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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
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	1,212	58	20.8	13.0%	753 (62.1%)	10 (0.8%)	193 (15.9%)	178 (14.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (5.9%)	$16,535	98.3	98.4	1		080480000964
2	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	1,516	78	19.5		1,235 (81.5%)	14 (0.9%)	101 (6.7%)	75 (4.9%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	88 (5.8%)	$12,510	98.3	97.8	3	1	080399001608
3	Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,572	81	19.4	10.4%	748 (47.6%)	16 (1.0%)	168 (10.7%)	470 (29.9%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	156 (9.9%)	$12,768	97.9	98.2	2	1	080690000728
4	The Vanguard School (High)	Public, Charter	9-12	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	303	30	10	24.8%	148 (48.8%)	10 (3.3%)	78 (25.7%)	28 (9.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (12.2%)	$34,513	97.6	97.2	4		080453006370
5	Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	737	42	17.3		627 (85.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.3%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)	$12,506	96.7	94.5	13	8	080002006639
6	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	14.5%	1,268 (68.1%)	23 (1.2%)	225 (12.1%)	189 (10.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (7.8%)	$18,502	95.8	96.2	5	1	080249000114
7	TCA College Pathways	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	12201 Cross Peak View	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	Yes	No	(719) 488-6294	502	22	23.1		388 (77.3%)	13 (2.6%)	53 (10.6%)	19 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.8%)	$22,919	95.6	93.6	16	9	080192006447
8	Mesa Valley Community School	Public, Charter	6-12	609 25 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 254-7202	178	12	14.8	29.8%	138 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.8%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (7.9%)	$10,427	95.4	81.8	53	45	080435006384
9	Peak to Peak Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	800 Merlin Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 453-4600	1,447	82	17.6	17.6%	806 (55.7%)	11 (0.8%)	185 (12.8%)	337 (23.3%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	101 (7.0%)	$14,935	95.2	94.7	11	2	080249001792
10	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	1,044	52	20.1	15.8%	625 (59.9%)	61 (5.8%)	198 (19.0%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.3%)	$16,478	95.1	95.3	8	2	080336001574
11	Ridgeview Classical Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1800 South Lemay Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 494-4620	721	48	15		600 (83.2%)	8 (1.1%)	50 (6.9%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	$14,965	94.8	94.5	12	1	080399001717
12	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	435	24	18.3	17.0%	340 (78.2%)	6 (1.4%)	60 (13.8%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.6%)	$16,041	94.5	95.2	9	3	080735006650
13	STEM School Highlands Ranch	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8773 Ridgeline Drive	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 683-7836	1,394	79	17.6	13.5%	707 (50.7%)	35 (2.5%)	168 (12.1%)	367 (26.3%)	4 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	108 (7.7%)	$15,365	94.3	94.1	15	2	080345006493
14	Jefferson Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	696	38	18.1	13.2%	508 (73.0%)	7 (1.0%)	88 (12.6%)	37 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.0%)	$11,689	94.3	95.9	6	8	080480001922
15	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	616	52	11.7	13.1%	493 (80.0%)	9 (1.5%)	60 (9.7%)	16 (2.6%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.5%)	$11,654	94	95.6	7	8	080192001943
16	Fossil Ridge High School	Public	9-12	5400 Ziegler Road	Fort Collins	80528	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6260	1,846	96	19.2	16.4%	1,404 (76.1%)	19 (1.0%)	216 (11.7%)	116 (6.3%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	$17,886	92.8	92.8	18	2	080399001848
17	Rock Canyon High School	Public	9-12	5810 McArthur Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3000	2,325	104	22.3	8.4%	1,517 (65.2%)	20 (0.9%)	272 (11.7%)	381 (16.4%)	9 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	124 (5.3%)	$17,503	92.7	92	22	5	080345001961
18	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%)	$19,281	92.3	92	21	3	080249001632
