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 21, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 328)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
171	Severance High School	Public	9-12	1200 Hidden Valley Parkway	Severance	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7100	943	53	17.8	28.3%	626 (66.4%)	15 (1.6%)	259 (27.5%)	13 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	$13,740							45.8	55.7	137	34		080735006783
172	Colorado Preparatory Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 381-2047	823	30	27.4		417 (50.7%)	55 (6.7%)	268 (32.6%)	10 (1.2%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (7.8%)	$10,727							45.4	52	155	17		080028206600
173	Roosevelt High School	Public	9-12	3349 Roosevelt Parkway	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4633	1,184	59	19.9	31.5%	731 (61.7%)	7 (0.6%)	394 (33.3%)	12 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	34 (2.9%)	$14,733							44.9	37.6	207	34		080483000810
174	Smoky Hill High School	Public	9-12	16100 East Smoky Hill Road	Aurora	80015	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-5300	2,297	115	19.9	48.6%	785 (34.2%)	374 (16.3%)	765 (33.3%)	127 (5.5%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	219 (9.5%)	$15,854							44.6	48.5	172	2		080291000203
175	Eaton High School	Public	9-12	1661 Collins Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3374	567	31	18.1	31.4%	421 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	129 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	$14,915							44.3	56.4	135	40		080360000476
176	Victory Preparatory Academy High State Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	5701 Quebec Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 288-6111	118	9	13.1	83.1%	7 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	$19,283							43.9	48.2	173	3		080002006585
177	Central High School	Public	9-12	3130 E1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81504	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6200	1,352	80	16.9	58.3%	772 (57.1%)	6 (0.4%)	500 (37.0%)	11 (0.8%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	52 (3.8%)	$14,906							43.8	40.5	200	23		080435000600
178	Kiowa High School	Public	9-12	525 Commanche St	Kiowa	80117	Elbert County	School District No. C-2	No	No	No	No	(303) 621-2115	67	6	12.1	43.3%	50 (74.6%)	2 (3.0%)	13 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.5%)	$18,175							43.4	41.7	198	20		080501000825
179	Thompson Valley High School	Public	9-12	1669 Eagle Drive	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7900	1,005	52	19.3	31.5%	707 (70.3%)	7 (0.7%)	233 (23.2%)	11 (1.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.6%)	$14,365							43.4	50.1	166	13		080540000938
180	South Park High School	Public	9-12	640 Hathaway Street	Fairplay	80440	Park County	Park County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 836-4410	121	7	17.8	44.6%	88 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (16.5%)	4 (3.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	$21,691							43.3			(n/a)		080384000503

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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 21, 2025, 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.