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The public schools with the most Black students in Colorado

1,459 public schools in Colorado appear in this ranking of the public schools with the most Black students, ranked by the total number of Black or African American students enrolled. Overland High School leads the list at 538, against a median of 8 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

1,459

Colorado

Top Black students

538

Median Black students

MOST BLACK (COUNT) · COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Students	% Black	Black students
1	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,228	24.1%	538
2	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,851	15.8%	452
3	Rangeview High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	2,078	20.5%	426
4	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	2,045	18.9%	386
5	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,297	16.3%	374
6	East High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	2,476	13.6%	336
7	Aurora Central Campus	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	2,468	13.4%	332
8	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	1,748	18.4%	322
9	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	3,089	10.1%	312
10	Prairie Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	1,491	20.5%	305
11	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	637	47.4%	302
12	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	2,137	14.1%	301
13	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,326	22.5%	298
14	Aurora Academy Charter School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	536	50.8%	272
15	Omar D Blair Charter School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	783	33.6%	263
16	Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	886	27.0%	239
17	Grandview High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	2,684	8.6%	232
18	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,390	16.6%	231
19	High Point Academy	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	680	32.6%	222
20	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	FOUNTAIN, CO	Fountain-Fort Carson School District 8	1,974	11.2%	221
21	Highline Academy Northeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	589	37.2%	219
22	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,027	20.9%	215
23	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	562	38.3%	215
24	Village East Community Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	821	23.9%	196
25	Murphy Creek K-8 School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	855	22.7%	194
26	Place Bridge Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	824	23.4%	193
27	DSST: Montview Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	463	40.6%	188
28	Green Valley Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	714	24.9%	178
29	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	1,527	11.5%	176
30	Vista Peak P-8 Exploratory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	960	18.2%	175
31	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District	3,852	4.5%	175
32	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,112	15.3%	170
33	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	1,089	15.6%	170
34	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,329	12.0%	160
35	Grand Mountain School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Widefield School District 3	1,044	15.2%	159
36	Eastridge Community Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	716	22.1%	158
37	Mesa Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Widefield School District 3	1,304	12.1%	158
38	Hallett Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	250	62.4%	156
39	University Prep - Arapahoe St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	313	49.5%	155
40	Aurora Frontier K-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	761	20.2%	154
41	Lowry Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	400	38.3%	153
42	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,950	7.7%	150
43	Heritage Heights Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District	539	27.3%	147
44	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	591	24.9%	147
45	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District Two	843	17.3%	146
46	Harmony Ridge P-8	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	894	16.0%	143
47	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	562	25.4%	143
48	Mrachek Middle School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Public Schools	811	17.4%	141
49	Ponderosa Elementary School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	634	21.9%	139
50	Sky Vista Middle School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District	969	14.3%	139

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