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

Across Colorado, 331 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students who are Black or African American, from federal NCES enrollment data. DSST: Montview High School leads the list at 38.3%, against a median of 1.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

331

Colorado

Top % Black

38.3%

Median % Black

1.4%

MOST BLACK · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	562	215	38.3%
2	Denver Justice High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	106	38	35.9%
3	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	348	121	34.8%
4	RiseUp Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	100	30	30.0%
5	Delta High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	105	29	27.6%
6	Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	150	40	26.7%
7	Contemporary Learning Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	126	33	26.2%
8	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	546	139	25.5%
9	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	562	143	25.4%
10	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,228	538	24.1%
11	Colorado High School Charter - GES	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	209	49	23.4%
12	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,326	298	22.5%
13	Emily Griffith High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	311	68	21.9%
14	Legacy Options High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	153	33	21.6%
15	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,027	215	20.9%
16	Rangeview High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	2,078	426	20.5%
17	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	545	110	20.2%
18	Vista Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	291	57	19.6%
19	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	2,045	386	18.9%
20	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	1,748	322	18.4%
21	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	555	100	18.0%
22	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	843	146	17.3%
23	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	556	96	17.3%
24	Montbello Career and Technical High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	158	27	17.1%
25	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,390	231	16.6%
26	Colorado High School Charter	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	206	34	16.5%
27	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,297	374	16.3%
28	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	586	94	16.0%
29	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,851	452	15.8%
30	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	1,089	170	15.6%
31	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,112	170	15.3%
32	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	287	41	14.3%
33	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	2,137	301	14.1%
34	East High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	2,476	336	13.6%
35	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	927	124	13.4%
36	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	567	73	12.9%
37	Endeavor Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	262	32	12.2%
38	Mesa Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Widefield School District 3	1,304	158	12.1%
39	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	1,527	176	11.5%
40	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	507	57	11.2%
41	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	FOUNTAIN, CO	Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8	1,974	221	11.2%
42	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	3,089	312	10.1%
43	Widefield High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Widefield School District 3	1,193	120	10.1%
44	Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	162	16	9.9%
45	Eastlake High School of Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	104	10	9.6%
46	Palmer High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	1,265	121	9.6%
47	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	519	45	8.7%
48	Grandview High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,684	232	8.6%
49	Florence Crittenton High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	107	9	8.4%
50	Aurora Science & Tech High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	434	36	8.3%

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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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