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The most racially diverse public high schools in Colorado

Across Colorado, 250 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Smoky Hill High School leads the list at 73.2%, against a median of 48.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

250

Colorado

Top Diversity index

73.2%

Median Diversity index

48.5%

MOST DIVERSE · COLORADO

#	School	City	Students	Diversity index	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Smoky Hill High School	AURORA, CO	2,297	73.2%	34.2%(785)	16.3%(374)	33.3%(765)	5.5%(127)
2	Eaglecrest High School	CENTENNIAL, CO	2,851	72.1%	42.6%(1,214)	15.8%(452)	23.7%(676)	7.4%(210)
3	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	546	71.3%	29.9%(163)	25.5%(139)	35.2%(192)	3.7%(20)
4	Endeavor Academy	CENTENNIAL, CO	262	70.9%	35.9%(94)	12.2%(32)	35.9%(94)	2.3%(6)
5	Mesa Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,304	70.9%	38.6%(504)	12.1%(158)	33.7%(439)	1.4%(18)
6	George Washington High School	DENVER, CO	1,326	70.9%	24.4%(323)	22.5%(298)	41.3%(547)	2.7%(36)
7	Fountain-Fort Carson High School	FOUNTAIN, CO	1,974	70.3%	42.2%(833)	11.2%(221)	30.7%(606)	1.9%(38)
8	Overland High School	AURORA, CO	2,228	70.1%	16.6%(371)	24.1%(538)	45.1%(1,005)	5.4%(120)
9	Sand Creek High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,426	69.5%	39.1%(557)	8.2%(117)	35.8%(510)	3.0%(42)
10	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	1,390	69.3%	31.8%(442)	16.6%(231)	40.9%(569)	3.7%(52)
11	Widefield High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,193	69.0%	40.6%(485)	10.1%(120)	34.9%(416)	1.8%(22)
12	Nikola Tesla Education Opportunity Center	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	291	68.3%	30.6%(89)	8.3%(24)	44.7%(130)	0.7%(2)
13	Rangeview High School	AURORA, CO	2,078	68.1%	16.6%(345)	20.5%(426)	49.1%(1,021)	4.6%(95)
14	Vista Ridge High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,473	67.9%	46.6%(686)	7.8%(115)	28.9%(425)	4.3%(64)
15	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	2,137	67.7%	45.6%(975)	14.1%(301)	29.2%(624)	2.6%(56)
16	Grandview High School	AURORA, CO	2,684	67.6%	50.1%(1,346)	8.6%(232)	21.1%(565)	10.9%(293)
17	Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory	AURORA, CO	2,045	67.3%	17.6%(359)	18.9%(386)	50.3%(1,028)	5.5%(113)
18	DSST: Montview High School	DENVER, CO	562	67.2%	12.8%(72)	38.3%(215)	40.0%(225)	3.4%(19)
19	The Vanguard School (High)	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	303	67.1%	48.8%(148)	3.3%(10)	25.7%(78)	9.2%(28)
20	Montezuma-Cortez High School	CORTEZ, CO	598	67.0%	47.8%(286)	0.3%(2)	22.2%(133)	1.3%(8)
21	Cherokee Trail High School	AURORA, CO	3,089	66.8%	51.5%(1,592)	10.1%(312)	19.8%(610)	9.6%(297)
22	Palmer High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,265	66.2%	39.0%(494)	9.6%(121)	41.0%(519)	0.6%(7)
23	Odyssey Early College and Career Options	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	287	65.9%	48.4%(139)	7.0%(20)	30.0%(86)	2.8%(8)
24	James Irwin Charter High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	425	65.4%	26.1%(111)	8.0%(34)	50.6%(215)	1.6%(7)
25	East High School	DENVER, CO	2,476	64.9%	51.8%(1,282)	13.6%(336)	22.9%(568)	2.8%(70)
26	Doherty High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,715	64.7%	48.2%(827)	6.1%(105)	32.4%(556)	1.8%(31)
27	South High School	DENVER, CO	1,950	63.8%	50.9%(992)	7.7%(150)	29.6%(578)	4.1%(80)
28	Sierra High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	843	62.5%	15.3%(129)	17.3%(146)	56.2%(474)	2.1%(18)
29	Riverdale Ridge High School	THORNTON, CO	1,784	61.6%	42.4%(757)	2.0%(35)	44.5%(794)	5.9%(105)
30	Bear Creek High School	LAKEWOOD, CO	1,344	61.0%	39.7%(533)	1.9%(26)	47.5%(639)	6.6%(89)
31	Emily Griffith High School	DENVER, CO	311	61.0%	10.6%(33)	21.9%(68)	56.9%(177)	2.9%(9)
32	Harrison High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,089	61.0%	15.2%(166)	15.6%(170)	57.9%(631)	2.5%(27)
33	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	DENVER, CO	562	61.0%	3.2%(18)	25.4%(143)	55.9%(314)	10.5%(59)
34	Cherry Creek High School	GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO	3,852	60.8%	58.5%(2,253)	4.5%(175)	14.9%(575)	12.8%(492)
35	Mountain Range High School	WESTMINSTER, CO	1,788	60.5%	35.5%(635)	1.7%(30)	51.2%(916)	5.8%(103)
36	Lakewood High School	LAKEWOOD, CO	1,735	60.2%	49.3%(855)	2.1%(37)	38.8%(673)	4.3%(74)
37	Poudre Community Academy	FORT COLLINS, CO	212	59.8%	40.1%(85)	1.9%(4)	48.6%(103)	2.4%(5)
38	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	1,027	59.8%	4.4%(45)	20.9%(215)	58.9%(605)	7.4%(76)
39	The STEAD School	COMMERCE CITY, CO	421	59.6%	46.1%(194)	3.1%(13)	43.2%(182)	2.6%(11)
40	Coronado High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,279	59.5%	55.5%(710)	3.6%(46)	29.5%(377)	1.6%(21)
41	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	348	59.3%	5.2%(18)	34.8%(121)	52.9%(184)	0.6%(2)
42	Pagosa Springs High School	PAGOSA SPRINGS, CO	435	59.3%	53.8%(234)	0.7%(3)	33.3%(145)	1.1%(5)
43	Horizon High School	BRIGHTON, CO	1,966	59.0%	53.0%(1,041)	1.3%(25)	35.1%(691)	4.9%(97)
44	Englewood High School	ENGLEWOOD, CO	515	58.9%	41.0%(211)	4.7%(24)	48.9%(252)	1.0%(5)
45	Prairie View High School	HENDERSON, CO	1,809	58.2%	27.9%(505)	5.1%(93)	57.8%(1,045)	5.0%(91)
46	Colorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	677	58.1%	59.7%(404)	4.6%(31)	22.3%(151)	2.1%(14)
47	Pomona Junior/Senior High School	ARVADA, CO	1,252	57.9%	49.5%(620)	1.3%(16)	41.5%(520)	2.4%(30)
48	Rampart High School	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	1,305	57.8%	60.0%(783)	3.8%(49)	22.8%(298)	4.5%(59)
49	Ellicott Senior High School	ELLICOTT, CO	259	57.7%	44.4%(115)	3.1%(8)	47.1%(122)	0.0%(0)
50	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	1,044	57.6%	59.9%(625)	5.8%(61)	19.0%(198)	3.9%(41)

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