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Best High Schools in Boulder County, CO

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At a glance

Schools

14,600

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedFairview High School6^th of 338 Colorado high schools

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Biggest riser

Nederland Middle-Senior High School up 55 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Boulder Prep Charter High School 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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5 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Williamsburg Academy of Colorado	Public, Virtual	6-12	1942 Broadway Street Ste 314c	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 345-4145	622	20	30.8		357 (57.4%)	31 (5.0%)	166 (26.7%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.2%)	63.9	118^th of 338 public high schools	65.1%		69.8	101^st of 328 public high schools	69.2%	17	89.0	37.0	69.0	31.0	76.0	36.0		50.0		37.8				27.0			$9,852
Boulder High School	Public	9-12	1604 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2200	1,939	91	21.2	34.5%	1,204 (62.1%)	20 (1.0%)	560 (28.9%)	51 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	93 (4.8%)	83.8	48^th of 338 public high schools	85.8%		85.8	42^nd of 328 public high schools	87.2%	6	81.0	59.0	79.0	60.0	76.0	56.0										54.3	$18,873
Centaurus High School	Public	9-12	10300 South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7500	1,557	78	19.9	30.8%	1,000 (64.2%)	14 (0.9%)	415 (26.7%)	42 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.0%)	84.7	43^rd of 338 public high schools	87.3%		87.8	35^th of 328 public high schools	89.3%	8	80.0	55.0	82.0	62.0	81.0	56.0										62.5	$19,570
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	1,863	81	23.0	14.5%	1,268 (68.1%)	23 (1.2%)	225 (12.1%)	189 (10.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (7.8%)	95.7	6^th of 338 public high schools	98.2%		95.8	6^th of 328 public high schools	98.2%		94.0	74.0	93.0	77.0	90.0	71.0										64.1	$18,502
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	235	18	13.4	38.3%	208 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	90.3	27^th of 338 public high schools	92.0%		75.1	82^nd of 328 public high schools	75.0%	55	91.0	68.0	86.0		82.0		92.3			68.3	60.0			39.5			$26,795
New Vista High School	Public	9-12	700 20th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8700	327	18	17.8	26.3%	246 (75.2%)	4 (1.2%)	40 (12.2%)	7 (2.1%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	77.2	81^st of 338 public high schools	76.0%		72.8	93^rd of 328 public high schools	71.6%	12	88.0	52.0	82.0	44.0	79.0	40.0										57.1	$23,267
Arapahoe Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6600 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5220	184	12	15.6	72.8%	66 (35.9%)	6 (3.3%)	97 (52.7%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$33,443
Boulder Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5075 Chaparral Court #1	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 545-6186	114	11	10.2		65 (57.0%)	4 (3.5%)	37 (32.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	3 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	$12,344
Monarch High School	Public	9-12	329 Campus Drive	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4200	1,431	64	22.2	16.2%	1,098 (76.7%)	8 (0.6%)	162 (11.3%)	71 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (5.7%)	91.4	22^nd of 338 public high schools	93.5%		92.3	18^th of 328 public high schools	94.5%	4	88.0	63.0	90.0	68.0	87.0	61.0											$19,281
Justice High Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	805 Excalibur	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 935-1337	108	5	19.8	89.8%	31 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (59.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)								(n/a)																	$15,288
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	1,268	63	20.2	47.9%	667 (52.6%)	8 (0.6%)	523 (41.2%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.5%)	57.8	135^th of 338 public high schools	60.1%		51.3	145^th of 328 public high schools	55.8%	10	69.0	38.0	68.0	39.0	62.0	40.0										42.7	$16,926
Lyons Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	100 McConnell Drive	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6631	344	24	14.3	26.2%	294 (85.5%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	86.1	40^th of 338 public high schools	88.2%		80.6	59^th of 328 public high schools	82.0%	19	93.0	71.0	80.0	53.0	74.0	64.0	65.7	83.3	66.7	71.8	48.7	51.4	53.7	51.3	57.1		$21,665
Niwot High School	Public	9-12	8989 E. Niwot Road	Niwot	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 652-2550	1,509	65	23.2	25.6%	966 (64.0%)	20 (1.3%)	368 (24.4%)	84 (5.6%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (4.4%)	88.7	29^th of 338 public high schools	91.4%		86.1	40^th of 328 public high schools	87.8%	11	88.0	66.0	90.0	64.0	81.0	51.0										39.4	$15,775
New Meridian High School	Public	9-12	1200 South Sunset	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3961	95	10	9.5	64.2%	38 (40.0%)	1 (1.1%)	52 (54.7%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$28,176
Silver Creek High School	Public	9-12	4901 Nelson Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3721	1,208	53	22.9	27.0%	826 (68.4%)	17 (1.4%)	264 (21.9%)	56 (4.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.5%)	80.5	69^th of 338 public high schools	79.6%		78.3	70^th of 328 public high schools	78.7%	1	81.0	54.0	81.0	58.0	77.0	47.0										40.0	$17,038
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	1,727	74	23.3	13.1%	1,337 (77.4%)	13 (0.8%)	250 (14.5%)	79 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (2.6%)	81.8	59^th of 338 public high schools	82.5%		77.8	73^rd of 328 public high schools	77.7%	14	83.0	61.0	84.0	58.0	78.0	44.0										32.4	$15,637
St. Vrain Virtual High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1200 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 494-3975	69	20	3.5	14.5%	54 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (11.6%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.8%)								(n/a)																	$24,125

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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.

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