Colorado’s 100 Best Public High Schools: New Rankings

Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village is Colorado's best public high school for 2019, according to a new set of rankings released by Niche.com this week.

The rankings were released as part of Niche’s 2019 K-12 rankings. D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School in Jefferson County, Aspen High School, Fairview High School, Boulder and DSST: Stapleton High School, Denver closed out the top five spots in the state.

Here are the top 100 public high schools in Colorado:

1. Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village
2. D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Jefferson County
3. Aspen High School Aspen
4. Fairview High School Boulder
5. DSST: Stapleton High School Denver
6. Grandview High School Aurora
7. Boulder High School, Boulder
8. East High School, Denver
9. Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch
10. Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs
11. Peak to Peak Charter School, Lafayette
12. Denver School of the Arts, Denver
13. Fossil Ridge High School, Fort Collins
14. Evergreen High School, Evergreen
15. Palmer Ridge High School, Woodmoor
16. Liberty Common Charter School, Fort Collins
17. Arapahoe High School, Centennial
18. Niwot High School, Niwot
19. The Vanguard School Senior High, Colorado Springs
20. Lakewood High School, Lakewood
21. Monarch High School, Louisville
22. Ralston Valley Senior High School, Arvada
23. Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch
24. Thomas MacLaren School, Colorado Springs
25. Silver Creek High School, Longmont
26. Cherokee Trail High School, Aurora
27. Telluride High School, Telluride
28. Rocky Mountain High School, Fort Collins
29. Heritage High School, Littleton
30. Fort Collins High School, Fort Collins
31. Smoky Hill High School, Aurora
32. Littleton High School, Littleton
33. Air Academy High School, Colorado Springs Area
34. Chatfield High School, Ken Caryl
35. Thunderridge High School, Highlands Ranch
36. Classical Academy High School, Colorado Springs
37. Crested Butte Community School, Crested Butte
38. The Classical Academy College Pathways, Colorado Springs Area
39. Centaurus High School, Lafayette
40. Ridgeview Classical Charter Schools, Fort Collins
41. Rampart High School, Colorado Springs
42. Pine Creek High School, Colorado Springs
43. Highlands Ranch High School, Highlands Ranch
44. Legacy High School, Broomfield
45. Collegiate Academy of Colorado, Ken Caryl
46. Eaglecrest High School, Denver Metro Area
47. Lewis-Palmer High School, Woodmoor
48. Dakota Ridge Senior High School, Denver Metro Area
49. Columbine High School, Columbine
50. Dsst: Green Valley Ranch High School, Denver
51. Chaparral High School, Stonegate
52. Discover Canyon Campus High School, Colorado Springs
53. James Irwin Charter High School, Colorado Springs
54. Lyons Middle/Senior High School, Lyons
55. Conifer Senior High School, Jefferson County
56. Broomfield High School, Broomfield
57. Jefferson Academy High School, Broomfield
58. South High School, Denver
59. SkyView, Highlands Ranch
60. Ponderosa High School, The Pinery
61. George Washington High School, Denver
62. Glenwood Springs High School, Glenwood Springs
63. Steamboat Springs High School, Steamboat Springs
64. Bear Creek High School, Lakewood
65. Academy of Charter Schools, Westminster
66. Palisade High School, Palisade
67. Poudre High School, Fort Collins
68. Denver Center for International Studies, Denver
69. Durango High School, Durango
70. Liberty High School, Colorado Springs
71. STEM School Highlands Ranch, Highlands Ranch
72. Castle View High School, Castle Rock
73. Eagle Ridge Academy, Brighton
74. Prospect Ridge Academy, Broomfield
75. Golden High School, Golden
76. Longmont High School, Longmont
77. Estes Park High School, Estes Park
78. GALS Denver High School, Denver
79. University Schools, Greeley
80. Fountain-Fort Carson High School, Fountain
81. DSST: Cole High School, Denver
82. Battle Mountain High School, Edwards
83. Loveland High School, Loveland
84. Cedaredge High School, Cedaredge
85. Legend High School, Parker
86. Windsor High School, Windsor
87. Summit High School, Summit County
88. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs
89. PSD Global Academy, Fort Collins
90. Green Mountain High School, Lakewood
91. Jefferson Academy, Broomfield
92. Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge
93. Twin Peaks Charter Academy, Longmont
94. Frontier Charter Academy, Greeley
95. Overland High School, Aurora
96. Ouray Senior High School, Ouray
97. Douglas County High School, Denver Metro Area
98. Rangeview High School, Aurora
99. Swallows Charter Academy, Pueblo
100. Gunnison High School, Gunnison

You can see the full list of best public high schools in Colorado here.

According to Niche, the best public high school in the country is Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in Aurora, Illinois.

To arrive at these rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.)

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By Daniel Hampton, Patch Staff