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Colorado: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

34 counties

Colorado public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Douglas CountyCO9263,84153.8%
2Boulder CountyCO8642,20053.4%
3Routt CountyCO153,41952.9%
4Broomfield CountyCO1611,84451.3%
5Larimer CountyCO9247,15945.4%
6Rio Blanco CountyCO51,15743.8%
7Conejos CountyCO101,50743.7%
8Jefferson CountyCO14874,73943.7%
9Park CountyCO81,26442.6%
10Teller CountyCO82,24941.0%
11Elbert CountyCO173,26540.6%
12La Plata CountyCO247,50439.8%
13Gunnison CountyCO72,09539.4%
14El Paso CountyCO240114,35638.6%
15Summit CountyCO93,47338.6%
16Yuma CountyCO91,75936.7%
17Mesa CountyCO5422,23236.0%
18Delta CountyCO174,59134.6%
19Arapahoe CountyCO172115,50234.3%
20Eagle CountyCO237,14833.8%
21Grand CountyCO61,68533.6%
22Archuleta CountyCO51,58833.2%
23Denver CountyCO20091,23332.0%
24Weld CountyCO11461,27431.8%
25Fremont CountyCO134,64031.0%
26Montrose CountyCO186,23730.3%
27Las Animas CountyCO121,87028.1%
28Moffat CountyCO71,82127.8%
29Prowers CountyCO112,15327.2%
30Rio Grande CountyCO111,62826.8%
31Garfield CountyCO2710,79025.7%
32Adams CountyCO16787,93825.5%
33Pueblo CountyCO6432,25425.0%
34Kit Carson CountyCO91,34222.5%

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