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
271	Sterling High School	Public	9-12	407 W Broadway St	Sterling	80751	Logan County	School District No. Re-1 Valley	No	No	No	No	(970) 522-2944	421	27	15.5	43.7%	270 (64.1%)	6 (1.4%)	128 (30.4%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	$16,634							19.1			(n/a)		080669001155
272	William Smith High School	Public	9-12	400 Airport Blvd	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-8715	410	24	17	81.5%	42 (10.2%)	25 (6.1%)	318 (77.6%)	8 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.9%)	$18,341							18.9	14.4	299	27		080234000084
273	Central High School	Public	9-12	216 East Orman Avenue	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7300	1,145	49	23.4	65.4%	239 (20.9%)	24 (2.1%)	844 (73.7%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.3%)	$13,027							18.2	15.3	296	23		080612001037
274	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	670	44	15.4	82.1%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	539 (80.4%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	$17,696							17.8	15.6	294	20		080336006442
275	70 Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	301 Lane 28	Pueblo	81001	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 295-6518	209	11	18.7	68.4%	98 (46.9%)	2 (1.0%)	96 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)	$14,358							17.4			(n/a)		080615006496
276	Academy of Las Animas Online School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2001 Lake Ave	Pueblo	81004	Pueblo County	Las Animas School District No. Re-1	No	No	Yes	Yes	(800) 808-0718	474	13	37.7		92 (19.4%)	12 (2.5%)	368 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$13,159							17.1	8.8	320	44		080525006678
277	Career Education Center Early College	Public	9-12	2650 Eliot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6600	468	44	10.7	85.5%	17 (3.6%)	11 (2.4%)	429 (91.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	$24,528							16.8	18.2	289	12		080336000322
278	Ellicott Senior High School	Public	9-12	375 South Ellicott Highway	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Ellicott School District No. 22	No	No	No	No	(719) 683-2700	259	17	15.2	60.2%	115 (44.4%)	8 (3.1%)	122 (47.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	$6,679							16.8	27.8	246	32		080375000485
279	Greeley Central High School	Public	9-12	1515 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5000	1,507	71	21.2	69.6%	308 (20.4%)	79 (5.2%)	1,028 (68.2%)	50 (3.3%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.7%)	24 (1.6%)	$14,183							16.7	21.4	273	6		080441000641
280	5280 High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1200 W Mississippi Ave	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 919-1056	109	13	8.5	37.6%	68 (62.4%)	4 (3.7%)	31 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	$32,774							15.7	6.1	332	52		080336006756

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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.