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
191	Clear Creek High School	Public	9-12	185 Beaver Brook Canyon Road	Evergreen	80439	Clear Creek County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 679-4600	182	13	13.6	31.9%	135 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	$25,255							41	49.4	169	22		080300000217
192	Del Norte High Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	950 French Street	Del Norte	81132	Rio Grande County	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	No	No	No	No	(719) 657-4050	173	15	11.8	51.4%	66 (38.2%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	$17,421							40.8	23.3	261	69		080330000290
193	Hoehne Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	19851 County Road 75. 1	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Hoehne Reorganized School District No. 3	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-4457	271	17	16.4	37.6%	101 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (60.1%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$14,962							40.3	33.5	225	32		080465000680
194	Atlas Preparatory High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1628 South Murray Blvd	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 358-7196	499	31	16.2	82.6%	22 (4.4%)	20 (4.0%)	442 (88.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	$8,097							40.3	36	213	19		080453006425
195	Las Animas High School	Public	9-12	300 Grove Avenue	Las Animas	81054	Bent County	Las Animas School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 456-0211	132	10	12.9	81.1%	64 (48.5%)	2 (1.5%)	63 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.3%)	$10,735							40.2	37.1	208	13		080525000868
196	Animas High School	Public, Charter	9-12	22 Osprey Way	Durango	81301	La Plata County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 247-2474	249	23	10.9	26.5%	200 (80.3%)	2 (0.8%)	33 (13.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	$13,644							40.1	67	104	92		080002006418
197	DSST: College View High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3111 West Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	533	47	11.2	85.7%	13 (2.4%)	17 (3.2%)	466 (87.4%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	$18,232							39.8	34.9	221	24		080336006658
198	Canon City High School	Public	9-12	1313 College	Canon City	81212	Fremont County	Fremont Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 276-5870	936	47	19.9	49.6%	719 (76.8%)	4 (0.4%)	155 (16.6%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	47 (5.0%)	$15,978							39.5	36.2	212	14		080279000172
199	Glenwood Springs High School	Public	9-12	1521 Grand Avenue	Glenwood Springs	81601	Garfield County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5555	1,032	56	18.5	46.6%	392 (38.0%)	3 (0.3%)	597 (57.8%)	8 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.7%)	$17,996							39.5	51.4	163	36		080426000588
200	Strasburg High School	Public	9-12	56729 East Colorado Avenue	Strasburg	80136	Adams County	Strasburg School District 31J	No	No	No	No	(303) 622-9211	364	17	21.8	40.1%	194 (53.3%)	8 (2.2%)	139 (38.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	$12,686							39.4	31.6	233	33		080675001161

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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.