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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Denver, Colorado

7 public high schools in Denver, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Denver School of the Arts leads the list at 82.9%, against a median of 31.6% across the ranked schools.

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Denver, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

31.6%

BEST IN READING · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	1,044	82.9%
2	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	1,212	74.6%
3	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	354	45.9%
4	Performing Arts School on Broadway	DENVER, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	High	169	31.6%
5	Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	162	28.8%
6	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	1,027	22.3%
7	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	663	11.9%

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