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Bennett High School

Public Grades 9-12

283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Bennett High School is a public high school serving 449 students in grades 9-12 in Bennett, Colorado, which is part of the Bennett School District No. 29J. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado high schools over the past 5-10 years, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other high schools in the state.

Bennett High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on state assessments, is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 15.2% in CMAS/Science, 40% in SAT/Reading and Writing, and 7% in SAT/Mathematics, compared to state averages of 25%, 62%, and 32%, respectively. The school also struggles with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 26.0% to 36.4% in recent years, well above the state average.

Nearby schools, such as Legacy Options High School, KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy, and Rocky Mountain Prep RISE, also perform below the state average on most metrics, with rankings in the bottom 30-40% of Colorado high schools. However, these schools generally outperform Bennett High School, particularly in academic proficiency rates and graduation/dropout rates.

431

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

29.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

610 7th Street
Bennett, CO 80102-8014

(303) 644-3234

District: Bennett School District No. 29J

Feeder schools for Bennett High School:

Elementary:	Bennett Elementary School
Middle:	Bennett Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

White:

38.7%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg26%

Colorado avg47%

283^rd of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

106^th of 115Bennett School District No. 29J among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	283 of 328	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	284 of 349	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	274 of 349	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	189 of 221	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	183 of 210	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	233 of 411	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	241 of 388	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.7	153 of 256	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	11.8	235 of 255	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	196 of 292	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.3	239 of 369	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	60.1	151 of 349	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	55.8	169 of 334	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.8	172 of 337	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	58.3	152 of 327	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	136 of 310	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.5	162 of 301	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.0	210 of 298	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.7	189 of 286	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	49.4	144 of 280	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.2	116 of 279	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	204 of 247	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	195 of 257	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	194 of 254	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	218 of 257	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	184 of 239	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	178 of 187	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	138 of 199	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.2	154 of 198	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	160 of 205	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	154 of 181	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	154 of 194	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	151 of 211	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.8	119 of 200	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	170 of 203	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	148 of 188	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	210 of 246	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	208 of 256	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	199 of 252	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	183 of 253	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	177 of 240	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	184 of 209	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	201 of 229	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	219 of 234	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	212 of 228	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	199 of 225	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)15th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing46%-18 vs state

Science15%-10 vs state

Mathematics7%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Bennett High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)		CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
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%)	15.3	283^rd of 328 public high schools	13.7%		19.2	284^th of 349 public high schools	18.6%	1	46.0	15.0	46.0	16.0	40.0	7.0								15.2	$00
Strasburg High School	Public	9-12	56729 East Colorado Avenue	Strasburg	80136	Adams County	Strasburg School District 31J	No	No	No	No	(303) 622-9211	364	17	21.8	40.1%	194 (53.3%)	8 (2.2%)	139 (38.2%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	39.4	200^th of 328 public high schools	39.0%		31.6	233^rd of 349 public high schools	33.2%	33	63.0	24.0													$12,686
Prairie Creek High School	Public	9-12	56729 E Colorado Avenue	Strasburg	80136	Adams County	Strasburg School District 31J	No	No	No	No	(303) 622-6328	22	1	17.6	54.5%	5 (22.7%)	1 (4.5%)	15 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.5%)								(n/a)															$25,210
Colorado Virtual Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	444 E Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 713-1934	773	16	48.0		390 (50.5%)	67 (8.7%)	285 (36.9%)	15 (1.9%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$10,652
Astravo Online Academy High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	444 E Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 713-1936	2,750	62	44.5		1,356 (49.3%)	230 (8.4%)	1,061 (38.6%)	48 (1.7%)	27 (1.0%)	28 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					50.0										$10,653
Colorado Online High School	Public, Virtual	9-12	444 E Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 713-1943	539	9	58.0		323 (59.9%)	53 (9.8%)	131 (24.3%)	24 (4.5%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$8,456
Byers Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	444 East Front Street	Byers	80103	Arapahoe County	Byers School District No. 32J	No	No	No	No	(303) 822-5292	235	10	22.5	31.9%	169 (71.9%)	3 (1.3%)	58 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	71.3	97^th of 328 public high schools	70.4%		56.3	136^th of 349 public high schools	61.0%	39	68.0	48.0	87.0		62.0					30.4					$11,366
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%)	29.1	236^th of 328 public high schools	28.0%		38	205^th of 349 public high schools	41.3%	31	47.0	31.0	49.0	29.0	53.0	25.0								11.1	$15,971
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College	Public	6-12	19535 East 46th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0420	1,027	65	15.8	79.0%	45 (4.4%)	215 (20.9%)	605 (58.9%)	76 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.2%)	38 (3.7%)	6.3	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%		10.8	313^th of 349 public high schools	10.3%	5	22.0	9.0	24.0	7.0	30.0	11.0	20.6	14.0	29.7	22.3	10.0	6.9	14.2	6.2	$18,609
Cherokee Trail High School	Public	9-12	25901 Arapahoe Parkway	Aurora	80016	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 886-1900	3,089	153	20.2	21.1%	1,592 (51.5%)	312 (10.1%)	610 (19.7%)	297 (9.6%)	12 (0.4%)	7 (0.2%)	253 (8.2%)	74.5	86^th of 328 public high schools	73.8%		77.6	73^rd of 349 public high schools	79.1%	13	78.0	44.0	79.0	46.0	77.0	49.0								26.4	$15,350

Frequently Asked Questions about Bennett High School

Is Bennett High School a good school?

Bennett High School ranks in the bottom 13.7% of Colorado high schools.

What district is Bennett High School in?

Bennett School District No. 29J

What schools feed into Bennett High School?

Bennett High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bennett Elementary School
Middle : Bennett Middle School

How many students attend Bennett High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Bennett High School.

What is the racial makeup of Bennett High School?

Students at Bennett High School are 53% Hispanic, 39% White, 6% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

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