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
251	Mancos High School	Public	9-12	355 West Grand Avenue	Mancos	81328	Montezuma County	Mancos School District Re-6	No	No	No	No	(970) 533-7746	142	9	15	29.6%	108 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (16.2%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	$16,606							23.9	34.3	223	28		080546000944
252	Rangely Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	234 Panther Way	Rangely	81648	Rio Blanco County	Rangely School District RE4	No	No	No	No	(970) 675-2253	249	19	12.8	42.2%	208 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	$18,226							23.6	20.6	277	25		080618001088
253	Academy High School	Public	9-12	8970 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1900	399	23	17.7	74.4%	34 (8.5%)	6 (1.5%)	343 (86.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	$13,765							23.5	19	286	33		080555001872
254	Palmer High School	Public	9-12	301 North Nevada Avenue	Colorado Springs	80903	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	No	No	(719) 328-5000	1,265	56	22.6	61.4%	494 (39.1%)	121 (9.6%)	519 (41.0%)	7 (0.6%)	10 (0.8%)	3 (0.2%)	111 (8.8%)	$17,238							23.4	27	248	6		080306000257
255	Achieve Online	Public, Virtual	6-12	2115 Afton Way	Colorado Springs	80909	El Paso County	Colorado Springs School District No. 11	No	No	Yes	No	(719) 328-3000	342	17	20.7	64.3%	179 (52.3%)	26 (7.6%)	99 (28.9%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.4%)	$18,518							23.3	32.2	232	23		080306006428
256	Northglenn High School	Public	9-12	601 West 100th Place	Northglenn	80260	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-4600	1,844	96	19.2	71.7%	321 (17.4%)	27 (1.5%)	1,383 (75.0%)	40 (2.2%)	13 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	57 (3.1%)	$14,909							23.1	22.3	268	12		080690001188
257	Florence Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2006 State Highway 67	Florence	81226	Fremont County	Fremont Re-2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 784-6414	572	40	14.4	47.9%	423 (74.0%)	3 (0.5%)	111 (19.4%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	$14,105							22.9	21.8	271	14		080396000514
258	Lotus School for Excellence	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11001-A East Alameda Avenue	Aurora	80012	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 360-0052	1,008	66	15.2	91.8%	110 (10.9%)	393 (39.0%)	452 (44.8%)	17 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.3%)	$13,387							22.9	29.8	239	19		080234001916
259	Valley High School	Public	9-12	1001 Birch Street	Gilcrest	80623	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	No	(970) 350-4201	483	33	14.7	61.1%	152 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	313 (64.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.1%)	$19,184							22.5	23.1	263	4		080420000580
260	Brighton High School	Public	9-12	270 South 8th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-4200	1,733	90	19.2	55.7%	627 (36.2%)	20 (1.2%)	1,021 (58.9%)	15 (0.9%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.5%)	$13,250							21.8	24.2	259	1		080258000144

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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:

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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