C+
Denver County School District 1
Public school districtGrades PK–12
Serves Denver.
Students
90,471
Schools
198
Spent per student
$17,972
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$2,815.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Denver County School District 1
- School Grade C+: better than 40% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 7 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- Spends 13% more per student than the CO average
- 15 students per teacher
- Debt of $2,815.8M, about $31,124 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Franktown.
PK–5Franktown Elementary SchoolDouglas County School District RE-1
6–89 middle schoolsDouglas County School District RE-1
9–1210 high schoolsDouglas County School District RE-1
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency25%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts40%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)75%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,972 per student · 13% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 48%Support & administration 48%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 17%Federal 11%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
86,771’20
87,112’21
87,037’22
88,258’23
90,471’24
Up 4.3% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 53%White 25%Black 13%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
198 public schools.
Denver Language School
A930 students16:1
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
D886 students18:1
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School
A+872 students19:1
McGlone Academy
D−842 students15:1
Place Bridge Academy
D−824 students13:1
Omar D Blair Charter School
C−783 students14:1
Slavens K-8 School
A+762 students19:1
Park Hill School
B+717 students19:1
Green Valley Elementary School
C−714 students15:1
McMeen Elementary School
C706 students18:1
Swigert International School
A673 students17:1
Westerly Creek Elementary
A647 students16:1
Inspire Elementary
C645 students17:1
Maxwell Elementary School
D−638 students16:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside
B−637 students14:1
Gust Elementary School
C−602 students17:1
Marie L. Greenwood Academy
C−597 students16:1
Willow Elementary School
A596 students17:1
Highline Academy Southeast
B+591 students13:1
Highline Academy Northeast
C+589 students11:1
Denver Green School Southeast
B586 students16:1
Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School
D−585 students14:1
Edison Elementary School
A583 students18:1
Bradley International School
A574 students17:1
Sabin World School
B−559 students16:1
Marrama Elementary School
D547 students16:1
Joe Shoemaker School
C+543 students19:1
Samuels Elementary School
D−532 students18:1
Brown International Academy
B+530 students17:1
Teller Elementary School
A518 students18:1
Lena Archuleta Elementary School
C−515 students15:1
Holm Elementary School
C510 students15:1
KIPP Northeast Elementary
C−495 students12:1
Barney Ford Elementary School
D487 students16:1
Isabella Bird Community School
C−487 students18:1
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
C484 students18:1
Trevista at Horace Mann
D−482 students15:1
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning
B477 students18:1
Ellis Elementary School
C−467 students18:1
Smith Elementary School
D457 students16:1
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School
C−454 students15:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest
C453 students13:1
Steele Elementary School
A+452 students18:1
Stedman Elementary School
B447 students19:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill
C−443 students11:1
Southmoor Elementary School
B+431 students17:1
Valdez Elementary School
A−423 students18:1
University Park Elementary School
A413 students15:1
Carson Elementary School
A412 students17:1
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval
C−409 students18:1
Cory Elementary School
A+407 students17:1
Lowry Elementary School
C+400 students14:1
Ashley Elementary School
D387 students16:1
Garden Place Academy
D−385 students14:1
Goldrick Elementary School
D−385 students15:1
Doull Elementary School
C381 students16:1
Swansea Elementary School
D381 students14:1
Cheltenham Elementary School
D373 students11:1
College View Elementary School
D−368 students15:1
Denison Montessori School
C+364 students18:1
Valverde Elementary School
C−359 students14:1
John H. Amesse Elementary
D−358 students16:1
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment
C−353 students14:1
Oakland Elementary
D−352 students15:1
Knapp Elementary School
D351 students17:1
Polaris Elementary School
A+350 students20:1
Dora Moore ECE-8 School
C349 students17:1
Columbine Elementary School
C+346 students14:1
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
C344 students14:1
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
C339 students15:1
Barnum Elementary School
D334 students16:1
Grant Ranch ECE-8 School
C334 students15:1
University Prep - Steele St.
D334 students11:1
Godsman Elementary School
C−332 students17:1
Munroe Elementary School
D−332 students15:1
Bromwell Elementary School
A329 students16:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley
C−329 students15:1
Steck Elementary School
A323 students18:1
Odyssey School of Denver
B+318 students13:1
Eagleton Elementary School
C317 students12:1
University Prep - Arapahoe St.
