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The public high schools with the most Black students in Colorado

This ranking covers the public high schools with the most Black students in Colorado, drawn from 317 qualifying public high schools. Overland High School leads the list at 538, against a median of 11 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

317

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 No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,228	24.1%	538
2	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,851	15.8%	452
3	Rangeview High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	2,078	20.5%	426
4	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	2,045	18.9%	386
5	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,297	16.3%	374
6	East High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	2,476	13.6%	336
7	Gateway High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	1,748	18.4%	322
8	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	3,089	10.1%	312
9	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	2,137	14.1%	301
10	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,326	22.5%	298
11	Grandview High School	AURORA, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	2,684	8.6%	232
12	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,390	16.6%	231
13	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	FOUNTAIN, CO	Fountain School District No. 8 in the county of El Paso an	1,974	11.2%	221
14	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,027	20.9%	215
15	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	562	38.3%	215
16	Hinkley High School	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	1,527	11.5%	176
17	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	Cherry Creek School District No. 5 in the county of Arapah	3,852	4.5%	175
18	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,112	15.3%	170
19	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	1,089	15.6%	170
20	Mesa Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of	1,304	12.1%	158
21	South High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,950	7.7%	150
22	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an	843	17.3%	146
23	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	562	25.4%	143
24	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	546	25.5%	139
25	Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	AURORA, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	927	13.4%	124
26	Palmer High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	1,265	9.6%	121
27	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	348	34.8%	121
28	Widefield High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of	1,193	10.1%	120
29	Sand Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	1,426	8.2%	117
30	Vista Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	1,473	7.8%	115
31	DSST: Elevate Northeast High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	545	20.2%	110
32	Doherty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	1,715	6.1%	105
33	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	555	18.0%	100
34	DSST: Conservatory Green High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	556	17.3%	96
35	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	586	16.0%	94
36	Prairie View High School	HENDERSON, CO	School District 27J	1,809	5.1%	93
37	Greeley Central High School	GREELEY, CO	GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta	1,507	5.2%	79
38	North High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,653	4.5%	74
39	Colorado Early Colleges Aurora	AURORA, CO	State Charter School Institute	567	12.9%	73
40	Emily Griffith High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	311	21.9%	68
41	Chaparral High School	PARKER, CO	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	2,007	3.2%	65
42	Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	89	69.7%	62
43	Mitchell High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E	757	8.1%	61
44	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,044	5.8%	61
45	Pine Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	1,875	3.1%	58
46	Vista Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	291	19.6%	57
47	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	507	11.2%	57
48	Liberty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an	1,526	3.7%	56
49	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	965	5.7%	55
50	Falcon High School	PEYTON, CO	El Paso County Colorado School District 49	1,172	4.5%	53

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