Apr 29, 2024 - News
Colorado ranks No. 6 in the U.S. for best performing high schools
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Colorado has some of the country's highest shares of best-performing public high schools, per U.S. News & World Report's recently released 2024 Best High School rankings.
The big picture: The Centennial State clocks in with the country's sixth-highest share of top schools at 16.2%.
- Washington, D.C. (24.2%), New Jersey (20.2%) and Massachusetts (19.4%) lead the pack, while Mississippi (0.9%), Oklahoma (0.5%) and Wyoming (0%) round ot the bottom.
Zoom in: Jefferson County's D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School landed in the nation's top 100 at No. 59 and is No. 1 in state rankings. Other schools in Colorado's top 10 include:
- Stargate Charter School (Thornton)
- Liberty Common Charter School (Fort Collins)
- Peak to Peak Charter School (Lafayette)
- The Vanguard School (Colorado Springs)
- Denver School of the Arts (Denver)
- Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy (Minturn)
- Fairview High School (Boulder)
- The Classical Academy (Colorado Springs)
- STEM School Highlands Ranch (Highlands Ranch)