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The highest-poverty public high schools in El Paso County, Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public high schools in El Paso County, Colorado, drawn from 37 qualifying public high schools. Atlas Preparatory High School leads the list at 82.6%, against a median of 43.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

El Paso County, Colorado

Top % FRL

82.6%

Median % FRL

43.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Atlas Preparatory High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	499	82.6%
2	Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	291	79.0%
3	The Bijou School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	134	76.9%
4	Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	104	74.0%
5	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	843	72.5%
6	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,089	72.5%
7	Mitchell High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	757	69.2%
8	Hanover Junior-Senior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an	High	134	64.2%
9	Miami-Yoder Middle/High School	RUSH, CO	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas	High	184	62.5%
10	Palmer High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	1,265	61.4%
11	Ellicott Senior High School	ELLICOTT, CO	Ellicott School District No. 22 in the county of El Paso a	High	259	60.2%
12	Odyssey Early College and Career Options	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	287	51.2%
13	Sand Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	1,426	50.7%
14	Doherty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	1,715	50.6%
15	Calhan Secondary School	CALHAN, CO	Calhan District No. RJ1	High	213	49.8%
16	James Irwin Charter High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	425	48.7%
17	Coronado High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	1,279	48.3%
18	Power Technical	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	405	46.4%
19	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	FOUNTAIN, CO	Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,974	43.0%
20	Widefield High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of	High	1,193	39.2%
21	CIVA Charter Academy	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	High	174	39.1%
22	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	677	39.0%
23	Patriot High School	FALCON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	115	38.3%
24	Vista Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	1,473	37.9%
25	Mesa Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of	High	1,304	35.9%
26	Manitou Springs High School	MANITOU SPRINGS, CO	Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El	High	367	34.6%
27	Rampart High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,305	31.4%
28	Falcon High School	PEYTON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	1,172	28.8%
29	Peyton Senior High School	PEYTON, CO	Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and	High	197	25.9%
30	Liberty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,526	25.4%
31	The Vanguard School (High)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	High	303	24.8%
32	Air Academy High School	USAF ACADEMY, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,380	18.3%
33	Cheyenne Mountain High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E	High	1,275	18.0%
34	Discovery Canyon Campus High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,021	17.2%
35	Pine Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	High	1,875	15.3%
36	The Classical Academy High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	High	616	13.1%
37	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	High	541	10.9%

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