| Rank |
Last |
High school |
Comment |
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1
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1
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Cherry Creek
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In 2008, 986 students took 2,240 AP exams with 88% scoring 3 or better.
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2
|
3
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Lakewood
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In the past ten years, out of 700 diploma candidates, an average of 90% of the LHS International Baccalaureate graduates has earned their IB diplomas.
|
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3
|
9
|
Arapahoe
|
AHS was the top placing team from Colorado at the National Technology Student Association (TSA) conference this June.
|
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4
|
2
|
Ralston Valley
|
Five Steinmark Awards, the top overall athletic honor in the state, have been awarded to Mustang athletes since 2000.
|
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5
|
5
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Monarch
|
Based on CSAP and ACT scores, MHS ranks among the top eight-percent across the state.
|
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6
|
7
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Fairview
|
More than 900 of the Knights 1900-plus students have participated in theater, music, and graphic arts classes.
|
|
7
|
4
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Regis-Jesuit
|
In recent years more than 98 percent of RJHS graduates have been accepted at colleges and universities throughout the country.
|
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8
|
12
|
D'Evelyn
|
From 2001-08, DHS has recorded the highest scores of any public high school in Colorado on the Colorado state-mandated ACT
|
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9
|
24
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Rock Canyon
|
Ninety-two percent of Jaguars teachers teach in the subject in which they received their degree.
|
|
10
|
10
|
Faith Christian |
Nearly 80 percent of FCA students who take Advanced Placement classes earn college credit by virtue of their scores on AP final exams.
|
|
11
|
16
|
Peak to Peak
|
The Character Education Partnership named the Pumas as one of twenty-five schools as National Finalists in its National Schools of Character (NSOC) awards program.
|
|
12
|
33
|
Eaton
|
Ninety-one percent of Red teachers teach in the subject in which they received their degree.
|
|
13
|
6
|
Kent Denver
|
Senior Will Miller placed first in the editorial category and senior Cody Autterson placed third in cartooning, in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communication Contest. |
|
14
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19
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Eads
|
Fifty percent of Eagles teachers teach in the subject in which they received their degree.
|
|
15
|
22
|
Mullen
|
Paige Higgins, Class of 2000, ran the marathon at the IAAF World Championships in Berlin, Germany finishing 30th.
|
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16
|
17
|
CSCS
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Colorado Springs Christian Elementary School Library is one of more than 56,000 schools and public libraries across the nation awarded the Picturing America program. Picturing America is a free initiative from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) that helps teach American history and culture by bringing some of the country's great art directly to classrooms and libraries.
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|
17
|
NA
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DSST
|
Denver School of Science and Technology has the highest high school growth ratings in Colorado for the last three years.
|
|
18
|
30
|
Cheyenne Mountain
|
CMHS was recently selected as a Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. This is a prestigious national award received by only 37 high schools across the country.
|
|
19
|
14
|
Holy Family
|
More than 70-percent of the HFHS faculty/staff hold at least a master's degree.
|
|
20
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18
|
Boulder
|
Sixty-six percent of Panthers teachers teach in the subject in which they received their degree.
|
|
21
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26
|
Air Academy
|
The Kadets are a six-time John Irwin Award Winner for Excellence.
|
|
22
|
6
|
Broomfield
|
Fifty-nine percent of Eagles teachers teach in the subject in which they received their degree.
|
|
23
|
25
|
The Classical Academy
|
TCA is larger than 75 percent of the public school districts in Colorado.
|
|
24
|
20
|
Niwot
|
The Cougars have been recognized as a John J. Irwin School of Excellence Award Winner since 2001.
|
|
25
|
21
|
Grandview
|
Eighty-three percent of Wolve teachers teach in the subject in which they received their degree.
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