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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)	Ranking (2025 vs 2024)	ID
141	Loveland High School	Public	9-12	920 West 29th Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5200	1,354	72	18.8	27.3%	916 (67.7%)	18 (1.3%)	350 (25.8%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.8%)	$13,516	53.4	53.3	150	9	080540000935
142	Windsor High School	Public	9-12	1100 West Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8100	1,094	57	19.1	19.2%	840 (76.8%)	14 (1.3%)	192 (17.6%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.4%)	$14,167	51.7	58.1	126	16	080735001264
143	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	Public	6-12	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	146	16	9.3	63.7%	108 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,537	51.4	65.2	114	29	080642001116
144	Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	932	52	18	42.2%	503 (54.0%)	27 (2.9%)	347 (37.2%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.3%)	$16,238	51.4	51.9	156	12	080480000803
145	Longmont High School	Public	9-12	1040 Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6014	1,268	63	20.2	47.9%	667 (52.6%)	8 (0.6%)	523 (41.2%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.5%)	$15,575	51.3	51.8	158	13	080537000909
146	Sanford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	755 Second Street	Sanford	81151	Conejos County	Sanford School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(719) 274-5167	166	12	14.2	57.2%	116 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,152	51.2	58.1	128	18	080639001114
147	Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	559 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7100	256	23	11.3	35.2%	202 (78.9%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.6%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$18,506	51.1			(n/a)	080264000157
148	Grand Junction High School	Public	9-12	1400 N 5th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6900	1,832	91	20	43.1%	1,268 (69.2%)	19 (1.0%)	427 (23.3%)	24 (1.3%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.5%)	$14,154	50.9	53.8	147	1	080435000612
149	Bear Creek High School	Public	9-12	9800 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8855	1,344	70	19.1	48.7%	533 (39.7%)	26 (1.9%)	639 (47.5%)	89 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (3.3%)	$15,747	50.8	48.6	171	22	080480000697
150	Middle Park High School	Public	9-12	765 North 2nd Street	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 887-2104	413	28	14.8	27.4%	314 (76.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86 (20.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,300	50.6	53.1	152	2	080432000596

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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.
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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
141	Loveland High School	Public	9-12	920 West 29th Avenue	Loveland	80538	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-5200	1,354	72	18.8	27.3%	916 (67.7%)	18 (1.3%)	350 (25.8%)	9 (0.7%)	9 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	51 (3.8%)	$13,516							53.4	53.3	150	9		080540000935
142	Windsor High School	Public	9-12	1100 West Main Street	Windsor	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 686-8100	1,094	57	19.1	19.2%	840 (76.8%)	14 (1.3%)	192 (17.6%)	6 (0.5%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.4%)	$14,167							51.7	58.1	126	16		080735001264
143	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	Public	6-12	8751 Lane 7 N	Mosca	81146	Alamosa County	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 378-2321	146	16	9.3	63.7%	108 (74.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (21.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	$14,537							51.4	65.2	114	29		080642001116
144	Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	932	52	18	42.2%	503 (54.0%)	27 (2.9%)	347 (37.2%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.3%)	$16,238							51.4	51.9	156	12		080480000803
145	Longmont High School	Public	9-12	1040 Sunset Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6014	1,268	63	20.2	47.9%	667 (52.6%)	8 (0.6%)	523 (41.2%)	19 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	45 (3.5%)	$15,575							51.3	51.8	158	13		080537000909
146	Sanford Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	755 Second Street	Sanford	81151	Conejos County	Sanford School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(719) 274-5167	166	12	14.2	57.2%	116 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (29.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$15,152							51.2	58.1	128	18		080639001114
147	Buena Vista High School	Public	9-12	559 Railroad	Buena Vista	81211	Chaffee County	Buena Vista School District No. R-31	No	No	No	No	(719) 395-7100	256	23	11.3	35.2%	202 (78.9%)	2 (0.8%)	40 (15.6%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$18,506							51.1			(n/a)		080264000157
148	Grand Junction High School	Public	9-12	1400 N 5th St	Grand Junction	81501	Mesa County	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	No	No	No	No	(970) 254-6900	1,832	91	20	43.1%	1,268 (69.2%)	19 (1.0%)	427 (23.3%)	24 (1.3%)	11 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (4.5%)	$14,154							50.9	53.8	147	1		080435000612
149	Bear Creek High School	Public	9-12	9800 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8855	1,344	70	19.1	48.7%	533 (39.7%)	26 (1.9%)	639 (47.5%)	89 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (3.3%)	$15,747							50.8	48.6	171	22		080480000697
150	Middle Park High School	Public	9-12	765 North 2nd Street	Granby	80446	Grand County	East Grand School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(970) 887-2104	413	28	14.8	27.4%	314 (76.0%)	3 (0.7%)	86 (20.8%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	$17,300							50.6	53.1	152	2		080432000596