Best Cities in Colorado for Schools

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Rank (of 199)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2023)	Rank (2022)	Rank change from 2022
1^st	Indian Hills	1	0	0	0	0	0.98	1
2^nd	Superior	2	0	0	0	1	0.968	3	1
3^rd	Cherry Hills Village	1	0	0	0	0	0.949	2	1
4^th	Fleming	1	0	1	0	0	0.923	52	48
5^th	Lyons	1	0	1	0	0	0.896	6	1
6^th	Greenwood Village	4	2	2	0	2	0.893	4	2
7^th	Red Feather Lakes	1	0	0	0	0	0.892		(n/a)
8^th	Highlands Ranch	17	3	5	2	8	0.889	5	3
9^th	Idalia	1	0	1	0	0	0.88		(n/a)
10^th	Eads	1	1	1	0	0	0.867		(n/a)
11^th	Steamboat Springs	4	1	2	0	2	0.86	9	2
12^th	Crested Butte	1	0	1	0	0	0.854	20	8
13^th	Louisville	4	1	1	0	3	0.851	7	6
14^th	Paonia	2	0	0	0	1	0.85		(n/a)
15^th	Dacono	1	0	0	0	0	0.845	8	7
16^th	Conifer	1	1	1	0	1	0.831	13	3
17^th	Boulder	18	6	5	1	11	0.831	15	2
18^th	Ridgway	1	1	1	0	0	0.829	11	7
19^th	Monument	4	1	2	0	1	0.826	10	9
20^th	Evergreen	6	2	2	0	6	0.825	12	8
21^st	Mead	1	1	0	0	0	0.819	18	3
22^nd	Erie	7	1	1	0	4	0.809	19	3
23^rd	Usaf Academy	1	0	1	0	0	0.805	42	19
24^th	Telluride	2	1	1	0	1	0.803	26	2
25^th	Lone Tree	2	0	0	1	2	0.802	17	8
26^th	Crawford	1	0	0	0	0	0.796	16	10
27^th	Mc Clave	1	0	1	0	0	0.785	22	5
28^th	Timnath	2	0	0	0	0	0.781	21	7
29^th	Franktown	2	0	0	0	1	0.78	40	11
30^th	Parker	21	3	4	0	9	0.78	23	7
31^st	Aspen	2	1	1	0	1	0.779		(n/a)
32^nd	Broomfield	10	2	3	2	9	0.776	25	7
33^rd	Salida	3	2	2	0	0	0.742		(n/a)
34^th	Berthoud	3	1	1	0	0	0.739	28	6
35^th	Larkspur	1	0	0	0	0	0.736	33	2
36^th	Golden	10	2	3	5	1	0.736	36
37^th	Oak Creek	0	1	1	0	0	0.735	46	9
38^th	Fort Collins	30	8	8	5	9	0.731	30	8
39^th	Fraser	1	0	0	0	0	0.729	24	15
40^th	Meeker	1	1	1	0	0	0.728	27	13
41^st	Windsor	5	3	3	0	0	0.718	34	7
42^nd	Castle Rock	18	2	4	2	2	0.717	35	7
43^rd	Simla	1	1	1	0	0	0.716	38	5
44^th	Swink	1	0	1	0	0	0.716	14	30
45^th	Eagle	2	1	1	1	1	0.714	48	3
46^th	Lafayette	4	1	2	1	2	0.712	39	7
47^th	Palmer Lake	1	0	0	0	0	0.711	50	3
48^th	Bailey	1	1	1	0	0	0.701	54	6
49^th	Littleton	31	9	6	1	14	0.695	37	12
50^th	La Jara	1	1	1	1	0	0.69	41	9
51^st	Mosca	1	0	1	0	0	0.684	64	13
52^nd	Eaton	2	1	1	0	1	0.683	102	50
53^rd	Centennial	20	2	6	1	7	0.674	31	22
54^th	New Raymer	1	0	1	0	0	0.673		(n/a)
55^th	Vail	1	0	0	0	1	0.667	57	2
56^th	Galeton	1	0	0	0	0	0.666		(n/a)
57^th	Dove Creek	1	0	1	0	0	0.659		(n/a)
58^th	Cascade	1	0	0	0	0	0.657	62	4
59^th	Pine	1	0	0	0	0	0.655	49	10
60^th	Nederland	1	0	1	0	0	0.642	59	1
61^st	Weldona	1	0	1	0	0	0.641	79	18
62^nd	Breckenridge	2	0	1	0	0	0.637	55	7
63^rd	Laporte	1	1	0	0	0	0.636	44	19
64^th	Durango	7	3	4	2	5	0.63	58	6
65^th	Rye	1	0	1	0	0	0.629	76	11
66^th	Limon	1	0	1	0	0	0.626	43	23
67^th	Manitou Springs	1	1	1	0	0	0.626	47	20
68^th	Akron	1	0	1	0	0	0.607	93	25
69^th	Palisade	1	0	1	0	0	0.607	101	32
70^th	Frisco	1	1	1	0	1	0.601		(n/a)
71^st	Kersey	1	1	1	0	0	0.601	70	1
