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Top 100 high schools in Colorado (2025)

Schools classified as high schools by NCES. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 100 schools shown.

  1. 1
    89
    The Classical Academy High SchoolColorado Springs · Charter High72% Math proficiency · 616 students
  2. 2
    88
    Cherry Creek ElevationCentennial · Public High– · 248 students
  3. 3
    87
    The Vanguard School (High)Colorado Springs · Charter High24.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 303 students
  4. 4
    84
    eDCSDEnglewood · Public High6.6% Free/reduced-price lunch · 61 students
  5. 5
    83
    Venture Academy of Leadership and EntrepreneurshipParker · Public High10.2% Free/reduced-price lunch · 88 students
  6. 6
    82
    Evergreen High SchoolEvergreen · Public High76% Math proficiency · 909 students
  7. 7
    81
    Jefferson Academy SecondaryBroomfield · Charter High72% Math proficiency · 696 students
  8. 8
    81
    Cheyenne Mountain High SchoolColorado Springs · Public High69% Math proficiency · 1,275 students
  9. 9
    80
    Fairview High SchoolBoulder · Public High79% Math proficiency · 1,863 students
  10. 10
    80
    D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High SchoolDenver · Public High80% Math proficiency · 1,212 students
  11. 11
    80
    Cherry Creek High SchoolGreenwood Village · Public High79% Math proficiency · 3,852 students
  12. 12
    80
    Denver School of the ArtsDenver · Public High72% Math proficiency · 1,044 students
  13. 13
    79
    Rock Canyon High SchoolHighlands Ranch · Public High72% Math proficiency · 2,325 students
  14. 14
    79
    Monarch High SchoolLouisville · Public High74% Math proficiency · 1,431 students
  15. 15
    79
    Fossil Ridge High SchoolFort Collins · Public High68% Math proficiency · 1,846 students
  16. 16
    79
    Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolArvada · Public High72% Math proficiency · 1,875 students
  17. 17
    78
    Ridgway High SchoolRidgway · Public High49.5% Math proficiency · 97 students
  18. 18
    78
    Aspen High SchoolAspen · Public High62% Math proficiency · 559 students
  19. 19
    77
    Conifer Senior High SchoolConifer · Public High65% Math proficiency · 819 students
  20. 20
    77
    Arapahoe High SchoolCentennial · Public High68% Math proficiency · 1,748 students
  21. 21
    77
    Chatfield High SchoolLittleton · Public High69% Math proficiency · 1,808 students
  22. 22
    76
    Colorado Early Colleges Douglas CountyEnglewood · Charter High67% Math proficiency · 1,035 students
  23. 23
    76
    Steamboat Springs High SchoolSteamboat Springs · Public High57% Math proficiency · 871 students
  24. 24
    76
    Thunderridge High SchoolHighlands Ranch · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,820 students
  25. 25
    75
    Discovery Canyon Campus High SchoolColorado Springs · Public High57% Math proficiency · 1,021 students
  26. 26
    74
    Mountain Vista High SchoolHighlands Ranch · Public High64% Math proficiency · 2,169 students
  27. 27
    74
    Pikes Peak Early CollegeColorado Springs · Public High69.5% Math proficiency · 204 students
  28. 28
    74
    Buena Vista High SchoolBuena Vista · Public High54.5% Math proficiency · 256 students
  29. 29
    74
    Pine Creek High SchoolColorado Springs · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,875 students
  30. 30
    74
    Colorado Early Colleges WindsorWindsor · Charter High26% Free/reduced-price lunch · 196 students
  31. 31
    74
    Air Academy High SchoolUsaf Academy · Public High53% Math proficiency · 1,380 students
  32. 32
    74
    Lyons Middle/Senior High SchoolLyons · Public High53% Math proficiency · 344 students
  33. 33
    73
    Telluride High SchoolTelluride · Public High57% Math proficiency · 298 students
  34. 34
    72
    DSST: Cedar High SchoolDenver · Charter High82% Math proficiency · 546 students
  35. 35
    72
