Colorado Springs, CO high schools ranked

RankGradeSchoolCityDistrictActualProjectedImpactStudents
#1A+The Vanguard School High (Charter)Colorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an82%71%Exceeds Expectations321
#2A+Tca College Pathways (Charter)Colorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an73%53%Greatly Exceeds Expectations465
#3A+The Classical Academy High School (Charter)Colorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an71%51%Greatly Exceeds Expectations547
#4A+Pikes Peak Early CollegeColorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4968%54%Exceeds Expectations169
#5A+Pine Creek High SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an68%58%Exceeds Expectations1,815
#6A+Monument Charter Academy Secondary School (Charter)Colorado SpringsLewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 in the co57%46%Exceeds Expectations485
#7AAscend College PrepColorado SpringsEducation Reenvisioned Boces62%49%Exceeds Expectations71
#8ADiscovery Canyon Campus High SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an62%59%Meets Expectations1,087
#9AVillage High SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an57%49%Meets Expectations447
#10A-Rampart High SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an57%44%Exceeds Expectations1,454
#11A-James Irwin Charter High School (Charter)Colorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an55%20%Greatly Exceeds Expectations403
#12A-Liberty High SchoolColorado SpringsAcademy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an54%44%Exceeds Expectations1,647
#13BCiva Charter Academy (Charter)Colorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E48%37%Exceeds Expectations194
#14BColorado Early Colleges Colorado Springs (Charter)Colorado SpringsState Charter School Institute47%35%Exceeds Expectations642
#15B-Vista Ridge High SchoolColorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4943%34%Meets Expectations1,587
#16B-Banning Lewis Ranch Academy (Charter, K-12)Colorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4940%39%Meets Expectations1,600
#17C+Coronado High SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E38%39%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,305
#18C+Springs Studio For Academic ExcellenceColorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4938%39%Meets Expectations433
#19CAtlas Preparatory High School (Charter)Colorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an36%13%Greatly Exceeds Expectations479
#20CWidefield High SchoolColorado SpringsSchool District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of35%26%Exceeds Expectations1,241
#21C-Mesa Ridge High SchoolColorado SpringsSchool District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of33%28%Meets Expectations1,269
#22C-Doherty High SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E31%35%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,832
#23C-Sand Creek High SchoolColorado SpringsEl Paso County Colorado School District 4931%30%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,307
#24C-Hanover Junior Senior High SchoolColorado SpringsHanover School District No. 28 in the county of El Paso an30%17%Exceeds Expectations156
#25D+Palmer High SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E29%34%Doesn't Meet Expectations1,384
#26D+Colorado Military Academy (Charter, K-12)Colorado SpringsState Charter School Institute26%21%Meets Expectations603
#27DHarrison High SchoolColorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an24%15%Meets Expectations1,179
#28DSierra High SchoolColorado SpringsHarrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an23%13%Exceeds Expectations908
#29D-Mitchell High SchoolColorado SpringsColorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E17%27%Underperforms Expectations886

How Colorado Springs, CO's high schools compare

A: 12B: 4C: 8D: 5

55% of the 29 ranked high schools in Colorado Springs, CO earn an A or B (12 A grades, 4 B, 8 C, 5 D, 0 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 24 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (83% here, 74% nationally), and 16 exceed it. On average 46% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).

The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: James Irwin Charter High School (55% against 20%, A-), Atlas Preparatory High School (36% against 13%, C), Tca College Pathways (73% against 53%, A+), The Classical Academy High School (71% against 51%, A+), Pikes Peak Early College (68% against 54%, A+).

Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 10): Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an (6).

The largest ranked high schools: Doherty High School (1,832 students, C-, #22), Pine Creek High School (1,815 students, A+, #5), Liberty High School (1,647 students, A-, #12).

Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 9 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.

High schools in Colorado Springs, CO that are not ranked

14 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.

Special-purpose schools (10)

Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.

Fully online schools (2)

Statewide virtual schools draw students from everywhere, so a place ranking is not a fair comparison.

Not yet graded (2)

Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.

About this ranking

  • Scope: public high schools in Colorado Springs, CO, as grouped on its schools page; the Colorado ranking covers the whole state.
  • Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
  • Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
  • Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
  • Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works

Questions about high schools in Colorado Springs, CO

What is the best high school in Colorado Springs, CO?

The Vanguard School High in Colorado Springs ranks first among the 29 ranked high schools in Colorado Springs, CO with a SchoolGrade of A+, 82% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 71%.

How are high schools in Colorado Springs, CO ranked?

By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.

How many high schools does Colorado Springs, CO have?

SchoolGrade grades 43 public high schools in Colorado Springs, CO; 29 are ranked here and 14 are listed as not ranked.