Lakewood High School at a glance
- National rank: #4,135 (2026-27 edition)
- Colorado rank: #13
- Previous edition: Down from #1,493 in 2023-24
- Graduation rate: 90.8%
- Students: 1,735
In the 2026-27 edition, Colorado did not let the College Board share AP results with U.S. News, so the two college-readiness measures (40% of the score) for every Colorado school used IB results only. Sources: U.S. News methodology, FactCheck.org. How much this moved Colorado schools.
Ranks are from the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools edition. How HighSchoolTrends uses this data.