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Centaurus High School

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Centaurus High School ranks 35 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

35^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 89% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Centaurus High School is a public high school located in Lafayette, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,561 students. It is part of the Boulder Valley School District, which is ranked 8th out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Centaurus High School has a strong academic reputation, consistently ranking among the top high schools in the state.

Centaurus High School consistently performs well on standardized tests, with students scoring significantly higher than the state averages in subjects like CMAS Science, SAT Reading and Writing, and SAT Mathematics. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking highly for both male and female students, as well as for white and multi-racial students. Notably, Centaurus ranks 13th out of 59 Colorado high schools for its performance with disabled students, and 2nd out of 84 Colorado high schools for its performance with disabled students in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, Centaurus High School has maintained strong graduation rates, with a four-year graduation rate of over 90% in recent years, and a low dropout rate ranging from 0.7% to 2.1% in the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools in the Boulder Valley School District, such as Fairview High School and Monarch High School, Centaurus High School's performance is generally stronger. However, the school has experienced relatively high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.8% to 27.7% in recent years, which is an area the school may want to focus on to improve student engagement and attendance. Additionally, while Centaurus High School performs well overall, its ranking for gifted and talented students is not as strong as some other areas, suggesting there may be room for improvement in supporting the academic needs of this student subgroup.

1,557

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,233

Per pupil spending ?

30.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10300 South Boulder Road
Lafayette, CO 80026-1402

(720) 561-7500

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Feeder schools for Centaurus High School:

Elementary:	Alicia Sanchez International School
	Lafayette Elementary School
	Meadowlark School
	Ryan Elementary School
Middle:	Angevine Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Hispanic:

26.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (71% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of Colorado high schools

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg73%

Colorado avg47%

35^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 71 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

8^th of 115Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 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	87.8	35 of 328	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.3	29 of 349	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	40 of 349	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	62 of 221	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	52 of 210	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	83.5	55 of 411	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	58 of 388	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	23.5	185 of 256	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.6	165 of 255	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.6	238 of 292	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	62.3	132 of 369	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	150 of 349	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	163 of 334	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.3	170 of 337	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.3	153 of 327	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	47.2	176 of 310	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	148 of 301	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.9	152 of 298	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	148 of 286	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.4	156 of 280	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.5	148 of 279	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	13 of 59	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	93.4	2 of 84	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	14 of 74	81.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	40 of 247	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	64 of 257	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	59 of 254	76.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.4	67 of 257	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	63 of 239	73.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.0	43 of 136	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	58 of 140	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.1	32 of 135	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	48.7	66 of 108	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	64 of 187	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	64 of 199	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	69 of 198	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.6	82 of 205	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.7	76 of 181	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	57 of 194	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	59.7	73 of 211	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	51 of 200	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	58.3	74 of 203	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.1	126 of 188	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	25 of 246	89.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.9	13 of 256	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	30 of 252	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	39 of 253	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	84.5	36 of 240	85.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	15 of 58	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	75.5	11 of 61	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.9	11 of 62	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	80.0	8 of 56	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	87.0	5 of 48	89.6%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	38 of 77	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.4	9 of 60	85.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	17 of 209	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	10 of 229	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	86.6	19 of 234	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	83.1	34 of 228	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.0	22 of 225	90.2%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)84th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2025)78th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)74th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-24 vs school

Special Education (2022)51st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing84%+20 vs state

Mathematics63%+27 vs state

Science60%+36 vs state

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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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Centaurus High School	Public	9-12	10300 South Boulder Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7500	1,557	78	19.9	30.8%	1,000 (64.2%)	14 (0.9%)	415 (26.7%)	42 (2.7%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (5.0%)	87.8	35^th of 328 public high schools	89.3%		89.3	29^th of 349 public high schools	91.7%	6	84.0	63.0	82.0	56.0	83.0	62.0								60.5	$18,233
Justice High Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	805 Excalibur	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 935-1337	108	5	19.8	89.8%	31 (28.7%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (59.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (7.4%)								(n/a)															$16,379
Monarch High School	Public	9-12	329 Campus Drive	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4200	1,431	64	22.2	16.2%	1,098 (76.7%)	8 (0.6%)	162 (11.3%)	71 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	82 (5.7%)	92.3	18^th of 328 public high schools	94.5%		92	21^st of 349 public high schools	94.0%	3	88.0	58.0	91.0	66.0	90.0	67.0								65.9	$17,863
Broomfield High School	Public	9-12	1 Eagle Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8100	1,693	78	21.7	24.7%	1,119 (66.1%)	31 (1.8%)	401 (23.7%)	58 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.3%)	78 (4.6%)	76.3	78^th of 328 public high schools	76.2%		80.1	61^st of 349 public high schools	82.5%	17	78.0	49.0	75.0	50.0	78.0	47.0								37.8	$17,163
Arapahoe Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6600 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5220	184	12	15.6	72.8%	66 (35.9%)	6 (3.3%)	97 (52.7%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.8%)								(n/a)															$26,054
Legacy High School	Public	9-12	2701 West 136th Street	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-6700	2,052	97	21.1	23.9%	1,248 (60.8%)	26 (1.3%)	517 (25.2%)	118 (5.8%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	134 (6.5%)	86.2	39^th of 328 public high schools	88.1%		86.6	41^st of 349 public high schools	88.3%	2	78.0	60.0	83.0	62.0	82.0	61.0								38.1	$13,879
Jefferson Academy Secondary	Public, Charter	7-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	696	38	18.1	13.2%	508 (73.0%)	7 (1.0%)	88 (12.6%)	37 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (8.0%)	94.3	14^th of 328 public high schools	95.7%		95.9	6^th of 349 public high schools	98.3%	8	92.0	70.0	88.0	68.0	94.0	65.0	60.2	57.4	58.7	54.3	59.8	57.3	50.0	60.9	$10,567
Erie High School	Public	9-12	3180 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-4213	1,727	74	23.3	13.1%	1,337 (77.4%)	13 (0.8%)	250 (14.5%)	79 (4.6%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (2.6%)	77.8	73^rd of 328 public high schools	77.7%		73.3	85^th of 349 public high schools	75.6%	12	74.0	44.0	86.0	61.0	78.0	45.0								33.0	$14,042
Standley Lake High School	Public	9-12	9300 West 104th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3311	1,123	58	19.4	32.7%	665 (59.2%)	12 (1.1%)	307 (27.3%)	60 (5.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	72 (6.4%)	55.5	136^th of 328 public high schools	58.5%		53.4	149^th of 349 public high schools	57.3%	13	68.0	31.0	77.0	39.0	66.0	29.0								32.8	$15,423
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	1,863	81	23.0	14.5%	1,268 (68.1%)	23 (1.2%)	225 (12.1%)	189 (10.1%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	145 (7.8%)	95.8	6^th of 328 public high schools	98.2%		96.2	5^th of 349 public high schools	98.6%	1	92.0	74.0	93.0	74.0	92.0	76.0								61.5	$17,125

Frequently Asked Questions about Centaurus High School

What is the racial makeup of Centaurus High School?

Students at Centaurus High School are 64% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Centaurus High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,557 students attended Centaurus High School.

What schools feed into Centaurus High School?

Centaurus High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alicia Sanchez International School
Elementary : Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary : Meadowlark School
Elementary : Ryan Elementary School
Middle : Angevine Middle School

What district is Centaurus High School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Centaurus High School a good school?

Centaurus High School ranks 35^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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