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Towns with the best schools in Colorado

Ranked by our Schools score out of 100, which is based on how many high-school students take AP, IB or college classes, how many students miss a lot of school, the graduation rate and class size, for the public schools in the town. Of the 118 towns in Colorado with 1,000 or more people, these are the top 25.

Highlands Ranch ranks first with a score of 73. Meeker and Steamboat Springs follow, with 71 and 67. Scores compare each town with all 27,850 towns we track across the US.

RankTownScore High-school students in AP or IB classesHigh-school students taking college classes Population
1 Highlands Ranch 73 38.0%26.9% 102,257
2 Meeker 71 12.6%42.8% 2,580
3 Steamboat Springs 67 19.2%13.6% 13,433
4 Parker 65 22.6%34.0% 61,783
5 Louisville 65 30.1%16.3% 20,786
6 Holyoke 62 29.0%22.2% 2,382
7 Monument 62 28.9%6.2% 11,735
8 Centennial 61 37.9%15.3% 108,201
9 Windsor 60 14.8%38.3% 37,914
10 Sanford 60 18.8%46.9% 1,142
11 Edwards 59 36.2%28.9% 10,785
12 Parachute 58 62.0%23.6% 1,422
13 Kersey 58 0.0%32.5% 1,064
14 Gypsum 58 24.9%27.9% 8,941
15 Alamosa 57 15.7%34.0% 9,879
16 Castle Rock 56 21.2%12.6% 79,123
17 Julesburg 56 16.7%20.8% 1,181
18 Greenwood Village 56 35.9%9.5% 15,420
19 Granby 55 11.2%16.5% 2,270
20 Lyons 55 31.4%7.2% 1,838
21 Salida 55 14.4%31.0% 5,861
22 Erie 55 30.9%9.5% 33,808
23 Fort Collins 55 18.9%40.1% 170,229
24 Durango 54 27.2%30.9% 19,411
25 Carbondale 54 37.1%21.8% 6,637

This is not a test-score ranking, and graduation rates are from 2018 or 2019. Only towns with a high school of their own are listed, and a town does not show up when its students go to school elsewhere. Only towns with 1,000 or more people are ranked. Scores compare each town with all towns we track. See how we score towns and where the figures come from. These are estimates, so check official sources before you decide.

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