19	Prospect Ridge Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2555 Preble Creek Pkwy	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 399-0300	1,478	77	19.1	5.9%	949 (64.2%)	11 (0.7%)	196 (13.3%)	219 (14.8%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (6.5%)	$12,225	92.2	91.7	23	4	080690006507
20	Cherry Creek High School	Public	9-12	9300 East Union Avenue	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-2000	3,852	187	20.6	20.2%	2,253 (58.5%)	175 (4.5%)	575 (14.9%)	492 (12.8%)	24 (0.6%)	13 (0.3%)	306 (7.9%)	$17,255	91.5	92.1	20		080291000186
21	Arapahoe High School	Public	9-12	2201 East Dry Creek Road	Centennial	80122	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-6000	1,748	78	22.5	16.8%	1,382 (79.1%)	34 (1.9%)	197 (11.3%)	33 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.3%)	96 (5.5%)	$16,177	91.2	89.5	27	6	080531000873
22	Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	29300 Buffalo Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5140	909	45	20.2	10.7%	786 (86.5%)	10 (1.1%)	80 (8.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	$16,943	91.2	94.4	14	8	080480000719
23	Ralston Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	13355 West 80th Avenue	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5600	1,875	88	21.3	9.0%	1,528 (81.5%)	12 (0.6%)	221 (11.8%)	46 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	65 (3.5%)	$15,646	90.7	89.4	28	5	080480001797
24	Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	Public, Charter	9-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 638-6824	1,035	46	22.7	19.2%	746 (72.1%)	26 (2.5%)	151 (14.6%)	45 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.1%)	$13,121	90.4	93.4	17	7	080002006634
25	Telluride High School	Public	9-12	725 West Colorado Avenue	Telluride	81435	San Miguel County	Telluride School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 728-4377	298	19	15.4	30.9%	231 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (20.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$26,442	90.3	81.6	54	29	080687001171
26	Compass Community Collaborative School	Public, Charter	6-12	2105 South College Avenue	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 372-4242	179	14	13	17.3%	142 (79.3%)	1 (0.6%)	26 (14.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.9%)	$11,882	90	91.7	24	2	080399006762
27	Norwood Public Schools	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1225 West Summit Street	Norwood	81423	San Miguel County	Norwood School District No. R-2j	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 327-4336	191	17	11.4	46.6%	153 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (13.6%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	$24,362	90	89.7	26	1	080588001012
28	Boulder Universal	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6500 East Arapahoe Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 561-6253	231	16	14.1		145 (62.8%)	7 (3.0%)	47 (20.3%)	9 (3.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	$26,980	89.9			(n/a)	080249006463
29	Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy (VSSA)	Public	5-12	1 Academy Loop	Minturn	81645	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-2832	278	20	13.7		245 (88.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.0%)	$18,156	89.9	91.4	25	4	080354006422
30	Conifer Senior High School	Public	9-12	10441 County Highway 73	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5255	819	43	18.9	17.0%	707 (86.3%)	3 (0.4%)	76 (9.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	$17,715	89.4	88	34	4	080480001542
31	Stratton Senior High School	Public	9-12	219 Illinois Avenue	Stratton	80836	Kit Carson County	School District No. R-4	No	No	No	No	(719) 348-5369	64	6	9.9	25.0%	51 (79.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$29,709	89.4			(n/a)	080678001163
32	Pine Creek High School	Public	9-12	10750 Thunder Mountain Avenue	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2600	1,875	100	18.8	15.3%	1,178 (62.8%)	58 (3.1%)	306 (16.3%)	139 (7.4%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	187 (10.0%)	$13,999	88.4	86.7	39	7	080192001645
33	Crested Butte Secondary School	Public	6-12	818 Red Lady Avenue	Crested Butte	81224	Gunnison County	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 641-7720	400	28	14.1	16.3%	363 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.0%)	$15,589	88.1	86.6	40	7	080447000655
