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The lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Colorado

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public high schools by test proficiency in Colorado, drawn from 231 qualifying public high schools. Abraham Lincoln High School leads the list at 3.8%, against a median of 29.7% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

231

Colorado

Best % Proficient

3.8%

Median % Proficient

29.7%

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	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	94.1%	927	5.3%
5	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	83.1%	1,748	5.8%
6	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	90.9%	519	5.8%
7	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	87.8%	1,527	6.0%
8	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	92.2%	604	7.5%
9	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.5%	468	7.6%
10	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.5%	663	7.8%
11	Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	EDGEWATER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	78.7%	601	8.2%
12	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	68.5%	555	8.4%
13	Fort Lupton High School	FORT LUPTON, CO	Weld re-8 schools	High	54.1%	721	8.6%
14	Burlington High School	BURLINGTON, CO	Burlington Public School District No. RE-6J	High	63.9%	216	8.8%
15	Trinidad High School	TRINIDAD, CO	Trinidad School District #1	High	67.2%	204	9.2%
16	Mitchell High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District 11	High	69.2%	757	9.5%
17	William Smith High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	81.5%	410	9.6%
18	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	High	77.1%	567	10.2%
19	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	64.8%	2,228	10.2%
20	Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	65.4%	1,002	10.7%
21	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.1%	477	10.8%
22	Centennial High School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	High	70.4%	801	11.1%
23	Northridge High School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	High	68.5%	1,322	11.2%
24	Westminster High School	WESTMINSTER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	High	82.0%	2,010	11.3%
25	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	78.9%	681	11.4%
26	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.8%	507	11.4%
27	Rifle High School	RIFLE, CO	Garfield School District No. Re-2	High	48.5%	778	11.5%
28	Arvada High School	ARVADA, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	71.0%	754	11.7%
29	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	82.2%	287	11.8%
30	Academy High School	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	74.4%	399	12.0%
31	Prairie View High School	HENDERSON, CO	School District 27J	High	54.1%	1,809	12.1%
32	East High School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	High	82.4%	1,081	12.2%
33	Grand Valley High School	PARACHUTE, CO	Garfield County School District 16	High	60.8%	293	12.3%
34	Addenbrooke Classical Academy	LAKEWOOD, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	25.7%	191	12.3%
35	West Grand High School	KREMMLING, CO	West Grand School District No. 1	High	41.5%	123	12.9%
36	South High School	PUEBLO, CO	Pueblo School District 60	High	73.2%	795	13.2%
37	Skyline High School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	High	64.1%	1,082	13.2%
38	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	72.5%	1,089	13.3%
39	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	High	72.5%	843	13.6%
40	Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts	THORNTON, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	High	69.2%	393	13.8%
41	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	77.8%	586	13.9%
42	Riverdale Ridge High School	THORNTON, CO	School District 27J	High	39.2%	1,784	14.1%
43	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	79.0%	1,027	14.3%
44	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.7%	533	15.3%
45	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	High	62.1%	2,045	15.3%
46	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	73.8%	562	15.5%
47	Greeley Central High School	GREELEY, CO	Greeley-Evans School District 6	High	69.6%	1,507	15.6%
48	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	High	48.6%	2,297	15.6%
49	Ellicott Senior High School	ELLICOTT, CO	Ellicott School District 22	High	60.2%	259	15.7%
50	Brighton High School	BRIGHTON, CO	School District 27J	High	55.7%	1,733	15.8%

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