72^nd	Severance	1	0	1	0	0	0.598	53	19
73^rd	Merino	1	0	1	0	0	0.593	68	5
74^th	Cedaredge	1	1	1	0	0	0.586	72	2
75^th	Firestone	3	1	0	0	0	0.58	60	15
76^th	Wellington	2	1	0	0	0	0.578	69	7
77^th	Sanford	1	0	1	0	0	0.567	88	11
78^th	Morrison	2	0	0	0	0	0.564	29	49
79^th	Divide	1	0	0	0	0	0.563	90	11
80^th	Longmont	18	5	7	3	12	0.563	75	5
81^st	Elizabeth	3	1	1	0	0	0.56	94	13
82^nd	Byers	1	0	1	0	0	0.558	32	50
83^rd	Falcon	4	0	1	1	0	0.556	63	20
84^th	Weston	1	0	1	0	0	0.552	124	40
85^th	Manassa	1	0	0	0	0	0.541	78	7
86^th	Stratton	1	1	1	0	0	0.539		(n/a)
87^th	Granby	2	1	1	0	0	0.538	73	14
88^th	Colorado Springs	118	30	39	12	28	0.535	77	11
89^th	Woodland Park	3	1	1	0	1	0.534	84	5
90^th	Carbondale	3	1	2	0	2	0.529	95	5
91^st	Wray	1	0	1	0	0	0.527	83	8
92^nd	Montrose	6	2	2	1	1	0.52	81	11
93^rd	Grand Junction	23	6	5	3	7	0.518	85	8
94^th	Hotchkiss	1	0	1	0	0	0.518	71	23
95^th	Edwards	3	1	3	0	3	0.507	65	30
96^th	Arvada	25	4	6	2	4	0.506	80	16
97^th	Loveland	18	4	4	2	6	0.506	99	2
98^th	Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	0.504	104	6
99^th	Cotopaxi	1	0	1	0	0	0.502		(n/a)
100^th	Peyton	2	2	3	2	0	0.495	109	9
101^st	Fruita	4	1	1	1	0	0.493	92	9
102^nd	Fowler	1	1	1	0	0	0.492	98	4
103^rd	Englewood	9	3	5	2	7	0.489	87	16
104^th	Johnstown	3	0	1	0	0	0.483	120	16
105^th	Dillon	2	0	0	0	0	0.479	67	38
106^th	Walsh	1	0	1	0	0	0.478	114	8
107^th	Canon City	6	1	1	0	1	0.477	103	4
108^th	Lakewood	30	8	15	2	6	0.473	100	8
109^th	Elbert	1	0	1	0	0	0.473		(n/a)
110^th	La Veta	1	0	1	0	0	0.467		(n/a)
111^th	Buena Vista	2	1	2	0	2	0.466		(n/a)
112^th	Wheat Ridge	7	2	1	0	3	0.464	96	16
113^th	Westminster	20	4	7	2	8	0.46	105	8
114^th	Pueblo West	6	3	2	0	1	0.459	108	6
115^th	Gunnison	2	1	1	0	0	0.458		(n/a)
116^th	Yuma	2	1	1	0	0	0.452	131	15
117^th	Wiley	1	0	1	0	0	0.442	51	66
118^th	Colorado City	0	1	0	0	0	0.442	91	27
119^th	Otis	2	1	2	0	0	0.436		(n/a)
120^th	Basalt	1	1	1	0	1	0.434	107	13
121^st	Kiowa	1	1	1	0	0	0.434	97	24
122^nd	Collbran	1	1	2	0	0	0.431	56	66
123^rd	Estes Park	1	1	1	1	1	0.431	123
124^th	New Castle	2	1	1	0	1	0.428	128	4
125^th	Northglenn	11	2	2	2	2	0.424	106	19
126^th	Wiggins	1	1	1	0	0	0.424	111	15
127^th	Delta	3	2	3	1	2	0.421	130	3
128^th	Haxtun	1	0	1	0	0	0.42	66	62
129^th	Calhan	2	1	2	0	1	0.418	115	14
130^th	La Salle	1	1	0	0	0	0.414	82	48
131^st	Bayfield	2	1	1	0	0	0.407	139	8
132^nd	Loma	1	0	0	0	1	0.404	89	43
133^rd	Ault	0	1	1	0	0	0.394	154	21
134^th	Lamar	4	1	1	0	0	0.393	113	21
135^th	Hayden	1	1	1	0	0	0.392	110	25
136^th	Westcliffe	1	1	1	0	0	0.389	121	15
137^th	Dolores	2	1	1	0	0	0.373	133	4
138^th	Monte Vista	3	2	3	1	1	0.372		(n/a)
139^th	Mancos	2	1	1	0	0	0.372		(n/a)
140^th	Milliken	2	2	0	0	0	0.367	136	4
141^st	Denver	135	36	63	6	60	0.367	122	19
142^nd	Frederick	5	0	1	0	0	0.363	150	8
143^rd	Avon	2	0	0	0	0	0.361	141	2