34	Heritage High School	Public	9-12	1401 West Geddes Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7600	1,748	78	22.3	20.0%	1,388 (79.4%)	14 (0.8%)	240 (13.7%)	37 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (3.8%)	$15,970	87.9	87.2	36	2	080531000881
35	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%)	$19,570	87.8	89.3	29	6	080249000107
36	Thunderridge High School	Public	9-12	1991 Wildcat Reserve Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2000	1,820	82	22.1	11.5%	1,369 (75.2%)	18 (1.0%)	264 (14.5%)	59 (3.2%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	100 (5.5%)	$16,286	87.3	88.1	32	4	080345001529
37	Mountain Vista High School	Public	9-12	10585 Mountain Vista Ridge	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1500	2,169	92	23.4	12.7%	1,560 (71.9%)	37 (1.7%)	303 (14.0%)	130 (6.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	135 (6.2%)	$16,536	86.6	87	38	1	080345001748
38	Pikes Peak Early College	Public, Virtual	9-12	6113 Constitution Ave	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 494-8941	204	7	31.1		147 (72.1%)	6 (2.9%)	27 (13.2%)	6 (2.9%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.8%)	$12,770	86.5	88.8	30	8	080387006694
39	Legacy High School	Public	9-12	2701 West 136th Street	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-6700	2,052	97	21.1	23.9%	1,248 (60.8%)	26 (1.3%)	517 (25.2%)	118 (5.8%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (6.5%)	$14,531	86.2	86.6	41	2	080690001784
40	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%)	$15,775	86.1	80.1	60	20	080537000918
41	Ascend College Prep	Public	10-12	1650 Telstar Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Education Reenvisioned BOCES	No	No	No	No	(877) 449-4199	109	6	18		90 (82.6%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)	$10,809	86	79.3	64	23	080028206842
42	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%)	$18,873	85.8	86	44	2	080249000101
43	Loveland Classical School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3835 SW 14th Street	Loveland	80537	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 541-1507	1,032	61	16.8	22.6%	817 (79.2%)	9 (0.9%)	161 (15.6%)	6 (0.6%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.1%)	$11,177	85.5	61.1	121	78	080540006534
44	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	(303) 591-8627	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%)	$24,125	84.5			(n/a)	080537006532
45	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	Public, Charter	6-12	4424 Innovation Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 377-0044	971	40	24.5	33.5%	714 (73.5%)	20 (2.1%)	164 (16.9%)	29 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (4.0%)	$12,307	84.2	83.8	49	4	080002006542
46	Skyview Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6161 Business Center Drive	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 471-8439	1,358	84	16.1	15.1%	735 (54.1%)	31 (2.3%)	184 (13.5%)	274 (20.2%)	9 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	122 (9.0%)	$11,927	83.8	80.9	59	13	080345006455
47	Chatfield High School	Public	9-12	7227 South Simms Street	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3670	1,808	91	19.7	18.3%	1,388 (76.8%)	16 (0.9%)	277 (15.3%)	45 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (4.3%)	$16,102	83.4	86	45	2	080480001383
48	Air Academy High School	Public	9-12	551 North Frontage Road West	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2400	1,380	78	17.6	18.3%	952 (69.0%)	39 (2.8%)	237 (17.2%)	46 (3.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	103 (7.5%)	$14,969	83	86.1	43	5	080192000002
49	Aspen High School	Public	9-12	235 High School Road	Aspen	81611	Pitkin County	Aspen School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 925-3760	559	45	12.5		452 (80.9%)	2 (0.4%)	82 (14.7%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$30,965	82.5	81.2	58	9	080228000047
50	Renaissance Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	3954 Trail Boss Lane	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 689-6120	441	27	16.6	17.5%	359 (81.4%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (12.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	$15,572	82.3	78.2	70	20	080345006714
51	Village High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	1110 Chapel Hills Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 234-1970	532	30	17.6		412 (77.4%)	16 (3.0%)	63 (11.8%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.2%)	$12,122	82.2	85.6	46	5	080192006434
