Best high schools in Colorado
Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in Colorado using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche’s methodology here.
#25. Boulder High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Boulder Valley School District, CO
– Enrollment: 1,939 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#24. East High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Denver Public Schools, CO
– Enrollment: 2,476 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#23. DSST: Cedar High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Denver Public Schools, CO
– Enrollment: 546 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#22. Rock Canyon High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Douglas County School District No. RE-1, CO
– Enrollment: 2,325 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#21. Regis Jesuit High School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Aurora, CO
– Enrollment: 1,638 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#20. The Vanguard School Senior High
– School type: Public School
– Location: Harrison School District No. 2, CO
– Enrollment: 303 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A
#19. The Denver Waldorf School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Denver, CO
– Enrollment: 247 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#18. Vail Christian High School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Edwards, CO
– Enrollment: 155 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#17. Grandview High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Cherry Creek School District, CO
– Enrollment: 2,684 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#16. Cheyenne Mountain High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12, CO
– Enrollment: 1,275 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#15. Fairview High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Boulder Valley School District, CO
– Enrollment: 1,863 (23:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#14. D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Jefferson County School District No. R-1, CO
– Enrollment: 1,212 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#13. Crescent View Academy
– School type: Private School
– Location: Aurora, CO
– Enrollment: 617 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#12. Shining Mountain Waldorf School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Boulder, CO
– Enrollment: 197 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#11. Vail Mountain School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Vail, CO
– Enrollment: 376 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#10. Colorado Rocky Mountain School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Carbondale, CO
– Enrollment: 168 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#9. The Colorado Springs School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Colorado Springs, CO
– Enrollment: 220 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#8. Stargate Charter School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Adams 12 Five Star Schools, CO
– Enrollment: 1,596 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#7. Cherry Creek High School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Cherry Creek School District, CO
– Enrollment: 3,852 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#6. Peak to Peak Charter School
– School type: Public School
– Location: Boulder Valley School District, CO
– Enrollment: 1,446 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#5. Dawson School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Lafayette, CO
– Enrollment: 459 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#4. St. Mary’s Academy
– School type: Private School
– Location: Englewood, CO
– Enrollment: 720 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#3. Fountain Valley School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Colorado Springs, CO
– Enrollment: 230 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#2. Colorado Academy
– School type: Private School
– Location: Denver, CO
– Enrollment: 1,046 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
#1. Kent Denver School
– School type: Private School
– Location: Englewood, CO
– Enrollment: 789 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
– Niche grade: A+