144^th	Trinidad	1	1	1	1	3	0.359	116	28
145^th	Springfield	1	0	1	0	0	0.358	45	100
146^th	Thornton	23	5	9	2	7	0.355	129	17
147^th	Fairplay	1	1	1	0	0	0.352		(n/a)
148^th	Las Animas	2	1	1	0	0	0.34		(n/a)
149^th	Glenwood Springs	5	1	2	1	3	0.339	134	15
150^th	Iliff	1	0	1	0	0	0.338	74	76
151^st	Fountain	6	2	2	0	0	0.33	132	19
152^nd	Brighton	9	2	4	2	6	0.328	143	9
153^rd	Alamosa	2	1	1	1	2	0.328		(n/a)
154^th	Strasburg	1	1	2	0	0	0.327	126	28
155^th	Deer Trail	1	0	1	0	0	0.322	118	37
156^th	Craig	4	1	1	0	1	0.318	135	21
157^th	Rocky Ford	2	0	1	0	0	0.311	127	30
158^th	Keenesburg	2	1	1	0	0	0.311	112	46
159^th	Gypsum	3	1	2	0	0	0.308	137	22
160^th	Gilcrest	1	0	1	0	0	0.303	142	18
161^st	Silt	1	0	0	0	0	0.3	125	36
162^nd	Del Norte	1	0	1	0	0	0.298	151	11
163^rd	Penrose	1	0	0	0	0	0.298	119	44
164^th	Nucla	0	1	1	0	0	0.292		(n/a)
165^th	Greeley	15	3	10	3	4	0.29	152	13
166^th	Rush	1	0	1	0	0	0.289	144	22
167^th	Aurora	72	16	13	4	14	0.284	146	21
168^th	Florence	1	0	1	0	1	0.284	153	15
169^th	Fort Carson	3	1	0	0	0	0.28	149	20
170^th	Cortez	7	1	2	0	2	0.272	117	53
171^st	Evans	5	1	0	0	0	0.271	147	24
172^nd	Granada	1	0	1	0	0	0.269	156	16
173^rd	Henderson	3	1	1	0	0	0.268	140	33
174^th	Commerce City	14	4	3	1	1	0.265	138	36
175^th	Ordway	1	0	1	0	0	0.259	163	12
176^th	Pueblo	27	8	9	2	8	0.258	157	19
177^th	Kremmling	2	0	1	0	1	0.255	155	22
178^th	Platteville	1	1	0	0	0	0.248	158	20
179^th	Rangely	1	0	1	0	1	0.247	145	34
180^th	Rifle	3	1	1	0	0	0.242	160	20
181^st	Fort Morgan	5	1	2	0	2	0.237	166	15
182^nd	Lochbuie	2	0	0	0	0	0.221	168	14
183^rd	Bennett	3	1	1	0	0	0.219	164	19
184^th	Ignacio	1	1	1	0	2	0.213	159	25
185^th	Burlington	1	1	1	0	0	0.213	148	37
186^th	Holyoke	1	0	2	0	0	0.207		(n/a)
187^th	Center	1	1	3	0	1	0.188		(n/a)
188^th	Cripple Creek	1	0	1	0	0	0.187	167	21
189^th	Leadville	2	0	2	0	1	0.176		(n/a)
190^th	Antonito	1	1	1	0	0	0.169		(n/a)
191^st	Silverthorne	1	0	0	0	0	0.168	165	26
192^nd	Pierce	1	0	0	0	0	0.167	169	23
193^rd	Olathe	1	1	1	0	1	0.164	162	31
194^th	Clifton	2	1	0	0	1	0.144	161	33
195^th	Parachute	3	1	1	0	0	0.112	171	24
196^th	Fort Lupton	3	1	1	0	0	0.099	170	26
197^th	Walsenburg	1	0	1	0	0	0.086		(n/a)
198^th	La Junta	2	0	2	0	0	0.077		(n/a)
199^th	Edgewater	2	0	1	0	0	0.055	172	27

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* Private schools are not used in determining city rank.
Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on test scores released by the Colorado Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 18, 2023, 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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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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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 Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.