Denver Public Schools

Colorado's Denver Public Schools contains 37 high schools. The district contains six schools that received gold, silver or bronze medals in U.S. News's Best High Schools rankings.

All Schools in District

State Rank	School	College Readiness	Math (Avg. Proficiency)	Reading (Avg. Proficiency)
#8	Denver School of the Arts 7111 MONTVIEW BLVD DENVER, CO 80220 #327 Nationally Ranked	53.0 Above CO Avg 90% Tested (AP®) 41% Passed (AP®)	2.3 Above CO Avg 42% Proficient 58% Not Proficient	3.2 Above CO Avg 95% Proficient 5% Not Proficient
#9	Denver School of Science and Technology 2000 VALENCIA ST DENVER, CO 80235 #383 Nationally Ranked	50.5 Above CO Avg 59% Tested (AP®) 48% Passed (AP®)	2.7 Above CO Avg 60% Proficient 40% Not Proficient	3.0 Above CO Avg 89% Proficient 11% Not Proficient
#6	Denver Center for International Studies 574 WEST 6TH AVE DENVER, CO 80204 #232 Nationally Ranked	58.3 Above CO Avg 93% Tested (AP®) 47% Passed (AP®)	2.0 Near CO Avg 28% Proficient 72% Not Proficient	2.9 Above CO Avg 81% Proficient 19% Not Proficient
—	Fred N Thomas Career Education Center 2650 ELIOT ST DENVER, CO 80211 Recognized Nationally	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	2.2 Above CO Avg 36% Proficient 64% Not Proficient	2.9 Above CO Avg 88% Proficient 12% Not Proficient
#17	East High School 1545 DETROIT ST DENVER, CO 80206 #538 Nationally Ranked	44.2 Above CO Avg 61% Tested (AP®) 39% Passed (AP®)	2.2 Above CO Avg 37% Proficient 63% Not Proficient	2.9 Above CO Avg 76% Proficient 24% Not Proficient
#36	Martin Luther King Middle College 19535 EAST 46TH AVE DENVER, CO 80249 #2053 Nationally Ranked	17.4 Near CO Avg 42% Tested (AP®) 9% Passed (AP®)	1.9 Near CO Avg 23% Proficient 77% Not Proficient	2.7 Near CO Avg 70% Proficient 30% Not Proficient
—	Thomas Jefferson High School 3950 SOUTH HOLLY ST DENVER, CO 80237	29.1 Near CO Avg 58% Tested (AP®) 20% Passed (AP®)	1.9 Near CO Avg 24% Proficient 76% Not Proficient	2.6 Near CO Avg 66% Proficient 34% Not Proficient
—	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School 451 SOUTH TEJON ST DENVER, CO 80223	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.8 Near CO Avg 22% Proficient 78% Not Proficient	2.5 Near CO Avg 59% Proficient 41% Not Proficient
—	John F Kennedy High School 2855 SOUTH LAMAR ST DENVER, CO 80227	10.1 Below CO Avg 20% Tested (AP®) 7% Passed (AP®)	1.8 Near CO Avg 20% Proficient 80% Not Proficient	2.5 Near CO Avg 55% Proficient 45% Not Proficient
—	Southwest Early College Charter School 3001 SOUTH FEDERAL BLVD DENVER, CO 80236	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.6 Below CO Avg 15% Proficient 85% Not Proficient	2.5 Near CO Avg 49% Proficient 51% Not Proficient
—	Bruce Randolph School 3955 STEELE ST DENVER, CO 80205	43.8 Above CO Avg 100% Tested (AP®) 25% Passed (AP®)	1.6 Below CO Avg 8% Proficient 92% Not Proficient	2.4 Near CO Avg 50% Proficient 50% Not Proficient
—	Emily Griffith Opportunity School 1250 WELTON ST DENVER, CO 80204	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.4 Below CO Avg 3% Proficient 97% Not Proficient	2.4 Near CO Avg 49% Proficient 51% Not Proficient
—	Online High School 900 GRANT ST DENVER, CO 80203	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.8 Near CO Avg 13% Proficient 87% Not Proficient	2.4 Below CO Avg 51% Proficient 49% Not Proficient
—	George Washington High School 655 SOUTH MONACO PARKWAY DENVER, CO 80224	20.2 Near CO Avg 42% Tested (AP®) 13% Passed (AP®)	1.8 Near CO Avg 28% Proficient 72% Not Proficient	2.4 Below CO Avg 56% Proficient 44% Not Proficient
—	Manual High School 1700 EAST 28TH AVE DENVER, CO 80205	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.8 Near CO Avg 22% Proficient 78% Not Proficient	2.3 Below CO Avg 39% Proficient 61% Not Proficient
—	Venture Prep 2540 HOLLY ST DENVER, CO 80207	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.7 Below CO Avg 9% Proficient 91% Not Proficient	2.3 Below CO Avg 42% Proficient 58% Not Proficient
—	Florence Crittenton High School 96 SOUTH ZUNI DENVER, CO 80223	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.2 Below CO Avg 0% Proficient 100% Not Proficient	2.2 Below CO Avg 47% Proficient 53% Not Proficient
—	North High School 2960 NORTH SPEER BLVD DENVER, CO 80211	19.7 Near CO Avg 43% Tested (AP®) 12% Passed (AP®)	1.4 Below CO Avg 6% Proficient 94% Not Proficient	2.0 Below CO Avg 31% Proficient 69% Not Proficient
—	Ridge View Academy Charter School 28101 EAST QUINCY AVE WATKINS, CO 80137	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.3 Below CO Avg 5% Proficient 95% Not Proficient	2.0 Below CO Avg 33% Proficient 67% Not Proficient
—	South High School 1700 EAST LOUISIANA AVE DENVER, CO 80210	20.3 Near CO Avg 37% Tested (AP®) 15% Passed (AP®)	1.5 Below CO Avg 12% Proficient 88% Not Proficient	2.0 Below CO Avg 34% Proficient 66% Not Proficient
—	West High School 951 ELATI ST DENVER, CO 80204	12.4 Below CO Avg 32% Tested (AP®) 6% Passed (AP®)	1.3 Below CO Avg 3% Proficient 97% Not Proficient	2.0 Below CO Avg 27% Proficient 73% Not Proficient
—	Abraham Lincoln High School 2285 SOUTH FEDERAL BLVD DENVER, CO 80219	16.3 Near CO Avg 43% Tested (AP®) 8% Passed (AP®)	1.4 Below CO Avg 8% Proficient 92% Not Proficient	2.0 Below CO Avg 33% Proficient 67% Not Proficient
—	Escuela Tlatelolco School 2949 NORTH FEDERAL BLVD DENVER, CO 80211	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.2 Below CO Avg 0% Proficient 100% Not Proficient	2.0 Below CO Avg 25% Proficient 75% Not Proficient
—	Justice High School Denver 4760 SHOSHONE ST DENVER, CO 80211	N/A N/A N/A Tested (N/A) N/A Passed (N/A)	1.2 Below CO Avg 0% Proficient 100% Not Proficient	1.9 Below CO Avg 14% Proficient 86% Not Proficient
—	Montbello High School 5000 CROWN BLVD DENVER, CO 80239	17.6 Near CO Avg 49% Tested (AP®) 7% Passed (AP®)	1.4 Below CO Avg 5% Proficient 95% Not Proficient	1.8 Below CO Avg 18% Proficient 82% Not Proficient

