Where are the top school districts in Colorado?

DENVER (KDVR) – Review and ranking website Niche recently released its list of the top school districts in each state for 2025 , including Colorado.

There are 179 school districts in the Centennial State, though Niche only graded and ranked 164.

Each district received a letter grade, with A+ being the top score.

This grade is based on several factors including academics, teachers, diversity and college prep.

Only one of the districts, Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in Colorado Springs, received an A+, with the rest of the top 15 list receiving an A or A-.

The best school districts in Colorado

The best school districts in the state , according to Niche, are located in several different regions of Colorado from the Front Range and Eastern Plains to the mountains.

The top 15 school districts in Colorado, with Denver metro area districts bolded:

1. Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in Colorado Springs
2. Boulder Valley School District in Boulder
3. Cherry Creek School District in Greenwood Village
4. Telluride School District No. R-1 in Telluride
5. Lewis-Palmer School District 38 in Monument
6. Littleton Public Schools in Littleton
7. Poudre School District in Fort Collins
8. Academy School District No. 20 in Colorado Springs
9. Steamboat Springs School District No. RE-2 in Steamboat Springs
10. Ridgway School District No. R-2 in Ridgway
11. Douglas County School District No. RE-1 in Castle Rock
12. Platte Valley School District in Kersey
13. St. Vrain Valley School District in Longmont
14. McClave School District in McClave
15. Aspen School District No. 1 in Aspen

Two of these districts also had schools on the top 15 list of best schools in the state . These were Peak to Peak Charter School in Boulder Valley School District and Cherry Creek High School in Cherry Creek School District.

While Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 was graded the best district in the state, the highest-ranked school from it, Cheyenne Mountain High School, was just short of making the top 15 list, coming in at No. 16.

The largest school district in the state, Denver Public Schools, did not make it anywhere near the top 15 list. According to Niche, it gets a “B” grade overall, which ranked it as the No. 43 best school district in the state.

How did Colorado measure up nationwide?

Colorado’s school districts did not make the top 50 list of best school districts nationwide. However, with around 11,000 school districts in the country, this may not be that surprising.

The No. 1 school district in Colorado, Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12, ultimately came in at No. 180 of best school districts in America.

The No. 2, district, Boulder Valley School District, meanwhile came in at No. 362 nationwide.

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