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The highest-poverty public high schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado, drawn from 22 qualifying public high schools. Aurora West College Preparatory Academy leads the list at 94.1%, against a median of 58.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Top % FRL

94.1%

Median % FRL

58.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	927	94.1%
2	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	1,527	87.8%
3	Sheridan High School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Sheridan School District No. 2	High	321	86.0%
4	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	1,748	83.1%
5	William Smith High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	410	81.5%
6	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	567	77.1%
7	Rangeview High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	2,078	69.6%
8	Englewood High School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood Schools	High	515	68.0%
9	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,228	64.8%
10	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	2,045	62.1%
11	Endeavor Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	262	58.8%
12	Colorado's Finest High School of Choice	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood Schools	High	216	57.4%
13	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,297	48.6%
14	Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School	DEER TRAIL, CO	Deer Trail School District No. 26J	High	153	45.1%
15	Littleton High School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	High	1,187	40.2%
16	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,851	35.1%
17	Byers Junior-Senior High School	BYERS, CO	Byers School District No. 32J	High	235	31.9%
18	Grandview High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,684	30.5%
19	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	3,089	21.1%
20	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	3,852	20.2%
21	Heritage High School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	High	1,748	20.0%
22	Arapahoe High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton Public Schools	High	1,748	16.8%

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