52	McClave Undivided High School	Public	7-12	308 Lincoln Street	Mc Clave	81057	Bent County	McClave School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 829-4517	105	9	11.5	25.7%	77 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	$22,928	82.2	79.4	63	11	080558000963
53	Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5509 West 11th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-6295	293	1	281.7	62.1%	81 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	194 (66.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	$13,100	81.1	67.6	100	47	080441006657
54	Palmer Ridge High School	Public	9-12	19255 Monument Hill Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 867-8600	1,066	52	20.5		820 (76.9%)	15 (1.4%)	142 (13.3%)	16 (1.5%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	69 (6.5%)	$14,401	81	88.1	33	21	080582006369
55	Rocky Mountain High School	Public	9-12	1300 West Swallow Road	Fort Collins	80526	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-7023	2,044	104	19.5	34.4%	1,522 (74.5%)	36 (1.8%)	378 (18.5%)	15 (0.7%)	9 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (4.1%)	$17,543	80.9	81.5	55		080399000545
56	Fleming High School	Public	7-12	506 North Fremont Ave	Fleming	80728	Logan County	School District No. Re-3 Frenchman	No	No	No	No	(970) 265-2022	90	7	13.5	31.1%	82 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.8%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$22,191	80.9	92.2	19	37	080393000512
57	Westgate Community School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	12500 Washington St	Thornton	80241	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 452-0967	540	27	20	38.3%	282 (52.2%)	4 (0.7%)	145 (26.9%)	60 (11.1%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.1%)	$13,406	80.9	75.7	76	19	080690006417
58	Discovery Canyon Campus High School	Public	9-12	1810 Northgate Boulevard	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-1800	1,021	56	18.2	17.2%	690 (67.6%)	31 (3.0%)	160 (15.7%)	57 (5.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (7.8%)	$15,354	80.7	77.9	71	13	080192001905
59	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%)	$21,665	80.6	86.3	42	17	080537000912
60	Grandview High School	Public	9-12	20500 East Arapahoe Road	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-6500	2,684	136	19.7	30.5%	1,346 (50.1%)	232 (8.6%)	565 (21.1%)	293 (10.9%)	12 (0.4%)	4 (0.1%)	225 (8.4%)	$17,609	80.5	82.2	51	9	080291001625
61	Fort Collins High School	Public	9-12	3400 Lambkin Way	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-8021	1,836	99	18.6	37.4%	1,212 (66.0%)	27 (1.5%)	466 (25.4%)	44 (2.4%)	14 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (3.9%)	$18,735	80.3	81.4	56	5	080399000528
62	Northfield High School	Public	9-12	5500 Central Park Blvd	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8000	2,137	116	18.4	32.3%	975 (45.6%)	301 (14.1%)	624 (29.2%)	56 (2.6%)	8 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	159 (7.4%)	$16,398	80	76.6	74	12	080336006660
63	Odyssey Early College and Career Options	Public	9-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-3009	287	10	28.7	51.2%	139 (48.4%)	20 (7.0%)	86 (30.0%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.5%)	$20,213	79.9	74.9	78	15	080306006580
64	Chaparral High School	Public	9-12	15655 Brookstone Drive	Parker	80134	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-3500	2,007	93	21.4	21.5%	1,331 (66.3%)	65 (3.2%)	369 (18.4%)	115 (5.7%)	6 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	119 (5.9%)	$16,758	79.7	82.6	50	14	080345001578
65	Golden High School	Public	9-12	701 24th Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4200	1,469	69	21.3	22.1%	1,160 (79.0%)	15 (1.0%)	207 (14.1%)	21 (1.4%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.9%)	$15,805	79.7	81.4	57	8	080480000733
66	Lewis-Palmer High School	Public	9-12	1300 Higby Road	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4720	1,144	51	22.6		875 (76.5%)	18 (1.6%)	153 (13.4%)	19 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (6.6%)	$13,774	79	84.8	47	19	080582001003
67	Legend High School	Public	9-12	22219 Hilltop Road	Parker	80138	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-4500	2,206	95	23.1	13.2%	1,635 (74.1%)	29 (1.3%)	286 (13.0%)	98 (4.4%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	146 (6.6%)	$15,610	78.9	79.1	66	1	080345006400
68	East High School	Public	9-12	1600 City Park Esplanade	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8300	2,476	117	21.2	32.5%	1,282 (51.8%)	336 (13.6%)	568 (22.9%)	70 (2.8%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	184 (7.4%)	$16,018	78.9	79.2	65	3	080336000338
