Colorado High School Rankings

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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 Friday, August 18, 2023.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2023 vs 2022)
ID	Rank (of 349)	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 (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Rank (2022)	Rank Change from 2022	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)
080399001608	1	Liberty Common Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1725 Sharp Point Drive	Fort Collins	80525	Larimer County	Poudre School District R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 482-9800	1,150	59	19.6		964 (83.8%)	10 (0.9%)	57 (5.0%)	62 (5.4%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.6%)	$7,255			$00			$7,255	98.3	98	3	2
080690000728	2	Stargate Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	14530 Washington Street	Thornton	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 450-3936	1,494	75	19.8		835 (55.9%)	13 (0.9%)	169 (11.3%)	358 (24.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	117 (7.8%)	$7,585			$69			$7,516	98.2	98.2	1	1
080480000964	3	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10359 W Nassau Avenue	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2600	1,119	55	20.3	8.8%	769 (68.7%)	14 (1.3%)	136 (12.2%)	147 (13.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.1%)	$11,646			$313			$11,332	98.1	98	2	1
080453006370	4	The Vanguard School (High)	Public, Charter	9-12	1832 South Wahsatch	Colorado Springs	80906	El Paso County	Harrison School District No. 2	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 471-1999	311	31	10	17.7%	162 (52.1%)	12 (3.9%)	68 (21.9%)	34 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	31 (10.0%)								97.9			(n/a)
080480001921	5	Jefferson Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	306	32	9.6	13.7%	232 (75.8%)	3 (1.0%)	36 (11.8%)	16 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.9%)								97.7			(n/a)
080002006639	6	Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	726	41	17.8		610 (84.0%)	7 (1.0%)	54 (7.4%)	25 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.4%)	$8,524			$92			$8,431	97.1	94.2	6
080249000114	7	Fairview High School	Public	9-12	1515 Greenbriar Boulevard	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3100	1,977	91	21.6	8.9%	1,394 (70.5%)	13 (0.7%)	208 (10.5%)	192 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	163 (8.2%)	$13,003			$289			$12,714	95.8	93	9	2
080336001574	8	Denver School of the Arts	Public	6-12	7111 Montview Blvd	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1700	1,090	49	22	10.5%	711 (65.2%)	55 (5.0%)	187 (17.2%)	51 (4.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	82 (7.5%)	$12,547			$460			$12,087	95.6	91.4	11	3
080480000719	9	Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	29300 Buffalo Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5140	975	52	18.7	6.4%	858 (88.0%)	8 (0.8%)	65 (6.7%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	$11,683			$313			$11,370	95.5	91.6	10	1
080480001922	10	Jefferson Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	427	18	23.9	10.5%	308 (72.1%)	4 (0.9%)	57 (13.3%)	22 (5.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	$19,619			$00			$19,619	95.5	93.7	8	2

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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 18, 2023, 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. School Attendance Areas provided by ATTOM.