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The public schools with the highest share of Black students in Colorado

1,601 public schools in Colorado appear in this ranking of the public schools with the highest share of Black students, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. Hallett Academy leads the list at 62.4%, against a median of 1.4% 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

1,601

Colorado

Top % Black

62.4%

Median % Black

1.4%

MOST BLACK · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Hallett Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	250	156	62.4%
2	Aurora Academy Charter School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	536	272	50.8%
3	Whittier ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	242	122	50.4%
4	University Prep - Arapahoe St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	313	155	49.5%
5	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	637	302	47.4%
6	DSST: Montview Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	463	188	40.6%
7	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	562	215	38.3%
8	Lowry Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	400	153	38.3%
9	Highline Academy Northeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	589	219	37.2%
10	Denver Justice High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	106	38	35.9%
11	Manual Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	257	90	35.0%
12	Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	353	123	34.8%
13	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	348	121	34.8%
14	Omar D Blair Charter School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	783	263	33.6%
15	Academy 360	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	201	66	32.8%
16	High Point Academy	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	680	222	32.6%
17	RiseUp Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	100	30	30.0%
18	Sandra Todd-Williams Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	143	42	29.4%
19	Aurora Highlands K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	472	138	29.2%
20	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	244	71	29.1%
21	Responsive Arts & STEAM Academy FNE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	161	46	28.6%
22	University Prep - Steele St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	334	94	28.1%
23	Stedman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	447	124	27.7%
24	Delta High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	105	29	27.6%
25	SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	484	133	27.5%
26	Heritage Heights Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	539	147	27.3%
27	Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	886	239	27.0%
28	Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	150	40	26.7%
29	Jamaica Child Development Center	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	106	28	26.4%
30	KIPP Northeast Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	495	130	26.3%
31	Contemporary Learning Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	126	33	26.2%
32	AXL Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	402	103	25.6%
33	Smith Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	457	117	25.6%
34	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	482	123	25.5%
35	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	546	139	25.5%
36	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	562	143	25.4%
37	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	464	117	25.2%
38	Green Valley Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	714	178	24.9%
39	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	591	147	24.9%
40	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,228	538	24.1%
41	Village East Community Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	821	196	23.9%
42	Colorado High School Charter - GES	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	209	49	23.4%
43	Place Bridge Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	824	193	23.4%
44	Polton Community Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	466	108	23.2%
45	Jewell Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	493	114	23.1%
46	Cheltenham Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	373	86	23.1%
47	DSST: Cole Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	282	64	22.7%
48	Murphy Creek K-8 School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	855	194	22.7%
49	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,326	298	22.5%
50	Vanguard Classical School - West	DENVER, CO	Aurora Public Schools	380	85	22.4%

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Racial and ethnic enrollment shares are factual figures reported by each school to the federal government (NCES). This list describes the composition of student bodies and is not an evaluation or endorsement of any school.

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