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

32 public high schools in El Paso 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. The Vanguard School (High) leads the list at 69.4%, against a median of 33.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

El Paso County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

69.4%

Median % Proficient (Science)

33.9%

BEST IN SCIENCE · EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	The Vanguard School (High)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	303	69.4%	▲ 2
2	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Lewis-Palmer School District 38	High	541	64.1%	▼ 1
3	Pine Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	High	1,875	58.5%	▲ 11
4	Palmer Ridge High School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer School District 38	High	1,066	56.3%	—
5	The Classical Academy High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	High	616	55.3%	▼ 2
6	Discovery Canyon Campus High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	High	1,021	54.7%	▲ 2
7	Manitou Springs High School	MANITOU SPRINGS, CO	Manitou Springs School District	High	367	54.5%	▲ 4
8	Rampart High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	High	1,305	48.1%	▲ 2
9	Ascend College Prep	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	EDUCATION REENVISIONED BOCES	High	109	44.2%	▼ 4
10	Air Academy High School	USAF ACADEMY, CO	Academy District 20	High	1,380	42.6%	▲ 3
11	Lewis-Palmer High School	MONUMENT, CO	Lewis-Palmer School District 38	High	1,144	41.7%	—
12	Liberty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	High	1,526	41.3%	▼ 2
13	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	677	40.5%	▼ 5
14	Vista Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	1,473	37.4%	▲ 3
15	CIVA Charter Academy	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	174	35.9%	▲ 3
16	James Irwin Charter High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	425	34.5%	▼ 1
17	Hanover Junior-Senior High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Hanover School District 28	High	134	33.3%	—
18	Power Technical	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	405	33.0%	▲ 2
19	Widefield High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Widefield School District 3	High	1,193	26.3%	▲ 5
20	Calhan Secondary School	CALHAN, CO	Calhan District No. RJ1	High	213	25.5%	▼ 12
21	Coronado High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	1,279	23.5%	no change
22	Falcon High School	PEYTON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	1,172	20.0%	▼ 8
23	Doherty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	1,715	19.6%	▲ 3
24	Atlas Preparatory High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	499	19.4%	—
25	Mesa Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Widefield School District 3	High	1,304	19.3%	▲ 5
26	Sand Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	1,426	18.8%	▲ 3
27	Palmer High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	1,265	18.4%	▲ 1
28	Miami-Yoder Middle/High School	RUSH, CO	Miami-Yoder School District	High	184	15.2%	▼ 4
29	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	1,089	14.8%	▲ 2
30	Mitchell High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	757	9.2%	▲ 2
31	Ellicott Senior High School	ELLICOTT, CO	Ellicott School District 22	High	259	7.7%	▼ 8
32	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	843	6.4%	▼ 6

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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