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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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2024–25 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 21, 2025

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Top 10 Elementary Schools in Colorado

Rank	School	City
1^st	Polaris Elementary School	Denver
2^nd	Aurora Quest K-8	Aurora
3^rd	Dennison Elementary School	Lakewood
4^th	Hulstrom K-8	Northglenn
5^th	Bear Creek Elementary School	Boulder
6^th	Challenge School	Denver
7^th	High Peaks Elementary School	Boulder
8^th	Parker Core Knowledge	Parker
9^th	Eldorado Elementary School	Highlands Ranch
10^th	Eisenhower Elementary School	Boulder

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Top 10 Middle Schools in Colorado

Rank	School	City
1^st	Challenge School	Denver
2^nd	Parker Core Knowledge	Parker
3^rd	Aurora Quest K-8	Aurora
4^th	Hulstrom K-8	Northglenn
5^th	Slavens K-8 School	Denver
6^th	Challenge to Excellence Charter School	Parker
7^th	William (Bill) Roberts K-8 School	Denver
8^th	Summit Middle Charter School	Boulder
9^th	Cherry Creek Charter Academy	Greenwood Village
10^th	Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School	Fort Collins

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Top 10 High Schools in Colorado

Rank	School	City
1^st	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Denver
2^nd	Stargate Charter School	Thornton
3^rd	Liberty Common Charter School	Fort Collins
4^th	The Vanguard School (High)	Colorado Springs
5^th	Golden View Classical Academy	Golden
6^th	Fairview High School	Boulder
7^th	Peak to Peak Charter School	Lafayette
8^th	Ridgeview Classical Schools	Fort Collins
9^th	Westgate Community School	Thornton
10^th	Thomas MacLaren School	Colorado Springs

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District Name	Number of Schools	CO Colorado District Rank	City	County
School District No. 1	194	69^th	Denver	Denver County
Jefferson County School District No. R-1	148	24^th	Golden	Jefferson County
Douglas County School District No. Re 1	90	6^th	Castle Rock	Douglas County
Cherry Creek School District No. 5	70	26^th	Greenwood Village	Arapahoe County
Colorado Springs School District No. 11	63	66^th	Colorado Springs	El Paso County
Aurora Joint District No. 28	60	105^th	Aurora	Arapahoe County
Adams 12 Five Star Schools	56	49^th	Thornton	Adams County
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	56	5^th	Boulder	Boulder County
State Charter School Institute	55	51^st	Denver	Denver County
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	54	23^rd	Longmont	Boulder County

District Name	Number of Schools	CO Colorado District Rank	City	County
School District No. Re-5 Plateau	2	1^st	Peetz	Logan County
Ridgway School District No. R-2	3	2^nd	Ridgway	Ouray County
Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12	12	3^rd	Colorado Springs	El Paso County
Aspen School District No. 1	5	4^th	Aspen	Pitkin County
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	56	5^th	Boulder	Boulder County
Douglas County School District No. Re 1	90	6^th	Castle Rock	Douglas County
McClave School District No. Re-2	2	7^th	Mc Clave	Bent County
Littleton School District No. 6	20	8^th	Littleton	Arapahoe County
Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	10	9^th	Monument	El Paso County
Academy School District No. 20	39	10^th	Colorado Springs	El Paso County

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Top 10 CO Colorado Cities

City	Number of Schools	CO Colorado City Rank
Denver	294	138^th
Colorado Springs	229	92^nd
Aurora	128	153^rd
Fort Collins	60	38^th
Littleton	58	43^rd
Pueblo	55	161^st
Lakewood	49	105^th
Boulder	49	16^th
Thornton	46	141^st
Westminster	46	118^th

City	Number of Schools	CO Colorado City Rank
Indian Hills	1	1^st
Superior	3	2^nd
Peetz	2	3^rd
Niwot	4	4^th
Castle Pines	1	5^th
Cherry Hills Village	1	6^th
Lyons	2	7^th
Stratton	3	8^th
Highlands Ranch	36	9^th
Woody Creek	1	10^th

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