Colorado Timberline Academy Photo - Weekend Trip to Bisti Badlands in New Mexico

Best Colorado Private High Schools Offering Climbing Sport (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 12 private high schools offering climbing as an interscholastic sport serving 3,593 students in Colorado.
The top-ranked offering climbing sport private high schools in Colorado include Vail Mountain School, Kent Denver School, and Colorado Academy.
The average tuition cost is $39,132, which is higher than the Colorado private high school average tuition cost of $16,491.
17% of private high schools offering climbing sport in Colorado are religiously affiliated (most commonly Christian and Other).

Top Private High Schools Offering Climbing Sport in Colorado (2026)

School
Location
Quick Facts
Colorado Academy
Colorado Academy Photo - Every day on campus, CA's lives the mission to create curious, kind, courageous, and adventurous learners and leaders. Our dedicated teachers offer an innovative and rigorous curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and sciences by encouraging students to think outside the box. We want students to ask "why?" and "why not?".
3800 S Pierce St
Denver, CO 80235
(303) 914-2513
Gr: PK-12 | 1,043 student Sports: 19 | Extracurrculars: 24 Tuition listed
Denver Academy
Denver Academy Photo - Visual Arts
Special Education School
4400 E Iliff Avenue
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 777-5161
Gr: 2-12 | 457 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 11 Tuition listed
Vail Mountain School
Vail Mountain School Photo
(7)
3000 Booth Falls Road
Vail, CO 81657
(970) 476-3850
Gr: K-12 | 418 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 11 Tuition listed
Ascent Christian School
Ascent Christian School Photo - Ascent Christian provides Christian education for K4, elementary, middle school, and high school students. We connect the strength of private education with the impact of family involvement by implementing three on-campus days and two at-home days. We're set apart from typical private education; focusing on the core values of worship, academics, missions, leadership, and adventure.
(Christian)
(2)
4330 Mark Dabling Blvd
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
(719) 302-3751
Gr: PK-12 | 250 students Sports: 2 | Extracurrculars: 2 Tuition listed
500 Holden Way
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2562
Gr: 9-12 | 165 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 36 Tuition listed
Colorado Timberline Academy
Colorado Timberline Academy Photo - Weekend Trip to Bisti Badlands in New Mexico
Alternative School
(1)
454 Academy Drive
Durango, CO 81301
(970) 247-5898
Gr: 9-12 | 30 students Avg. class size: 6 students Sports: 10 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Crested Butte Academy
(1)
P O Box 1180
Crested Butte, CO 81224
(970) 349-1805
Gr: 8-12 | 61 students Avg. class size: 6 students Sports: 11 | Extracurrculars: 5 Tuition listed
6155 Fountain Valley School Road
Colorado Springs, CO 80911
(719) 391-5251
Gr: 9-12 | 230 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 17 | Extracurrculars: 25 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
High Mountain Institute
High Mountain Institute Photo - Winter Ski trip in the Spring semester
Special Program Emphasis
531 County Rd 5A
Leadville, CO 80461
(719) 486-8200
Gr: 11-12 | 40 students Avg. class size: 10 students Sports: 4 Tuition & acceptance rate listed
Kent Denver School
Kent Denver School Photo
4000 East Quincy Avenue
Englewood, CO 80113
(303) 770-7660
Gr: 6-12 | 784 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 20 | Extracurrculars: 19 Tuition listed
The Link School
The Link School Photo - The Link School's Lodge
Special Program Emphasis
18885 County Road 367
Buena Vista, CO 81211
(719) 395-6797
Gr: 9-12 | 13 students Sports: 6 Tuition listed
Watershed School
Watershed School Photo
Alternative School
(8)
5405 Spine Rd
Boulder, CO 80301
(303) 440-7520
Gr: 6-12 | 102 students Sports: 4 | Extracurrculars: 6 Tuition listed

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