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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
151	Louisville Middle School	LOUISVILLE	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	18.5%	626	62.9%
152	Thunder Vista P-8	BROOMFIELD	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	10.1%	725	62.7%
153	Ridgway Elementary School	RIDGWAY	Ridgway School District No. R-2 of the county of Ouray a	Elementary	22.1%	149	62.6%
154	Valdez Elementary School	DENVER	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Elementary	49.9%	423	62.6%
155	Bacon Elementary School	FORT COLLINS	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	27.0%	397	62.4%
156	Rockrimmon Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	23.6%	390	62.2%
157	Longfellow Elementary School	SALIDA	Salida School District No. R-32	Elementary	39.6%	449	62.0%
158	Berthoud Elementary School	BERTHOUD	Thompson School District R-2J	Elementary	16.8%	495	61.9%
159	Trailblazer Elementary School	HIGHLANDS RANCH	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Elementary	17.3%	330	61.9%
160	Copper Mesa Elementary School	HIGHLANDS RANCH	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Elementary	11.1%	306	61.8%
161	Greenwood Elementary School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	16.1%	355	61.8%
162	Crested Butte Elementary School	CRESTED BUTTE	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	Elementary	15.8%	303	61.6%
163	Creekside Elementary School	CENTENNIAL	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	34.0%	567	61.6%
164	Pinon Valley Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	Elementary	22.9%	315	61.6%
165	Fraser Valley Elementary School	FRASER	East Grand School District No. 2	Elementary	22.6%	217	61.5%
166	Fall River Elementary School	LONGMONT	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	30.2%	520	61.5%
167	Black Rock Elementary	ERIE	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	19.3%	597	61.4%
168	STEM School Highlands Ranch	HIGHLANDS RANCH	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Combined	13.5%	1,394	61.4%
169	Soda Creek Elementary School	STEAMBOAT SPRINGS	Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2	Elementary	21.1%	379	61.3%
170	O'Dea Elementary School	FORT COLLINS	Poudre School District R-1	Elementary	45.2%	398	61.3%
171	Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	12.4%	547	61.3%
172	Woodmen-Roberts Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	22.3%	381	61.3%
173	French American School of Denver	DENVER	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Elementary	20.0%	230	61.1%
174	Coal Creek Elementary School	LOUISVILLE	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	18.5%	313	61.1%
175	Peetz Elementary School	PEETZ	School District No. Re-5 Plateau	Elementary	23.7%	114	61.1%
176	Gudy Gaskill Elementary	CENTENNIAL	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	28.0%	508	61.1%
177	Heritage Elementary School	CENTENNIAL	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	23.5%	302	61.1%
178	Coyote Ridge Elementary School	FORT COLLINS	Thompson School District R-2J	Elementary	27.3%	242	61.0%
179	Mountain Ridge Middle School	HIGHLANDS RANCH	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Middle	14.6%	752	61.0%
180	Telluride Middle School	TELLURIDE	Telluride School District No. R-1	Middle	30.6%	124	60.8%
181	The Vanguard School (High)	COLORADO SPRINGS	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	24.8%	303	60.7%
182	Shaffer Elementary School	LITTLETON	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Elementary	13.7%	497	60.7%
183	Rolling Hills Elementary School	AURORA	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	24.6%	499	60.7%
184	Black Forest Hills Elementary School	AURORA	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	18.0%	500	60.5%
185	Ford Elementary	CENTENNIAL	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	Elementary	13.0%	653	60.3%
186	McClave Undivided High School	MC CLAVE	McClave School District No. Re-2	High	25.7%	105	60.3%
187	Arapahoe High School	CENTENNIAL	Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe	High	16.8%	1,748	60.3%
188	Jefferson Academy Secondary	BROOMFIELD	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	13.2%	696	60.1%
189	Soaring Heights PK-8	ERIE	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	12.6%	1,211	60.1%
190	The Classical Academy Middle School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Middle	14.2%	445	60.1%
191	Axis International Academy	FORT COLLINS	State Charter School Institute	Elementary	33.3%	288	60.0%
192	Walnut Hills Community Elementary School	CENTENNIAL	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	Elementary	33.3%	342	60.0%
193	Skinner Middle School	DENVER	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Middle	41.0%	673	60.0%
194	Merrill Middle School	DENVER	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	Middle	39.1%	611	59.8%
195	Centaurus High School	LAFAYETTE	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	High	30.8%	1,557	59.8%
196	Nederland Elementary School	NEDERLAND	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	33.2%	196	59.8%
197	Antelope Trails Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	19.6%	311	59.7%
198	Ranch Creek Elementary	COLORADO SPRINGS	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	Elementary	13.8%	578	59.7%
199	North Fork Montessori @ Crawford	CRAWFORD	Delta County Joint District No. 50	Elementary	58.3%	120	59.4%
200	Bradford K8 North	LITTLETON	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Middle	8.0%	350	59.3%

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