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The highest-performing public high schools in science in Arapahoe County, Colorado

19 public high schools in Arapahoe County, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public high schools in science, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Arapahoe High School leads the list at 64.9%, against a median of 15.5% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Arapahoe County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

64.9%

Median % Proficient (Science)

15.5%

BEST IN SCIENCE · ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Arapahoe High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Littleton Public Schools	High	1,748	64.9%	no change
2	Heritage High School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	High	1,748	55.8%	▲ 2
3	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	3,852	43.2%	no change
4	Grandview High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,684	40.0%	▼ 2
5	Littleton High School	LITTLETON, CO	Littleton Public Schools	High	1,187	37.6%	no change
6	Rangeview High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	2,078	36.7%	▲ 5
7	Byers Junior-Senior High School	BYERS, CO	Byers School District No. 32J	High	235	35.4%	—
8	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	3,089	26.4%	no change
9	Englewood High School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	Englewood Schools	High	515	25.0%	no change
10	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,851	15.5%	▼ 3
11	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,297	14.1%	no change
12	Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School	DEER TRAIL, CO	Deer Trail School District No. 26J	High	153	13.0%	—
13	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	2,045	11.1%	▼ 2
14	William Smith High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	410	10.3%	▲ 2
15	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	927	8.4%	▲ 2
16	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	2,228	8.3%	▼ 1
17	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	567	7.8%	▼ 3
18	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	1,527	7.5%	▲ 1
19	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	1,748	5.2%	▼ 1

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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