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The highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Denver, Colorado

30 public high schools in Denver, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School leads the list at 73.9%, against a median of 15.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver, Colorado

Top % Proficient

73.9%

Median % Proficient

15.7%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	13.0%	1,212	73.9%
2	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	15.8%	1,044	70.8%
3	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	57.1%	546	38.3%
4	East High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	32.5%	2,476	34.4%
5	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	50.9%	1,390	31.9%
6	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	38.6%	1,950	31.8%
7	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	32.3%	2,137	30.6%
8	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	55.2%	1,326	30.1%
9	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	69.8%	556	29.4%
10	Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	77.2%	162	29.2%
11	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	69.9%	562	28.5%
12	Performing Arts School on Broadway	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	63.3%	169	26.2%
13	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	71.5%	354	24.8%
14	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	76.9%	545	19.9%
15	North High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	62.6%	1,653	15.9%
16	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	73.8%	562	15.5%
17	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.7%	533	15.3%
18	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	79.0%	1,027	14.3%
19	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	77.8%	586	13.9%
20	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	82.2%	287	11.8%
21	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.8%	507	11.4%
22	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	78.9%	681	11.4%
23	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.1%	477	10.8%
24	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	68.5%	555	8.4%
25	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.5%	663	7.8%
26	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.5%	468	7.6%
27	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	92.2%	604	7.5%
28	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	90.9%	519	5.8%
29	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	86.9%	1,112	4.7%
30	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.9%	965	3.8%

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