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The highest-poverty public high schools in Denver, Colorado

Across Denver, Colorado, 49 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Denver Justice High School leads the list at 94.3%, against a median of 78.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver, Colorado

Top % FRL

94.3%

Median % FRL

78.9%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Denver Justice High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	106	94.3%
2	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	604	92.2%
3	Summit Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	236	91.9%
4	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	519	90.9%
5	AUL Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	156	89.7%
6	Florence Crittenton High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	107	89.7%
7	Colorado High School Charter - GES	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	209	89.5%
8	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	965	88.9%
9	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	663	88.5%
10	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	477	88.1%
11	Colorado High School Charter	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	206	87.4%
12	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,112	86.9%
13	Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	150	86.7%
14	North High School Engagement Center	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	103	86.4%
15	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	507	85.8%
16	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	533	85.7%
17	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	468	85.5%
18	Excel Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	227	85.5%
19	Legacy Options High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	153	85.0%
20	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	287	82.2%
21	Contemporary Learning Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	126	81.7%
22	Vista Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	291	80.8%
23	Emily Griffith High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	311	80.1%
24	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,027	79.0%
25	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	681	78.9%
26	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	348	78.2%
27	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	586	77.8%
28	Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	162	77.2%
29	RiseUp Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	100	77.0%
30	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	545	76.9%
31	Delta High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	105	76.2%
32	Global Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	400	75.8%
33	Montbello Career and Technical High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	158	74.1%
34	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562	73.8%
35	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	354	71.5%
36	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562	69.9%
37	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	556	69.8%
38	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	555	68.5%
39	Performing Arts School on Broadway	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	169	63.3%
40	North High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,653	62.6%
41	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	546	57.1%
42	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,326	55.2%
43	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,390	50.9%
44	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,950	38.6%
45	5280 High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	109	37.6%
46	East High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	2,476	32.5%
47	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	2,137	32.3%
48	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,044	15.8%
49	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	1,212	13.0%

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