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The highest-performing public high schools in reading in Colorado

57 public high schools in 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 36.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

82.9%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

36.1%

BEST IN READING · 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	Lyons Middle/Senior High School	LYONS, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	High	344	76.8%
3	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	1,212	74.6%
4	McClave Undivided High School	MC CLAVE, CO	McClave School District No. Re-2	High	105	70.6%
5	Compass Community Collaborative School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	High	179	68.1%
6	Renaissance Secondary School	CASTLE ROCK, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	High	441	66.3%
7	Limon Junior-Senior High School	LIMON, CO	Limon School District No. Re 4J	High	233	61.5%
8	Jefferson County Open Secondary	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	315	59.3%
9	Jefferson Academy Secondary	BROOMFIELD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	696	58.7%
10	Timnath Middle-High School	TIMNATH, CO	Poudre School District R-1	High	1,456	56.2%
11	Nederland Middle-Senior High School	NEDERLAND, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	High	235	55.7%
12	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co	High	541	53.6%
13	Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School	MOSCA, CO	Sangre de Cristo School District No. Re-22J	High	146	52.9%
14	Florence Jr./Sr. High School	FLORENCE, CO	Fremont Re-2	High	572	51.4%
15	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	FORT COLLINS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	971	50.3%
16	Crested Butte Secondary School	CRESTED BUTTE, CO	Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J	High	400	50.3%
17	Mesa Valley Community School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	178	50.0%
18	Gilpin County Undivided High School	BLACK HAWK, CO	Gilpin County School District No. Re-1	High	200	48.7%
19	Wellington Middle-High School	WELLINGTON, CO	Poudre School District R-1	High	1,173	48.4%
20	Wray Junior Senior High School	WRAY, CO	Wray RD-2 School District	High	322	48.0%
21	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	High	354	45.9%
22	Swink Junior-Senior High School	SWINK, CO	Swink School District No. 33 in the county of Otero and St	High	159	45.6%
23	Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School	DEL NORTE, CO	Upper Rio Grande School District C-7	High	173	41.5%
24	Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	WINDSOR, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	196	40.8%
25	Sanford Junior/Senior High School	SANFORD, CO	Sanford School District No. 6 in the county of Conejos and	High	166	40.4%
26	Rocky Ford Junior/Senior High School	ROCKY FORD, CO	Rocky Ford School District No. R2	High	271	38.4%
27	Power Technical	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	405	38.0%
28	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	677	37.0%
29	Haxtun Jr/Sr High School	HAXTUN, CO	Haxtun School District No. Re-2J	High	142	36.1%
30	Rangely Junior/Senior High School	RANGELY, CO	Rangely School District RE4	High	249	34.1%
31	Wiley Junior-Senior High School	WILEY, CO	Wiley School District No. Re-13 Jt	High	115	34.0%
32	Primero Junior-Senior High School	WESTON, CO	Primero Reorganized School District No. 2	High	102	32.7%
33	Performing Arts School on Broadway	DENVER, CO	Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St	High	169	31.6%
34	Calhan Secondary School	CALHAN, CO	Calhan District No. RJ1	High	213	30.9%
35	Byers Junior-Senior High School	BYERS, CO	Byers School District No. 32J	High	235	30.4%
36	Otis Junior-Senior High School	OTIS, CO	Otis School District No. R-3	High	102	30.3%
37	Pomona Junior/Senior High School	ARVADA, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	1,252	30.0%
38	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%
39	Lake County High School	LEADVILLE, CO	Lake County School District No. R-1	High	389	26.4%
40	CIVICA Colorado	MILLIKEN, CO	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	High	157	26.3%
41	Union Colony Preparatory School	GREELEY, CO	GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta	High	333	26.2%
42	Olathe Middle/High School	OLATHE, CO	Montrose County School District Re-1J	High	499	25.5%
43	Hanover Junior-Senior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Hanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an	High	134	22.9%
44	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%
45	Caliche Junior-Senior High School	ILIFF, CO	School District No. Re-1 Valley	High	104	22.2%
46	Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School	DEER TRAIL, CO	Deer Trail School District No. 26J	High	153	21.7%
47	Miami-Yoder Middle/High School	RUSH, CO	Miami-Yoder Joint District No. 60 of the counties of El Pas	High	184	21.3%
48	Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School	CRIPPLE CREEK, CO	Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1	High	162	19.7%
49	Elbert Junior-Senior High School	ELBERT, CO	Elbert School District No. 200	High	136	18.0%
50	Springfield Junior/Senior High School	SPRINGFIELD, CO	Springfield School District No. Re-4	High	128	17.6%

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