69	Caprock Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	714 24 1/2 Road	Grand Junction	81505	Mesa County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 243-1771	871	63	13.9		659 (75.7%)	14 (1.6%)	132 (15.2%)	22 (2.5%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	34 (3.9%)	$11,129	78.7	84.3	48	21	080002006305
70	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%)	$17,038	78.3	77.7	72	2	080537001814
71	Soroco High School	Public	9-12	305 South Grant Street	Oak Creek	80467	Routt County	South Routt School District No. Re 3	No	No	No	No	(970) 736-2531	103	10	9.9	26.2%	86 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (14.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$00	78.2	71.6	88	17	080591001014
72	DSST: Cedar High School	Public, Charter	9-12	150 South Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	546	35	15.7	57.1%	163 (29.9%)	139 (25.5%)	192 (35.2%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	$13,498	77.9	81.9	52	20	080336006684
73	Erie High School	Public	9-12	3180 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Weld 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%)	$15,637	77.8	73.3	85	12	080537001889
74	James Irwin Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5525 Astrozon Blvd.	Colorado Springs	80916	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 576-8055	425	27	15.8	48.7%	111 (26.1%)	34 (8.0%)	215 (50.6%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	52 (12.2%)	$11,359	77.7	80	62	12	080453001781
75	Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	10004 Park Meadows Drive	Lone Tree	80124	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-8775	852	56	15.2		661 (77.6%)	8 (0.9%)	86 (10.1%)	66 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.2%)	$10,576	77.2	88.2	31	44	080002006760
76	Highlands Ranch High School	Public	9-12	9375 Cresthill Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-2500	1,323	69	19.1	23.7%	853 (64.5%)	42 (3.2%)	257 (19.4%)	65 (4.9%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	97 (7.3%)	$20,742	77	79.1	67	9	080345001437
77	South High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Louisiana Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-6000	1,950	100	19.4	38.6%	992 (50.9%)	150 (7.7%)	578 (29.6%)	80 (4.1%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (6.8%)	$16,619	76.4	69.3	98	21	080336000408
78	Broomfield High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagle Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8100	1,693	78	21.7	24.7%	1,119 (66.1%)	31 (1.8%)	401 (23.7%)	58 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	78 (4.6%)	$18,503	76.3	80.1	61	17	080249000103
79	Twin Peaks Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	340 South Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-7286	879	57	15.3	38.8%	532 (60.5%)	13 (1.5%)	255 (29.0%)	32 (3.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	42 (4.8%)	$13,841	76.3	76.5	75	4	080537001572
80	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	Public, Charter	6-12	4303 Pinehurst Circle	Colorado Springs	80905	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	541	31	17.4	10.9%	421 (77.8%)	12 (2.2%)	55 (10.2%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	$12,427	75.5	87	37	43	080582001536
81	Berthoud High School	Public	9-12	850 Spartan Avenue	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7700	722	37	19.6	14.7%	564 (78.1%)	1 (0.1%)	114 (15.8%)	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.0%)	$16,081	75.3	72.3	86	5	080540000927
82	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%)	$26,795	75.1	73.7	83	1	080249000131
83	Colorado Early Colleges Online Campus	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	321 Inverness Drive South	Englewood	80112	Douglas County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 872-3391	404	9	42.6		280 (69.3%)	14 (3.5%)	72 (17.8%)	7 (1.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	26 (6.4%)	$9,009	75	75.1	77	6	080002006867
84	Eads High School	Public	9-12	210 West 10 Street	Eads	81036	Kiowa County	Kiowa County School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(719) 438-2214	48	6	7.7	62.5%	42 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$26,228	74.8	60.5	122	38	080351000459
