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

This ranking covers the highest-performing public high schools in science in Denver, Colorado, drawn from 32 qualifying public high schools. D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School leads the list at 81.9%, against a median of 16.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

81.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

16.9%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	1,212	81.9%	no change
2	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,044	69.3%	no change
3	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	546	36.2%	no change
4	East High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	2,476	36.0%	▲ 2
5	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	2,137	34.8%	▲ 6
6	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,950	33.3%	▲ 1
7	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,326	31.5%	▲ 2
8	Performing Arts School on Broadway	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	169	31.3%	▲ 5
9	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	556	31.1%	▲ 1
10	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,390	28.4%	▼ 5
11	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562	27.8%	▼ 3
12	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	354	27.7%	▲ 7
13	Global Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	400	22.0%	—
14	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	586	20.3%	▲ 10
15	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	533	17.6%	▲ 3
16	North High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,653	17.1%	▲ 1
17	Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	162	16.7%	▼ 12
18	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	545	15.7%	▼ 5
19	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	477	14.4%	▲ 6
20	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562	13.3%	▼ 5
21	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	507	12.6%	▲ 1
22	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	681	11.5%	▼ 1
23	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	468	11.4%	▲ 6
24	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,027	9.6%	▼ 1
25	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	604	9.5%	▲ 2
26	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	348	7.8%	—
27	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	287	7.4%	▼ 10
28	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,112	6.3%	▲ 3
29	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	519	6.1%	▼ 2
30	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	965	5.2%	▲ 2
31	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	663	5.0%	▼ 2
32	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	555	4.6%	▼ 12

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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