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
241	DSST: Cole High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3240 Humboldt Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 524-6354	287	29	9.9	82.2%	11 (3.8%)	41 (14.3%)	227 (79.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	$20,616							27.5	22.9	265	24		080336006636
242	Yuma High School	Public	9-12	1000 South Albany	Yuma	80759	Yuma County	Yuma 1 School District	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 848-5488	228	18	12.8	64.0%	85 (37.3%)	0 (0.0%)	143 (62.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$15,513							27.4	33	228	14		080001601821
243	Doherty High School	Public	9-12	4515 Barnes Road	Colorado Springs	80917	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-6400	1,715	83	20.6	50.6%	827 (48.2%)	105 (6.1%)	556 (32.4%)	31 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	12 (0.7%)	180 (10.5%)	$16,055							27.4	28.7	242	1		080306000268
244	Pomona Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,252	71	17.5	47.4%	620 (49.5%)	16 (1.3%)	520 (41.5%)	30 (2.4%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (3.9%)	$16,192							27.1	28.2	244			080480000775
245	Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	Public	9-12	300 W Chenango	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 934-5786	216	19	11.5	57.4%	120 (55.6%)	7 (3.2%)	76 (35.2%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.6%)	$20,599							27	24.4	257	12		080378001310
246	Grand Valley High School	Public	9-12	800 Cardinal Way	Parachute	81635	Garfield County	Grand Valley School District No. 16	No	No	No	No	(970) 285-5705	293	20	14.6	60.8%	146 (49.8%)	0 (0.0%)	135 (46.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	$16,514							25.6	33.3	226	20		080438000631
247	Colorado Military Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	360 Command View	Colorado Springs	80915	El Paso County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(719) 576-9838	618	36	17.2	48.1%	205 (33.2%)	65 (10.5%)	256 (41.4%)	21 (3.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.8%)	57 (9.2%)	$10,537							24.7	20.2	279	32		080002006708
248	Brush High School	Public	9-12	1600 Mill Street	Brush	80723	Morgan County	School District No. Re-2 Brush	No	No	No	No	(970) 842-5171	350	25	14	54.9%	163 (46.6%)	3 (0.9%)	180 (51.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	$17,898							24.3			(n/a)		080261000154
249	Skyline High School	Public	9-12	600 East Mountain View	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3741	1,082	59	18.4	64.1%	272 (25.1%)	13 (1.2%)	747 (69.0%)	11 (1.0%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.0%)	$16,010							24	22.1	270	21		080537001284
250	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-6393	586	46	12.6	77.8%	29 (4.9%)	94 (16.0%)	392 (66.9%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	13 (2.2%)	$16,325							23.9	19.9	281	31		080336006689

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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.

Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.