    Manitou Springs High SchoolManitou Springs · Public High47% Math proficiency · 367 students
  36. 36
    72
    Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolLittleton · Public High57% Math proficiency · 1,277 students
  37. 37
    71
    Chaparral High SchoolParker · Public High57% Math proficiency · 2,007 students
  38. 38
    71
    Highlands Ranch High SchoolHighlands Ranch · Public High60% Math proficiency · 1,323 students
  39. 39
    71
    Boulder High SchoolBoulder · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,939 students
  40. 40
    71
    Crested Butte Secondary SchoolCrested Butte · Public High50% Math proficiency · 400 students
  41. 41
    71
    Heritage High SchoolLittleton · Public High57% Math proficiency · 1,748 students
  42. 42
    71
    Platte Canyon High SchoolBailey · Public High44.5% Math proficiency · 183 students
  43. 43
    70
    Colorado Early Colleges Colorado SpringsColorado Springs · Charter High57% Math proficiency · 677 students
  44. 44
    70
    Legacy High SchoolBroomfield · Public High62% Math proficiency · 2,052 students
  45. 45
    70
    Legend High SchoolParker · Public High51% Math proficiency · 2,206 students
  46. 46
    70
    Erie High SchoolErie · Public High54% Math proficiency · 1,727 students
  47. 47
    70
    Cherokee Trail High SchoolAurora · Public High55% Math proficiency · 3,089 students
  48. 48
    69
    Golden High SchoolGolden · Public High54% Math proficiency · 1,469 students
  49. 49
    69
    Palmer Ridge High SchoolMonument · Public High66% Math proficiency · 1,066 students
  50. 50
    69
    Soroco High SchoolOak Creek · Public High30% Math proficiency · 103 students
  51. 51
    69
    East High SchoolDenver · Public High60% Math proficiency · 2,476 students
  52. 52
    68
    Broomfield High SchoolBroomfield · Public High58% Math proficiency · 1,693 students
  53. 53
    68
    DSST: Montview High SchoolDenver · Charter High72% Math proficiency · 562 students
  54. 54
    68
    Grandview High SchoolAurora · Public High57% Math proficiency · 2,684 students
  55. 55
    68
    Douglas County High SchoolCastle Rock · Public High51% Math proficiency · 1,659 students
  56. 56
    68
    CIVA Charter AcademyColorado Springs · Charter High54.5% Math proficiency · 174 students
  57. 57
    68
    Berthoud High SchoolBerthoud · Public High47% Math proficiency · 722 students
  58. 58
    67
    Silver Creek High SchoolLongmont · Public High51% Math proficiency · 1,208 students
  59. 59
    67
    Middle Park High SchoolGranby · Public High47% Math proficiency · 413 students
  60. 60
    67
    Timnath Middle-High SchoolTimnath · Public High19.4% Free/reduced-price lunch · 1,456 students
  61. 61
    67
    Bayfield High SchoolBayfield · Public High44.5% Math proficiency · 404 students
  62. 62
    67
    Liberty High SchoolColorado Springs · Public High46% Math proficiency · 1,526 students
  63. 63
    66
    Ponderosa High SchoolParker · Public High48% Math proficiency · 1,406 students
  64. 64
    66
    Rampart High SchoolColorado Springs · Public High49% Math proficiency · 1,305 students
  65. 65
    66
    Fort Collins High SchoolFort Collins · Public High55% Math proficiency · 1,836 students
  66. 66
    66
    James Irwin Charter High SchoolColorado Springs · Charter High57% Math proficiency · 425 students
  67. 67
    66
    Centaurus High SchoolLafayette · Public High55% Math proficiency · 1,557 students
  68. 68
    66
    Salida High SchoolSalida · Public High42% Math proficiency · 409 students
  69. 69
    66
    CIVICA ColoradoMilliken · Charter High26.8% Free/reduced-price lunch · 157 students
  70. 70
    66
    Green Mountain High SchoolLakewood · Public High49% Math proficiency · 1,071 students
  71. 71
    66
    Niwot High SchoolNiwot · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,509 students
  72. 72
    65
    New Vista High SchoolBoulder · Public High37% Math proficiency · 327 students
  73. 73
    65
    TCA College PathwaysColorado Springs · Charter High57% Math proficiency · 502 students
