Towns with the best public schools in Colorado
Ranked by how far each town's public schools score above or below the Colorado average in math and reading proficiency, weighted by enrollment. 142 towns with 2,500+ residents.
Where Brush lands: #142 of 142
−41.8 pts vs. the CO average in math + reading · Visit Brush →
1
Cherry Hills Village
+32.0 pts
Math 69.5% · Reading 72%
2
Evergreen
+31.9 pts
Math 63.6% · Reading 77.8%
3
Greenwood Village
+29.7 pts
Math 62.9% · Reading 74%
How this ranking works
For every public school in a town we take its latest math and reading proficiency and subtract the Colorado average for the same test. The town’s score is the average of those gaps, weighted by each school’s enrollment, so a big high school counts more than a small annex. Private schools aren’t included.
Each state writes its own tests, so these scores compare towns within Colorado only. We don’t rank a town unless at least 150 students in its schools were tested. Test data: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).
Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.