Best Schools for White Students in Colorado (2026)

These are the Colorado public schools where white students scored highest on the state reading and math tests, ranked by the average of the two proficiency rates. Only schools with at least 20 tested white students are included. The list reflects how students in this group perform at each school; it is not a ranking of schools by their demographic makeup.

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Elementary schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Polaris Elementary School Denver	98%	92%	179	A+
2	High Peaks Elementary School Boulder	92%	82%	104	A+
3	Zach Elementary School Fort Collins	92%	82%	232	A+
4	Steck Elementary School Denver	87%	82%	113	A+
5	Devinny Elementary School Lakewood	87%	82%	199	A+
6	Harris Bilingual Elementary School Fort Collins	85%	85%	43	A
7	Cory Elementary School Denver	87%	82%	179	A+
8	Bear Creek Elementary School Boulder	87%	77%	174	A+
9	Carson Elementary School Denver	82%	82%	171	A+
10	Valdez Elementary School Denver	75%	85%	38	B
11	Westerly Creek Elementary Denver	82%	77%	225	A+
12	Traut Core Elementary School Fort Collins	87%	72%	157	A+
13	Superior Elementary School Superior	77%	82%	183	A+
14	Ralston Elementary School Golden	77%	77%	132	A+
15	Cherry Hills Village Elementary School Cherry Hills Village	82%	72%	217	A+
16	Park Hill School Denver	82%	72%	222	A+
17	Swigert International School Denver	82%	72%	218	A+
18	Werner Elementary School Fort Collins	82%	72%	218	A+
19	Parmalee Elementary School Indian Hills	82%	72%	161	A+
20	Southmoor Elementary School Denver	77%	77%	128	A+
21	Bradford K8 South Littleton	77%	77%	103	A+
22	Chipeta Elementary School Colorado Springs	72%	77%	156	A+
23	Homestead Elementary School Centennial	77%	72%	177	A+
24	Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School Lafayette	75%	75%	60	B
25	Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies Boulder	82%	67%	131	A+

Middle schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	Aurora Quest K-8 Aurora	92%	92%	197	A+
2	McAuliffe International School Denver	90%	85%	898	A+
3	Challenge School Denver	87%	87%	159	A+
4	The Connect Charter School Pueblo	92%	82%	147	A+
5	Dennison Elementary School Lakewood	87%	87%	260	A+
6	Parker Core Knowledge Charter School Parker	91%	82%	339	A+
7	Slavens K-8 School Denver	90%	82%	420	A+
8	Summit Middle Charter School Boulder	87%	82%	217	A+
9	DSST: Cedar Middle School Denver	87%	82%	222	A+
10	William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School Denver	85%	82%	369	A+
11	Hulstrom K-8 Northglenn	87%	77%	266	A+
12	Morey Middle School Denver	87%	77%	143	A+
13	Crest Academy Salida	90%	70%	29	A+
14	Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School Colorado Springs	82%	77%	133	A+
15	Skinner Middle School Denver	87%	72%	205	B+
16	Southern Hills Middle School Boulder	84%	70%	382	A+
17	Broadmoor Elementary School Colorado Springs	82%	72%	148	A+
18	Soaring Eagles Community School Colorado Springs	82%	72%	65	A+
19	Kinard Core Knowledge Middle School Fort Collins	78%	73%	593	A+
20	Thunder Vista P-8 Broomfield	77%	72%	285	A+
21	Littleton Academy Littleton	82%	67%	207	A+
22	Stone Mountain Elementary Highlands Ranch	77%	72%	276	A+
23	Highline Academy Southeast Denver	82%	67%	156	A+
24	Odyssey School of Denver Denver	82%	67%	69	A+
25	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences Denver	77%	69%	333	B+

High schools

#	School	Reading	Math	Tested	Overall Repit grade
1	DSST: Montview High School Denver	95%	95%	36	A+
2	DSST: Cedar High School Denver	95%	85%	50	A+
3	Fairview High School Boulder	95%	84%	316	A+
4	East High School Denver	92%	82%	281	A+
5	Cherry Creek High School Greenwood Village	90%	83%	544	A+
6	Roaring Fork High School Carbondale	95%	75%	34	B+
7	Monarch High School Louisville	92%	77%	283	A+
8	Boulder High School Boulder	92%	77%	264	A+
9	Evergreen High School Evergreen	92%	77%	231	A+
10	Jefferson Academy High School Broomfield	87%	82%	72	A+
11	Denver School of the Arts Denver	91%	76%	380	A+
12	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School Denver	84%	82%	380	A+
13	George Washington High School Denver	92%	72%	88	B+
14	Niwot High School Niwot	87%	77%	161	A
15	Liberty Common Charter School Fort Collins	86%	74%	523	A+
16	James Irwin Charter High School Colorado Springs	90%	70%	27	A+
17	Ralston Valley Senior High School Arvada	85%	74%	338	A+
18	Glenwood Springs High School Glenwood Springs	87%	72%	91	B+
19	Fossil Ridge High School Fort Collins	88%	71%	348	A+
20	The Classical Academy High School Colorado Springs	87%	72%	110	A+
21	Rock Canyon High School Highlands Ranch	87%	72%	405	A+
22	Arapahoe High School Centennial	86%	69%	416	A+
23	Palmer Ridge High School Monument	82%	72%	214	A+
24	Cheyenne Mountain High School Colorado Springs	82%	72%	233	A+
25	Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County Parker	87%	67%	88	B+

Source: U.S. Department of Education EDFacts (state assessment results by student group) via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Small schools report results as ranges; we use the midpoint. Methodology

Best Schools for White Students in Colorado (2026)

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