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The largest public charter schools in Colorado

Across Colorado, 56 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by total enrollment among charter schools. Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County leads the list at 1,035, against a median of 268 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Colorado

Top Students

1,035

Median Students

268

LARGEST CHARTERS · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students
1	Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County	ENGLEWOOD, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	1,035
2	Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins	FORT COLLINS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	971
3	Jefferson Academy Secondary	BROOMFIELD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	696
4	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	677
5	The Classical Academy High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy District 20	High	616
6	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	604
7	Eagle Ridge Academy	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	High	593
8	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	586
9	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	567
10	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562
11	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	562
12	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	556
13	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	555
14	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	546
15	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	545
16	Monument Charter Academy Secondary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Lewis-Palmer School District 38	High	541
17	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	533
18	Atlas Preparatory High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	499
19	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	477
20	Renaissance Secondary School	CASTLE ROCK, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	High	441
21	Windsor Charter Academy Early College High School	WINDSOR, CO	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	High	435
22	Aurora Science & Tech High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	434
23	James Irwin Charter High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	425
24	The STEAD School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	School District 27J	High	421
25	Power Technical	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	High	405
26	Union Colony Preparatory School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	High	333
27	The Vanguard School (High)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	303
28	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	287
29	Animas High School	DURANGO, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	249
30	Colorado High School Charter - GES	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	209
31	Colorado High School Charter	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	206
32	Colorado Early Colleges Windsor	WINDSOR, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	196
33	Addenbrooke Classical Academy	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	191
34	New America School - Thornton	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	High	190
35	Vista Charter School	MONTROSE, CO	Montrose County School District Re-1J	High	188
36	Early College of Arvada	ARVADA, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	187
37	Compass Community Collaborative School	FORT COLLINS, CO	Poudre School District R-1	High	179
38	Mesa Valley Community School	GRAND JUNCTION, CO	Mesa County Valley School District No. 51	High	178
39	Swallows Charter Academy High School	PUEBLO WEST, CO	Pueblo County School District 70	High	178
40	CIVA Charter Academy	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	174
41	Community Prep Charter School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	158
42	CIVICA Colorado	MILLIKEN, CO	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	High	157
43	AUL Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	156
44	Southwest Open Charter School	CORTEZ, CO	Montezuma-Cortez School District No. Re-1	High	131
45	Victory Preparatory Academy High State Charter School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	118
46	Boulder Prep Charter High School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	High	114
47	5280 High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	109
48	Justice High Charter School	LAFAYETTE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	High	108
49	Denver Justice High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	106
50	Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	104

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