 LPS is the only school district in the Denver Metro Area that is "Accredited With Distinction" by the Colorado Department of Education.It is one of very few schools to have maintained this level of accreditation since the inception of this rating system.All three LPS high schools have been featured in "US News" "Best High Schools", "Newsweek" magazine’s "Top High Schools in America" and "528" magazine’s "Top High Schools in Denver."