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
281	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	Public, Charter	9-12	451 South Tejon Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 922-5324	477	40	11.9	88.1%	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	449 (94.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	$19,598							15.4	16.4	293	12		080336006448
282	Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	410 N. B Street	Cripple Creek	80813	Teller County	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 689-2661	162	12	13	70.4%	143 (88.3%)	4 (2.5%)	10 (6.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	$26,350							15.4	26.5	250	32		080318000281
283	Bennett High School	Public	9-12	610 7th Street	Bennett	80102	Adams County	Bennett School District No. 29J	No	No	No	No	(303) 644-3234	431	22	19.2	29.7%	167 (38.7%)	5 (1.2%)	227 (52.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.6%)	$00							15.3	19.2	284	1		080243000092
284	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	2755 Janitell Road	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 579-2080	1,089	62	17.5	72.5%	166 (15.2%)	170 (15.6%)	631 (57.9%)	27 (2.5%)	6 (0.6%)	5 (0.5%)	84 (7.7%)	$15,766							15.3	18.9	287	3		080453000667
285	Trinidad High School	Public	9-12	816 West Street	Trinidad	81082	Las Animas County	Trinidad School District 1	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 846-2971	204	14	14.1	67.2%	54 (26.5%)	2 (1.0%)	142 (69.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$00							15.2	12.3	308	23		080696001205
286	Monte Vista Senior High School	Public	9-12	295 East Prospect	Monte Vista	81144	Rio Grande County	Monte Vista School District No. C-8	No	No	No	No	(719) 852-3586	272	20	13.7	62.1%	74 (27.2%)	2 (0.7%)	190 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	$16,413							14.5	9.6	316	30		080576001356
287	Northridge High School	Public	9-12	100 71st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5200	1,322	66	19.9	68.5%	232 (17.5%)	26 (2.0%)	1,011 (76.5%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.4%)	$14,695							14.4	12.4	307	20		080441001788
288	Lamar High School	Public	9-12	1900 Thunder Drive	Lamar	81052	Prowers County	Lamar School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(719) 336-3488	393	25	15.5	68.2%	132 (33.6%)	1 (0.3%)	254 (64.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	$12,705							14.1	19.1	285	3		080522000862
289	Mapleton Early Career Preparation	Public	9-12	8980 York St	Thornton	80229	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 853-1960	306	16	19.3	72.2%	19 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (88.6%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	$13,376							13.7	12.5	306	17		080555001858
290	South High School	Public	9-12	1801 Hollywood Drive	Pueblo	81005	Pueblo County	Pueblo School District No. 60	No	No	No	No	(719) 549-7255	795	43	18.3	73.2%	201 (25.3%)	24 (3.0%)	537 (67.5%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	23 (2.9%)	$14,579							13.6	17.7	291	1		080612001064

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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.