D313 students12:1
Lincoln Elementary School
A−310 students18:1
Cowell Elementary School
D308 students14:1
Creativity Challenge Community
A−306 students18:1
Escalante-Biggs Academy
306 students14:1
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School
B+305 students15:1
Force Elementary School
C−303 students16:1
Traylor Academy
C−300 students15:1
Johnson Elementary School
D−294 students16:1
Newlon Elementary School
D293 students13:1
Asbury Elementary School
A−292 students14:1
Monarch Montessori
C−282 students14:1
Colfax Elementary School
D280 students14:1
Stephen Knight Center for Early Education
276 students13:1
Beach Court Elementary School
D275 students15:1
Cole Arts and Science Academy
D275 students13:1
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School
C+263 students15:1
Hallett Academy
D250 students11:1
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
C244 students13:1
Kaiser Elementary School
D243 students14:1
Whittier ECE-8 School
C−242 students14:1
Castro Elementary School
D241 students14:1
Wyatt Academy
C−240 students14:1
French American School of Denver
230 students13:1
Academy 360
C−201 students13:1
Palmer Elementary School
B+197 students13:1
Columbian Elementary School
C171 students11:1
Responsive Arts & STEAM Academy FNE
161 students13:1
Schmitt Elementary School
D157 students10:1
International Academy of Denver at Harrington
C152 students9:1
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary
146 students11:1
McAuliffe International School
A+1,329 students20:1
Hamilton Middle School
C775 students16:1
Skinner Middle School
B+673 students17:1
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
B+651 students19:1
Merrill Middle School
B+611 students17:1
Lake Middle School
C−592 students15:1
Denver Green School Northfield
B+558 students18:1
DSST: Cedar Middle School
A−485 students14:1
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
C482 students15:1
Morey Middle School
A+479 students19:1
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School
C+468 students14:1
Kepner Beacon Middle School
D467 students14:1
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
D464 students12:1
DSST: Montview Middle School
C+463 students16:1
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
B−451 students13:1
DSST: College View Middle School
C446 students12:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
D411 students15:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
C379 students20:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal
C−376 students15:1
Grant Beacon Middle School
B−339 students16:1
Montbello Middle School
315 students14:1
Bear Valley International School
C−313 students11:1
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
D−301 students11:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
D−287 students15:1
DSST: Cole Middle School
D−282 students12:1
Manual Middle School
C+257 students14:1
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School
B+223 students14:1
Compass Academy
D−200 students11:1
West Middle School
C−188 students12:1
Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
C−154 students10:1
East High School
A2,476 students21:1
Northfield High School
A2,137 students18:1
South High School
A1,950 students19:1
North High School
B1,653 students17:1
Thomas Jefferson High School
A−1,390 students20:1
George Washington High School
A1,326 students21:1
Montbello High School
D1,112 students16:1
Denver School of the Arts
A+1,044 students20:1
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College
D1,027 students16:1
Abraham Lincoln High School
D965 students13:1
John F Kennedy High School
C−681 students14:1
Bruce Randolph School
D−663 students15:1
Denver Online
A−611 students19:1
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART
C604 students10:1
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE
C586 students13:1
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
B+562 students12:1
DSST: Montview High School
A−562 students12:1
DSST: Conservatory Green High School
A−556 students14:1
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
C555 students14:1
DSST: Cedar High School
A546 students16:1
DSST: Elevate Northeast High School
545 students14:1
DSST: College View High School
B−533 students11:1
West High School
D519 students12:1
Northeast Early College
C+507 students16:1
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
C477 students12:1
Career Education Center Early College
C+468 students11:1
Denver Center for International Studies
B354 students14:1
Manual High School
C−348 students15:1
Emily Griffith High School
C311 students19:1
Vista Academy
D−291 students18:1
DSST: Cole High School
B287 students10:1
Summit Academy
C−236 students12:1
Excel Academy
D227 students18:1
Colorado High School Charter - GES
D209 students15:1
Colorado High School Charter
C206 students10:1
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School
C+162 students11:1
Montbello Career and Technical High School
C158 students17:1
AUL Denver
D−156 students12:1
Legacy Options High School
D−153 students11:1
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman
C150 students10:1
Contemporary Learning Academy
A−126 students8:1
5280 High School
B−109 students9:1
Florence Crittenton High School
D−107 students11:1
Denver Justice High School
C106 students13:1
Delta High School
A−105 students15:1
North High School Engagement Center
C103 students11:1
RiseUp Community School
D100 students9:1
Respect Academy
D99 students13:1
Compassion Road Academy
C96 students12:1
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy
89 students6:1
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design
B−60 students9:1
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School
B−59 students5:1
Prep Academy
D−44 students4:1
Gilliam Youth Services Center
21 students2:1
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy
D670 students15:1
Pascual Ledoux Academy
236 students14:1
Sandra Todd-Williams Academy
143 students13:1
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
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$17,160per student
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$15,276per student
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$16,635per student
Adams County School District 14Commerce City
$17,691per student
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.