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

28 public high schools in Denver County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools by test proficiency, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Denver School of the Arts leads the list at 70.8%, against a median of 15.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver County, Colorado

Top % Proficient

70.8%

Median % Proficient

15.4%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO

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

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