  74. 74
    65
    Castle View High SchoolCastle Rock · Public High45% Math proficiency · 1,938 students
  75. 75
    65
    Durango High SchoolDurango · Public High42% Math proficiency · 1,352 students
  76. 76
    65
    Animas High SchoolDurango · Charter High32% Math proficiency · 249 students
  77. 77
    65
    Village High SchoolColorado Springs · Public High44.5% Math proficiency · 532 students
  78. 78
    65
    Rocky Mountain High SchoolFort Collins · Public High53% Math proficiency · 2,044 students
  79. 79
    64
    Standley Lake High SchoolWestminster · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,123 students
  80. 80
    64
    DSST: Green Valley Ranch High SchoolDenver · Charter High67% Math proficiency · 562 students
  81. 81
    64
    Lewis-Palmer High SchoolMonument · Public High56% Math proficiency · 1,144 students
  82. 82
    63
    Columbine High SchoolLittleton · Public High50% Math proficiency · 1,710 students
  83. 83
    63
    Lakewood High SchoolLakewood · Public High52% Math proficiency · 1,735 students
  84. 84
    63
    Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable DesignDenver · Public High44.5% Math proficiency · 60 students
  85. 85
    63
    Elizabeth High SchoolElizabeth · Public High37% Math proficiency · 668 students
  86. 86
    63
    Sargent Senior High SchoolMonte Vista · Public High30% Math proficiency · 81 students
  87. 87
    63
    Rye High SchoolRye · Public High54.5% Math proficiency · 250 students
  88. 88
    62
    Severance High SchoolSeverance · Public High28.3% Free/reduced-price lunch · 943 students
  89. 89
    61
    Summit High SchoolBreckenridge · Public High48% Math proficiency · 1,060 students
  90. 90
    61
    Windsor Charter Academy Early College High SchoolWindsor · Charter High39% Math proficiency · 435 students
  91. 91
    61
    Windsor High SchoolWindsor · Public High40% Math proficiency · 1,094 students
  92. 92
    60
    Clear Creek High SchoolEvergreen · Public High34.5% Math proficiency · 182 students
  93. 93
    60
    Meeker High SchoolMeeker · Public High54.5% Math proficiency · 224 students
  94. 94
    60
    The STEAD SchoolCommerce City · Charter High23.3% Free/reduced-price lunch · 421 students
  95. 95
    60
    Colorado Early Colleges Fort CollinsFort Collins · Charter High48% Math proficiency · 971 students
  96. 96
    60
    Mancos High SchoolMancos · Public High34.5% Math proficiency · 142 students
  97. 97
    59
    Highland High SchoolAult · Public High37% Math proficiency · 299 students
  98. 98
    59
    Arvada West High SchoolArvada · Public High42% Math proficiency · 1,923 students
  99. 99
    59
    Roaring Fork High SchoolCarbondale · Public High47% Math proficiency · 472 students
  100. 100
    59
    Mead High SchoolLongmont · Public High44% Math proficiency · 1,174 students

The Classical Academy High School in Colorado Springs leads the 2025 list of high schools in Colorado with a Success Index (US) of 88.7. Of the 100 schools shown, 83 are public, 17 are charter.

Scores are percentiles within school type, so a elementary school and a high school with the same score sit at the same point in their own distributions. Use the rankings to build a shortlist, then visit the schools and ask how they support students at your child's level.

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The Classical Academy High School in Colorado Springs ranks first among high schools in Colorado with a Success Index (US) of 88.7 out of 100 (Enrollment: 616).

How are high schools in Colorado ranked?

Each school's Success Index (US) combines 4 factors: math proficiency (30%), reading proficiency (30%), community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%), students per teacher (15%). Each factor is a percentile against schools of the same type across United States. Schools with fewer than 60 students are excluded from rankings.

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