Top 10 Colorado High Schools Via ColoradoSchoolGrades.com

According to ColoradoSchoolGrades.com, there are plenty of outstanding high schools in the state.

The site's roster of the ten finest includes five schools that tied for first place.

And even a couple of runners-up received A+ ratings.

Note that there's very little crossover between the site's picks and those Colorado high schools lauded by U.S. News & World Report last year.

Continue to count down the photo-illustrated top ten, featuring a sampling of info from the site. For much more information, click here.

Number 10: PALMER RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
19255 MONUMENT HILL ROAD- MONUMENT, CO 80132

High School — 9th Grade through 12th Grade — 1095 total students

92.2% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
19% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A

Number 9: THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
975 STOUT ROAD — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 

High School — 9th Grade through 12th Grade — 618 total students

99.1% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
13.5% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A

Number 8: DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
7111 MONTVIEW BLVD — DENVER, CO 80220

High School — 6th Grade through 12th Grade — 1076 total students

97.5% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
25% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A

Number 7: DSST: GREEN VALLEY RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
4800 TELLURIDE STREET #4 — DENVER, CO 80249

High School — 9th Grade through 11th Grade — 443 total students

—-% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
—-% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+

Number 6: DSST: STAPLETON HIGH SCHOOL
2000 VALENTIA STREET — DENVER, CO 80238

High School — 9th Grade through 12th Grade — 499 total students

81.9% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
10.9% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+


Number 1 (tie): THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (HIGH)
1832 SOUTH WAHSATCH — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906

High School - 9th Grade through 12th Grade - 249 total students

97.7% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
—-% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+

Number 1 (tie): TCA COLLEGE PATHWAYS
12201 CROSS PEAK VIEW — COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80921

High School — 7th Grade through 12th Grade — 472 total students

78.4% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
—-% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+

Number 1 (tie): LIBERTY COMMON CHARTER SCHOOL
1725 SHARPE POINT DRIVE — FORT COLLINS, CO 80525

High School — Kindergarten through 12th Grade — 1036 total students

90.5% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
—-% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+

Number 1 (tie): EDISON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
14550 EDISON ROAD — YODER, CO 80864

High School — 6th Grade through 12th Grade — 68 total students

75.8% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)
—- % of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+

Number 1 (tie): RIDGEVIEW CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOLS
1800 SOUTH LEMAY AVENUE — FORT COLLINS, CO 80525

High School — Kindergarten through 12th Grade- 773 total students

84.8% of this school's students graduated within four years (graduation rate)

20% of this school's graduates, who went to college in Colorado, needed to re-take high school-level courses (remediation rate)

Overall grade: A+
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