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
231	Durango Big Picture High School	Public	9-12	150 Tech Center Dr	Durango	81301	La Plata County	Durango School District No. 9-R	No	No	No	No	(970) 259-0203	99	11	8.9	56.6%	57 (57.6%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (25.3%)	2 (2.0%)	8 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	$28,339							30.4	35.9	215	16		080348006597
232	Wiggins High School	Public	9-12	201 Tiger Way	Wiggins	80654	Morgan County	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	No	No	No	No	(970) 483-7761	236	17	14.1	39.8%	147 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	$14,384							30.2	24.3	258	26		080729001258
233	Hayden High School	Public	9-12	300 Breeze Basin Blvd	Hayden	81639	Routt County	Hayden School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(970) 276-3761	119	8	14.9	38.7%	93 (78.2%)	1 (0.8%)	23 (19.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,972							29.9	31.5	234	1		080459001348
234	Riverdale Ridge High School	Public	9-12	13380 Yosemite Street	Thornton	80602	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-6800	1,784	82	21.7	39.2%	757 (42.4%)	35 (2.0%)	794 (44.5%)	105 (5.9%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (4.9%)	$12,403							29.5	34.4	222	12		080258006738
235	Estes Park High School	Public	9-12	1600 Manford Avenue	Estes Park	80517	Larimer County	Estes Park School District R-3	No	No	No	No	(970) 586-5321	288	18	16	39.2%	174 (60.4%)	1 (0.3%)	106 (36.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	$18,286							29.4	31.4	235			080381000500
236	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	Public	9-12	24500 East 6th Avenue	Aurora	80018	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-0121	2,045	97	21.1	62.1%	359 (17.6%)	386 (18.9%)	1,028 (50.3%)	113 (5.5%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.7%)	138 (6.7%)	$15,971							29.1	38	205	31		080234006451
237	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 W. Arizona Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	604	58	10.3	92.2%	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	567 (93.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	$16,319							28.7	21.2	274	37		080336006543
238	Sand Creek High School	Public	9-12	7005 North Carefree Circle	Colorado Springs	80922	El Paso County	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	No	No	No	No	(719) 495-1160	1,426	68	20.8	50.7%	557 (39.1%)	117 (8.2%)	510 (35.8%)	42 (2.9%)	8 (0.6%)	7 (0.5%)	185 (13.0%)	$9,932							28	29.8	238			080387001594
239	Mountain Range High School	Public	9-12	12500 Huron Street	Westminster	80234	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-6300	1,788	86	20.7	53.5%	635 (35.5%)	30 (1.7%)	916 (51.2%)	103 (5.8%)	11 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	90 (5.0%)	$14,155							27.9	35.8	218	21		080690001996
240	Lone Star Undivided High School	Public	9-12	44940 County Road 54	Otis	80743	Washington County	Lone Star School District No. 101	No	No	No	No	(970) 848-2778	44	3	14.4	56.8%	32 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$31,240							27.5			(n/a)		080534000895

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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.
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.