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Colorado public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Colorado public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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COLORADO · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
651	Hotchkiss Elementary School	HOTCHKISS	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Elementary	49.2%	297	37.7%
652	Gunnison Elementary School	GUNNISON	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	Elementary	45.4%	560	37.6%
653	James Irwin Elementary School - Howard	COLORADO SPRINGS	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	54.9%	213	37.6%
654	Carbondale Middle School	CARBONDALE	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	Middle	48.6%	362	37.6%
655	Mandalay Middle School	WESTMINSTER	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	39.3%	443	37.6%
656	Littleton High School	LITTLETON	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	High	40.2%	1,187	37.5%
657	Bennett Ranch Elementary School	PEYTON	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Elementary	31.6%	376	37.5%
658	Sanborn Elementary School	LONGMONT	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	62.7%	209	37.5%
659	Gust Elementary School	DENVER	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Elementary	82.2%	602	37.5%
660	Goodnight Elementary School	PUEBLO	Pueblo School District No. 60 in the county of Pueblo and	Elementary	65.2%	534	37.5%
661	Haxtun Elementary School	HAXTUN	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	Elementary	40.6%	155	37.4%
662	Namaqua Elementary School	LOVELAND	Thompson School District R-2J	Elementary	35.2%	236	37.4%
663	Thunder Ridge Middle School	AURORA	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Middle	37.0%	1,106	37.3%
664	Laurel Elementary School	FORT COLLINS	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	54.6%	412	37.3%
665	Oak Grove Elementary School	MONTROSE	Montrose County School District Re-1J	Elementary	41.2%	374	37.3%
666	Bayfield Intermediate School	BAYFIELD	Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R	Elementary	41.2%	274	37.3%
667	Poudre High School	FORT COLLINS	Poudre School District R-1	High	45.3%	1,409	37.2%
668	Byers Junior-Senior High School	BYERS	Byers School District No. 32J	High	31.9%	235	37.1%
669	Garnet Mesa Elementary School	DELTA	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Elementary	63.3%	488	37.1%
670	Sky View Middle School	PUEBLO WEST	Pueblo County School District 70	Middle	45.1%	565	37.0%
671	Timberline Elementary School	CENTENNIAL	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	33.1%	478	37.0%
672	Putnam Elementary School	FORT COLLINS	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	77.1%	258	36.9%
673	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS	State Charter School Institute	High	39.0%	677	36.8%
674	Hoff Elementary School	KEENESBURG	Weld County School District RE-3J	Elementary	48.5%	338	36.8%
675	Pueblo Classical Academy	PUEBLO WEST	Pueblo County School District 70	Combined	54.8%	177	36.8%
676	Frontier Charter Academy	GREELEY	GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta	Combined	41.3%	1,432	36.5%
677	Plateau Valley Elementary School	COLLBRAN	Plateau Valley School District No. 50 in the county of Mesa	Elementary	43.7%	142	36.5%
678	Ponderosa High School	PARKER	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	High	15.8%	1,406	36.4%
679	Fort Collins High School	FORT COLLINS	Poudre School District R-1	High	37.4%	1,836	36.3%
680	Charles Hay World School	ENGLEWOOD	Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	52.8%	271	36.3%
681	Craver Middle School	COLORADO CITY	Pueblo County School District 70	Middle	44.3%	158	36.3%
682	Frontier Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	48.1%	262	36.3%
683	Buffalo Trail Elementary School	AURORA	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	38.1%	632	36.2%
684	Mountain View Academy	COLORADO SPRINGS	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Elementary	33.1%	387	36.1%
685	Dolores High School	DOLORES	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	High	48.4%	186	36.1%
686	Woodland Park High School	WOODLAND PARK	Woodland Park School District No. Re-2	High	35.7%	490	36.1%
687	Riverview PK-8	JOHNSTOWN	Thompson School District R-2J	Elementary	26.2%	757	36.1%
688	Foundations Academy	BRIGHTON	School District 27J	Elementary	36.2%	763	36.1%
689	Berthoud High School	BERTHOUD	Thompson School District R-2J	High	14.7%	722	36.1%
690	Legacy Academy	ELIZABETH	ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT	Elementary	19.4%	428	36.0%
691	Sargent Elementary School	MONTE VISTA	Sargent School District No. Re-33J	Elementary	49.3%	142	36.0%
692	Wellington Middle-High School	WELLINGTON	Poudre School District R-1	High	39.6%	1,173	36.0%
693	Queen Palmer Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	Elementary	77.3%	198	36.0%
694	Kathryn Senor Elementary School	NEW CASTLE	Garfield School District No. Re-2	Elementary	44.7%	275	35.9%
695	Jefferson County Open Elementary School	LAKEWOOD	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Elementary	33.1%	236	35.9%
696	Falcon Elementary School of Technology	FALCON	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	Elementary	47.5%	318	35.9%
697	Dillon Valley Elementary School	DILLON	Summit School District No. Re 1	Elementary	51.1%	395	35.9%
698	Dolores Elementary School	DOLORES	Dolores School District No. Re-4A	Elementary	53.9%	245	35.9%
699	Grant Beacon Middle School	DENVER	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Middle	65.5%	339	35.8%
700	Wiggins Elementary School	WIGGINS	School District No. Re-50 Wiggins	Middle	38.9%	221	35.8%

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