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
131	Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	315	21	15		231 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.3%)	$20,077							58.4	51.9	157	26		080480000765
132	Academy of Charter Schools	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	11800 Lowell Blvd	Westminster	80031	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 289-8088	1,887	100	18.8	33.9%	1,036 (54.9%)	18 (1.0%)	598 (31.7%)	121 (6.4%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	107 (5.7%)	$11,643							57.1	50	167	35		080002000727
133	PSD Global Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	703 East Prospect Road	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	No	No	Yes	No	(970) 490-3086	259	23	11.3	49.0%	184 (71.0%)	5 (1.9%)	54 (20.8%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$19,823							56.7	64.8	115	18		080399006431
134	Calhan Secondary School	Public	6-12	800 Bulldog Drive	Calhan	80808	El Paso County	Calhan District No. RJ1	No	No	No	No	(719) 347-2766	213	23	9.4	49.8%	180 (84.5%)	10 (4.7%)	18 (8.5%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$12,791							56.4	57.8	129	5		080273000168
135	Dove Creek High School	Public	6-12	525 North Main Street	Dove Creek	81324	Dolores County	Dolores County School District Re-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 677-2237	138	12	11.9	60.1%	125 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$22,005							55.7	55	140	5		080342000429
136	Standley Lake High School	Public	9-12	9300 West 104th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3311	1,123	58	19.4	32.7%	665 (59.2%)	12 (1.1%)	307 (27.3%)	60 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.4%)	$15,423							55.5	53.4	149	13		080480001487
137	Primero Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	20200 State Highway 12	Weston	81091	Las Animas County	Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	No	No	No	No	(719) 868-2715	102	9	11.6	26.5%	31 (30.4%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (63.7%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.9%)	$19,050							54.7	59.7	123	14		080726001255
138	DSST: Montview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	562	46	12.3	69.9%	72 (12.8%)	215 (38.3%)	225 (40.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	$17,641							54.3	56.8	132	6		080336001833
139	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Telluride Street #2	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	562	48	11.7	73.8%	18 (3.2%)	143 (25.4%)	314 (55.9%)	59 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	18 (3.2%)	$17,774							54	54.1	146	7		080336006450
140	Rye High School	Public	9-12	1 High School Drive	Rye	81069	Pueblo County	Pueblo County School District 70	No	No	No	No	(719) 489-2271	250	16	15.7	41.2%	192 (76.8%)	4 (1.6%)	38 (15.2%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$18,763							54	51.8	159	19		080615001082

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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