85	Rampart High School	Public	9-12	8250 Lexington Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2000	1,305	78	16.8	31.4%	783 (60.0%)	49 (3.8%)	298 (22.8%)	59 (4.5%)	4 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	105 (8.0%)	$14,647	74.5	74.5	80	5	080192001321
86	Cherokee Trail High School	Public	9-12	25901 Arapahoe Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1900	3,089	153	20.2	21.1%	1,592 (51.5%)	312 (10.1%)	610 (19.7%)	297 (9.6%)	12 (0.4%)	7 (0.2%)	253 (8.2%)	$16,691	74.5	77.6	73	13	080291001951
87	Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9700 West 8th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7085	1,735	92	18.9	36.8%	855 (49.3%)	37 (2.1%)	673 (38.8%)	74 (4.3%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (4.9%)	$16,324	74.5	68.7	99	12	080480000747
88	Poudre High School	Public	9-12	201 Impala Drive	Fort Collins	80521	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 488-6000	1,409	86	16.4	45.3%	883 (62.7%)	19 (1.3%)	429 (30.4%)	16 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	4 (0.3%)	53 (3.8%)	$20,203	74.3	78.2	69	19	080399000541
89	Ridgway High School	Public	9-12	1200 Green Street	Ridgway	81432	Ouray County	Ridgway School District No. R-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 626-5788	97	12	7.9	26.8%	70 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (14.4%)	2 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (10.3%)	$33,004	74.3	70.7	93	4	080621001090
90	Peak Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	526 N. 6th Street	Montrose	81401	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	Yes	No	(970) 249-7726	262	14	19	38.2%	212 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.9%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	$13,464	74.2	55.3	139	49	080579006499
91	Castle View High School	Public	9-12	5254 North Meadows Dr	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-9000	1,938	80	24.2	17.8%	1,402 (72.3%)	25 (1.3%)	354 (18.3%)	31 (1.6%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (6.0%)	$15,139	73.1	73.7	82	9	080345001918
92	Woodland Park High School	Public	9-12	151 Panther Way	Woodland Park	80863	Teller County	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 686-2067	490	29	16.6	35.7%	384 (78.4%)	4 (0.8%)	61 (12.4%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.7%)	$19,648	72.8	66.7	107	15	080738001267
93	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%)	$23,267	72.8	70.6	94	1	080249000465
94	Swallows Charter Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	101 Civic Center Drive	Pueblo West	81007	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 547-1627	178	7	26.9	32.0%	106 (59.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (27.0%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.2%)	$14,284	71.9	71.2	89	5	080615006360
95	Durango High School	Public	9-12	2390 Main Avenue	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 259-1630	1,352	84	16.1	30.1%	915 (67.7%)	11 (0.8%)	304 (22.5%)	6 (0.4%)	66 (4.9%)	2 (0.1%)	48 (3.6%)	$17,204	71.8	73.4	84	11	080348000448
96	Liberty High School	Public	9-12	8720 Scarborough Drive	Colorado Springs	80920	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-2200	1,526	88	17.4	25.4%	1,011 (66.3%)	56 (3.7%)	285 (18.7%)	33 (2.2%)	5 (0.3%)	7 (0.5%)	129 (8.5%)	$13,913	71.4	71	91	5	080192001429
97	Byers Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	444 East Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	No	No	(303) 822-5292	235	10	22.5	31.9%	169 (71.9%)	3 (1.3%)	58 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$13,033	71.3	56.3	136	39	080270000164
98	Littleton High School	Public	9-12	199 East Littleton Blvd	Littleton	80121	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7700	1,187	60	19.6	40.2%	665 (56.0%)	25 (2.1%)	398 (33.5%)	31 (2.6%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (5.3%)	$20,118	70.7	70.2	95	3	080531000884
99	Liberty Tree Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8579 Eastonville Road	Falcon	80831	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 338-6470	602	41	14.8	28.1%	402 (66.8%)	27 (4.5%)	116 (19.3%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.0%)	$11,931	70	67.6	101	2	080387006744
100	Dakota Ridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	13399 West Coal Mine Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1970	1,277	66	19.4	24.3%	885 (69.3%)	12 (0.9%)	244 (19.1%)	63 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.6%)	$16,604	69.9	72.2	87	13	080480001543

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