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
221	Denver Online	Public, Virtual	6-12	451 S. Tejon St.	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 424-8281	611	32	18.9	65.6%	149 (24.4%)	87 (14.2%)	280 (45.8%)	22 (3.6%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.6%)	46 (7.5%)	$16,944							34.1	28.8	240	19		080336001955
222	Widefield High School	Public	9-12	615 Widefield Drive	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3200	1,193	70	16.9	39.2%	485 (40.7%)	120 (10.1%)	416 (34.9%)	22 (1.8%)	5 (0.4%)	12 (1.0%)	133 (11.1%)	$14,084							34	35.6	220	2		080648001129
223	Basalt High School	Public	9-12	600 Southside Drive	Basalt	81621	Pitkin County	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 384-5959	414	25	16.3	47.3%	132 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	274 (66.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	$20,248							33	42.8	192	31		080426000584
224	Rangeview High School	Public	9-12	17599 East Iliff Ave	Aurora	80013	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 695-6848	2,078	102	20.2	69.6%	345 (16.6%)	426 (20.5%)	1,021 (49.1%)	95 (4.6%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.9%)	164 (7.9%)	$16,372							32.1	32.4	231	7		080234001389
225	Olathe Middle/High School	Public	6-12	410 Highway 50 Business Loop	Olathe	81425	Montrose County	Montrose County School District Re-1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 252-7950	499	37	13.6	60.3%	228 (45.7%)	1 (0.2%)	251 (50.3%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	$16,570							32.1	27	247	22		080579000998
226	Mesa Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6070 Mesa Ridge Parkway	Colorado Springs	80911	El Paso County	School District No. 3	No	No	No	No	(719) 391-3600	1,304	69	18.8	35.9%	504 (38.7%)	158 (12.1%)	439 (33.7%)	18 (1.4%)	15 (1.2%)	20 (1.5%)	150 (11.5%)	$13,973							31.7	33.2	227	1		080648001588
227	Denver Center for International Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	574 West 6th Ave	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 423-9000	354	26	13.5	71.5%	41 (11.6%)	13 (3.7%)	255 (72.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	$20,529							31.4	28.7	241	14		080336001917
228	Battle Mountain High School	Public	9-12	151 Miller Ranch Road	Edwards	81632	Eagle County	Eagle County School District No. Re 50	No	No	No	No	(970) 328-2930	916	57	15.9	47.2%	341 (37.2%)	8 (0.9%)	545 (59.5%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.3%)	$15,948							31.3	30.9	237	9		080354000461
229	Moffat County High School	Public	9-12	900 Finley Lane	Craig	81625	Moffat County	Moffat County School District RE: No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 824-7036	481	33	14.4	44.9%	319 (66.3%)	5 (1.0%)	144 (29.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$18,552							31.3	20.5	278	49		080573000981
230	West Grand High School	Public	9-12	208 12th Street	Kremmling	80459	Grand County	West Grand School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 724-3425	123	12	10.5	41.5%	80 (65.0%)	1 (0.8%)	37 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.3%)	$18,537							30.5	28	245	15		080507000830

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About our rankings:

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.