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The fastest-growing public high schools in Colorado

Across Colorado, 108 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Northfield High School leads the list at 264%, against a median of 10.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

108

Colorado

Top Enrollment growth

264%

Median Enrollment growth

10.8%

FASTEST GROWING · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	587	2,137	264%
2	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	250	567	127%
3	Wellington Middle-High School	WELLINGTON, CO	Poudre School District R-1	552	1,173	113%
4	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	281	586	109%
5	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	272	546	101%
6	Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	ENGLEWOOD, CO	State Charter School Institute	538	1,035	92.4%
7	Global Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	226	400	77.0%
8	Power Technical	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	240	405	68.8%
9	Florence Jr./Sr. High School	FLORENCE, CO	Fremont Re-2	346	572	65.3%
10	Jefferson Academy Secondary	BROOMFIELD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	425	696	63.8%
11	Olathe Middle/High School	OLATHE, CO	Montrose County School District Re-1J	314	499	58.9%
12	Erie High School	ERIE, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	1,161	1,727	48.8%
13	North High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,115	1,653	48.3%
14	Frederick Senior High School	FREDERICK, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	1,020	1,491	46.2%
15	Central High School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	785	1,145	45.9%
16	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	391	555	41.9%
17	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	1,444	2,045	41.6%
18	Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	218	291	33.5%
19	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	406	533	31.3%
20	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,081	1,390	28.6%
21	Centaurus High School	LAFAYETTE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	1,233	1,557	26.3%
22	Renaissance Secondary School	CASTLE ROCK, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	355	441	24.2%
23	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	487	604	24.0%
24	Niwot High School	NIWOT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	1,221	1,509	23.6%
25	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	412	507	23.1%
26	Roaring Fork High School	CARBONDALE, CO	Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1	384	472	22.9%
27	Mapleton Early Career Preparation	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	249	306	22.9%
28	Durango High School	DURANGO, CO	Durango School District No. 9-R	1,101	1,352	22.8%
29	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,605	1,950	21.5%
30	William Smith High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	339	410	20.9%
31	Jefferson Junior/Senior High	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	514	614	19.5%
32	Atlas Preparatory High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	418	499	19.4%
33	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	932	1,112	19.3%
34	Bennett High School	BENNETT, CO	Bennett School District No. 29J	364	431	18.4%
35	Roosevelt High School	JOHNSTOWN, CO	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	1,000	1,184	18.4%
36	Sand Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	1,205	1,426	18.3%
37	Telluride High School	TELLURIDE, CO	Telluride School District No. R-1	252	298	18.3%
38	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	1,026	1,212	18.1%
39	Strasburg High School	STRASBURG, CO	Strasburg School District 31J	309	364	17.8%
40	Pueblo County High School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	983	1,148	16.8%
41	Pine Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	1,609	1,875	16.5%
42	Grand Junction High School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	1,573	1,832	16.5%
43	Fort Lupton High School	FORT LUPTON, CO	Weld re-8 schools	627	721	15.0%
44	Summit High School	BRECKENRIDGE, CO	Summit School District No. Re 1	924	1,060	14.7%
45	Eagle Ridge Academy	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	519	593	14.3%
46	Greeley West High School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	1,694	1,936	14.3%
47	Salida High School	SALIDA, CO	Salida School District No. R-32	360	409	13.6%
48	Innovations & Options	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	207	235	13.5%
49	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	309	348	12.6%
50	Fruita Monument High School	FRUITA, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	1,275	1,427	11.9%

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