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Subject Proficiency

Reading	Math	School Name
2.3	3.17	Denver School of the Arts
2.7	3.04	Denver School of Science and Technology
2.0	2.94	Denver Center for International Studies
2.22	2.92	Fred N Thomas Career Education Center
2.2	2.86	East High School
1.9	2.68	Martin Luther King Middle College
1.92	2.6	Thomas Jefferson High School
1.79	2.54	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
1.76	2.48	John F Kennedy High School
1.59	2.45	Southwest Early College Charter School
1.56	2.44	Bruce Randolph School
1.37	2.42	Emily Griffith Opportunity School
1.77	2.41	Online High School
1.83	2.39	George Washington High School
1.75	2.28	Manual High School
1.65	2.28	Venture Prep
1.24	2.24	Florence Crittenton High School
1.4	2.03	North High School
1.33	2.03	Ridge View Academy Charter School
1.51	2.02	South High School
1.29	2.01	West High School
1.44	1.98	Abraham Lincoln High School
1.2	1.95	Escuela Tlatelolco School
1.18	1.89	Justice High School Denver
1.37	1.8	Montbello High School
1.1	1.75	P.S.1 Charter School
1.13	1.72	Ace Community Challenge Charter School
1.09	1.56	P.R.E.P. (Positive Refocus Education Program)
1.11	1.51	Contemporary Learning Academy High School
0.85	1.44	Life Skills Center Of Denver
1.18	1.36	Summit Academy
0.91	1.15	Colorado High School

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