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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Colorado

1,420 public schools in Colorado appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Abraham Lincoln High School leads the list at 3.8%, against a median of 34.5% 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

1,420

Colorado

Best % Proficient

3.8%

Median % Proficient

34.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.9%	965	3.8%
2	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	86.9%	1,112	4.7%
3	Hidden Lake Secondary	WESTMINSTER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	High	87.6%	340	4.8%
4	Crawford Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	97.7%	567	5.0%
5	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	94.1%	927	5.3%
6	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	83.1%	1,748	5.8%
7	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	90.9%	519	5.8%
8	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	87.8%	1,527	6.0%
9	Altura Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	93.4%	527	6.1%
10	Montbello Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	91.7%	315	6.8%
11	Adams City Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	Adams County School District 14	Middle	90.9%	296	7.0%
12	Central Elementary School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	Adams County School District 14	Elementary	90.5%	421	7.1%
13	Thornton Middle School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Middle	84.2%	721	7.2%
14	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	92.2%	604	7.5%
15	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.5%	468	7.6%
16	Kearney Middle School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	Adams County School District 14	Middle	85.9%	397	7.7%
17	Munroe Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.9%	332	7.8%
18	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.5%	663	7.8%
19	Park Lane Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	91.8%	486	7.9%
20	North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	91.2%	565	7.9%
21	Lumberg Elementary School	EDGEWATER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Elementary	85.4%	526	8.2%
22	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	EDGEWATER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	78.7%	601	8.2%
23	McGlone Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	89.0%	842	8.3%
24	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	68.5%	555	8.4%
25	John H. Amesse Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	94.1%	358	8.5%
26	Fort Lupton High School	FORT LUPTON, CO	Weld re-8 schools	High	54.1%	721	8.6%
27	Aurora Hills Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	85.9%	821	8.7%
28	Burlington High School	BURLINGTON, CO	Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J	High	63.9%	216	8.8%
29	Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	82.9%	601	8.8%
30	Vaughn Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	91.7%	446	8.9%
31	Pueblo Academy of Arts	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	Middle	85.4%	562	9.0%
32	Risley International Academy of Innovation	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	Middle	91.6%	335	9.0%
33	East Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Middle	92.1%	634	9.0%
34	Trinidad High School	TRINIDAD, CO	Trinidad School District #1	High	67.2%	204	9.2%
35	Rose Hill Elementary School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	Adams County School District 14	Elementary	88.9%	315	9.4%
36	Mitchell High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	69.2%	757	9.5%
37	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	87.8%	287	9.6%
38	William Smith High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	81.5%	410	9.6%
39	Cowell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.6%	308	9.7%
40	Boston K-8 School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	95.6%	413	9.7%
41	McElwain Elementary School	THORNTON, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	90.0%	361	9.8%
42	Del Mar Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	82.5%	950	9.9%
43	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	77.1%	567	10.2%
44	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	64.8%	2,228	10.2%
45	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	91.5%	200	10.2%
46	Fulton Academy of Excellence	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	93.4%	410	10.2%
47	Lansing Elementary Community School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	85.8%	366	10.3%
48	Giberson Elementary School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	Elementary	77.3%	291	10.6%
49	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	88.2%	397	10.7%
50	Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	65.4%	1,002	10.7%

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