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Greeley Central High School

Public Grades 9-12

265^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 22% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Greeley Central High School is a large comprehensive high school in Greeley, CO, serving 1,507 students in grades 9-12 as part of GreeleySchool District No. 6. The school serves a high-poverty population, with about 69.6% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025. While the school ranks in the lower third of Colorado high schools overall (22nd percentile, 1 star), it is generally the strongest among the district's traditional comprehensive high schools.

Greeley Central's most notable strength is its graduation rate. At 92.0%, it exceeds both the district (90.1%) and state (85.6%) averages, and its dropout rate is impressively low at 0.7%. This is not a one-year fluke: the school has posted graduation rates between 89.6% and 92.0% over the past five years. Within the district, Greeley Central outperforms both Greeley West High School and Northridge High School on most tested subjects, including SAT Reading/Writing (49% proficient vs. 43% and 40%) and SAT Math (22% vs. 17% and 16%). The school also showed meaningful test-score improvements between 2024-2025 and 2025-2026, with SAT Reading/Writing rising from 38% to 49%.

The clearest area of concern is chronic absenteeism. At 43.7%, roughly one in two students is chronically absent, far exceeding the district rate of 34.6% and state rate of 28.4%. This is notably higher than nearby Eaton High School (16.8%) and Union Colony Preparatory School (22.8%). Achievement gaps are also significant: White students rank at the 43rd percentile, Hispanic students at the 27th percentile, low-income students at the 25th percentile, and disabled students at the 7th percentile. While the school clearly succeeds at helping students graduate, reducing chronic absenteeism and closing these gaps remain the biggest opportunities for growth.

1,507

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,018

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1515 14th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80631-4737

(970) 348-5000

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6

Feeder schools for Greeley Central High School:

Elementary:	Jackson Elementary School
	Maplewood Elementary School
	Monfort Elementary School
	Scott Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.2%

White:

20.4%

African American:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (32% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

Colorado avg48%

265^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5High Schools in the GreeleySchool District No. 6

97^th of 114GreeleySchool District No. 6 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
2026	22.1	265 of 340	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	279 of 328	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	273 of 349	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	208 of 221	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.2	203 of 210	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.9	310 of 411	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	295 of 388	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	224 of 256	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	230 of 255	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.8	273 of 292	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.3	298 of 369	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.4	268 of 349	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	266 of 334	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.8	265 of 337	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.3	248 of 327	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.4	234 of 310	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.1	219 of 301	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.1	237 of 298	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	227 of 286	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.3	235 of 280	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.5	235 of 279	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	23 of 31	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	19 of 30	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	19 of 38	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	16 of 36	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	14.5	78 of 84	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	196 of 246	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	211 of 247	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	201 of 257	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	207 of 254	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	209 of 257	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	207 of 239	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	97 of 143	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	86 of 136	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	111 of 140	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	126 of 135	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	102 of 108	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	105 of 118	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	143 of 198	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	152 of 187	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	150 of 199	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	160 of 198	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	167 of 205	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	148 of 181	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	155 of 209	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.3	152 of 194	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	155 of 211	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	167 of 200	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	172 of 203	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	161 of 188	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.0	195 of 244	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.8	208 of 246	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	202 of 256	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	225 of 252	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	216 of 253	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	203 of 240	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	126 of 221	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.1	154 of 209	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	152 of 229	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.3	188 of 234	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.2	165 of 228	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	145 of 225	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)43rd percentile+21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)26th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)20th percentile~ school

Disabled (2024)7th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing50%-15 vs state

Mathematics24%-15 vs state

Science16%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Greeley Central High School	Public	9-12	1515 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5000	1,507	71	21.2	69.6%	308 (20.4%)	79 (5.2%)	1,028 (68.2%)	50 (3.3%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.7%)	24 (1.6%)	22.1	265^th of 340 public high schools	22.1%		16.7	279^th of 328 public high schools	14.9%	14	50.0	24.0	42.8	21.4	48.6	22.2										16.4	$16,018
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	235 14th Ave	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1600	614	37	16.7	80.8%	93 (15.1%)	17 (2.8%)	469 (76.4%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	9 (1.5%)								(n/a)					361.0	347.0										703.0	$23,912
Greeley West High School	Public	9-12	2401 35th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5400	1,936	92	21.1	69.0%	388 (20.0%)	49 (2.5%)	1,386 (71.6%)	56 (2.9%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	39 (2.0%)	16.3	289^th of 340 public high schools	15.0%		20.5	267^th of 328 public high schools	18.6%	22	39.2	21.1	42.3	20.5	42.8	17.2										14.9	$15,628
Platte Valley Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	2200 West O Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 304-6220	14	0	3.1		6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$00
Platte Valley Academy	Public	7-12	2200 O Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	Division of Youth Services	No	No	No	No	(303) 866-6600																			(n/a)																	$00
Union Colony Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	2000 Clubhouse Drive	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 673-4546	333	16	20.2	61.3%	100 (30.0%)	8 (2.4%)	202 (60.7%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	48.5	159^th of 340 public high schools	53.2%		42.8	183^rd of 328 public high schools	44.2%	24	70.3	45.9	67.7	38.7	60.0	25.7	31.7	25.5	22.2	26.1	720.0	726.0	13.0	12.0	13.0	16.2	$13,856
Centennial BOCES High School	Public	11-12	2020 Clubhouse Drive	Greeley	80634	Weld County	Centennial BOCES	No	No	No	No	(970) 356-7404	82	4	19.0		16 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (78.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	$6,664
Innovative Connections High School	Public	10-12	2020 Clubhouse Drive	Greeley	80634	Weld County	Centennial BOCES	No	No	No	No	(970) 352-7404	40	2	20.0		13 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (67.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$7,151
Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5509 West 11th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-6295	293	1	281.7	62.1%	81 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	194 (66.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	82	58^th of 340 public high schools	82.9%		81.1	53^rd of 328 public high schools	83.8%	5	83.3	62.5	81.4	62.7	72.4	48.3										41.1	$13,100
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%)	16.3	291^st of 340 public high schools	14.4%		14.4	287^th of 328 public high schools	12.5%	4	38.4	19.4	47.3	19.9	40.4	16.5										15.3	$17,282

Frequently Asked Questions about Greeley Central High School

Is Greeley Central High School a good school?

Greeley Central High School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of Colorado high schools.

How many students attend Greeley Central High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,507 students attended Greeley Central High School.

What schools feed into Greeley Central High School?

Greeley Central High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Jackson Elementary School
Elementary : Maplewood Elementary School
Elementary : Monfort Elementary School
Elementary : Scott Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Greeley Central High School?

Students at Greeley Central High School are 68% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Greeley Central High School in?

GreeleySchool District No. 6

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