Best High Schools in Colorado
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Colorado, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 65%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOAL Academy | Pueblo, CO | 5,690 | 40% |
| 2 | Cherry Creek High School | Greenwood Village, CO | 3,797 | 71% |
| 3 | Eaglecrest High School | Centennial, CO | 3,093 | 65% |
| 4 | Cherokee Trail High School | Aurora, CO | 2,924 | 55% |
| 5 | Grandview High School | Aurora, CO | 2,774 | 66% |
| 6 | East High School | Denver, CO | 2,505 | 64% |
| 7 | Rock Canyon High School | Highlands Ranch, CO | 2,377 | 55% |
| 8 | Mountain Vista High School | Highlands Ranch, CO | 2,259 | 49% |
| 9 | Smoky Hill High School | Aurora, CO | 2,252 | 54% |
| 10 | Legacy High School | Broomfield, CO | 2,230 | 63% |
| 11 | Boulder High School | Boulder, CO | 2,074 | 63% |
| 12 | Fossil Ridge High School | Fort Collins, CO | 2,053 | 72% |
| 13 | Fountain-Fort Carson High School | Fountain, CO | 2,040 | 64% |
| 14 | Horizon High School | Brighton, CO | 2,026 | 68% |
| 15 | Lakewood High School | Lakewood, CO | 1,885 | 61% |
| 16 | South High School | Denver, CO | 1,844 | 63% |
| 17 | Ralston Valley Senior High School | Arvada, CO | 1,843 | 72% |
| 18 | Arapahoe High School | Centennial, CO | 1,820 | 67% |
| 19 | Chatfield High School | Littleton, CO | 1,784 | 67% |
| 20 | Liberty High School | Colorado Springs, CO | 1,647 | 74% |
| 21 | Vista Ridge High School | Colorado Springs, CO | 1,587 | 61% |
| 22 | Monarch High School | Louisville, CO | 1,523 | 63% |
| 23 | STEM School Highlands Ranch | Highlands Ranch, CO | 1,498 | 70% |
| 24 | Rampart High School | Colorado Springs, CO | 1,454 | 71% |
| 25 | Peak to Peak Charter School | Lafayette, CO | 1,450 | 63% |
| 26 | Durango High School | Durango, CO | 1,369 | 62% |
| 27 | Niwot High School | Niwot, CO | 1,355 | 70% |
| 28 | Air Academy High School | Usaf Academy, CO | 1,329 | 70% |
| 29 | Fruita Monument High School | Fruita, CO | 1,304 | 70% |
| 30 | Mesa Ridge High School | Colorado Springs, CO | 1,269 | 66% |
| 31 | Montrose High School | Montrose, CO | 1,261 | 63% |
| 32 | Silver Creek High School | Longmont, CO | 1,250 | 65% |
| 33 | Falcon High School | Peyton, CO | 1,248 | 62% |
| 34 | Cheyenne Mountain High School | Colorado Springs, CO | 1,241 | 75% |
| 35 | Summit High School | Breckenridge, CO | 1,132 | 66% |
| 36 | Windsor High School | Windsor, CO | 1,130 | 64% |
| 37 | Mead High School | Longmont, CO | 1,119 | 64% |
| 38 | Discovery Canyon Campus High School | Colorado Springs, CO | 1,087 | 75% |
| 39 | Roosevelt High School | Johnstown, CO | 1,082 | 67% |
| 40 | Denver School of the Arts | Denver, CO | 1,058 | 69% |
| 41 | Eagle Valley High School | Gypsum, CO | 1,051 | 70% |
| 42 | Thompson Valley High School | Loveland, CO | 1,039 | 67% |
| 43 | Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins | Fort Collins, CO | 1,036 | 66% |
| 44 | Timnath Middle-High School | Timnath, CO | 1,024 | 69% |
| 45 | Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County | Parker, CO | 1,004 | 71% |
| 46 | Loveland Classical School | Loveland, CO | 989 | 62% |
| 47 | Evergreen High School | Evergreen, CO | 954 | 75% |
| 48 | Thomas MacLaren State Charter School | Colorado Springs, CO | 927 | 62% |
| 49 | Steamboat Springs High School | Steamboat Springs, CO | 842 | 76% |
| 50 | Conifer Senior High School | Conifer, CO | 821 | 71% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Colorado?
The largest high school in Colorado is GOAL Academy in Pueblo with 5,690 students and a 40% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Colorado?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Colorado by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.