-12	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	321	30	10.5	16.2%	165 (51.4%)	10 (3.1%)	73 (22.7%)	38 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (9.7%)	$7,734							97.2	97.9	4
080249000114	5	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	1515 Greenbriar Boulevard	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3100	1,880	87	21.5	13.6%	1,311 (69.7%)	19 (1.0%)	201 (10.7%)	184 (9.8%)	5 (0.3%)	5 (0.3%)	155 (8.2%)	$16,592							96.2	95.8	7	2
080480001922	6	Jefferson Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	424	15	27.5	14.6%	312 (73.6%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (12.7%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	$10,504							95.9	95.5	10	4
080192001943	7	The Classical Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0091	547	50	10.9	3.7%	443 (81.0%)	11 (2.0%)	42 (7.7%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	26 (4.8%)	$11,241							95.6	93.4	14	7
080336001574	8	Denver School of the Arts	Public	6-12	7111 Montview Blvd	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1700	1,058	54	19.5	11.8%	665 (62.9%)	55 (5.2%)	186 (17.6%)	53 (5.0%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (9.0%)	$16,627							95.3	95.6	8
080735006650	9	Windsor Charter Academy Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	810 Automation Drive	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 833-5190	375	21	17.6	5.9%	289 (77.1%)	5 (1.3%)	58 (15.5%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	$20,373							95.2	90.1	26	17
080002006437	10	Thomas MacLaren State Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1702 N Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 313-4488	927	75	12.3	27.1%	610 (65.8%)	21 (2.3%)	199 (21.5%)	16 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (8.5%)	$11,528							95	94.7	11	1