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Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences

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Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences ranks 321 st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences is a public middle school in Denver, Colorado, serving 612 students in grades 6-8. While the school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state, Hill Campus consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages in academic assessments.

The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, and Science on the CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests have declined over the years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 123 out of 418 Colorado middle schools in 2016-2017 to 321 out of 469 in 2024-2025. Hill Campus struggles to effectively serve certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10% of Colorado middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students. The school also has higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism compared to the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Grant Beacon Middle School and McAuliffe International School, Hill Campus generally underperforms. However, some nearby traditional public schools, like McAuliffe Manual Middle School and DSST: Cole Middle School, also struggle with low academic performance. Interestingly, specialized schools in the area, such as Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School and Morey Middle School, outperform Hill Campus and other nearby traditional public schools in academic achievement and statewide rankings.

651

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,842

Per pupil spending ?

51.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

451 Clermont Street
Denver, CO 80220-5019

(720) 423-9680

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences usually attend:

High:

George Washington High School

Feeder schools for Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences:

Elementary:	Ashley Elementary School
	Carson Elementary School
	Lowry Elementary School
	McMeen Elementary School
	More...
	Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment
	Palmer Elementary School
	Steck Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.1%

White:

34.9%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 55th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (28% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

321^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	321 of 469	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	295 of 485	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	248 of 480	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	192 of 448	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	131 of 369	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.1	168 of 458	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	123 of 418	70.6%	★★★★☆
2017	65.5	112 of 424	73.6%	★★★★☆
2016	46.5	192 of 400	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.9	197 of 436	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.3	255 of 461	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.2	274 of 454	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.2	261 of 425	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	274 of 422	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	281 of 409	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.5	283 of 377	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	306 of 362	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	322 of 360	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	4.1	334 of 346	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.3	331 of 340	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.0	328 of 336	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	26 of 29	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	25 of 33	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	19 of 22	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	33.9	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	226 of 347	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	230 of 350	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	202 of 363	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.7	165 of 326	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	100 of 254	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.0	150 of 352	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	88 of 315	72.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	114 of 132	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	83 of 126	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.8	28 of 125	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	2 of 93	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	48.2	84 of 134	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.9	69 of 121	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	206 of 218	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	186 of 199	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	164 of 198	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	141 of 169	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	132 of 220	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.4	64 of 165	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	221 of 241	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	240 of 244	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	222 of 241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.3	123 of 197	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	171 of 240	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.3	130 of 222	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	277 of 352	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	246 of 357	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	202 of 356	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	158 of 328	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.1	122 of 249	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	133 of 343	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.4	124 of 317	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	71.7	8 of 25	68.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	8 of 31	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	133 of 275	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	110 of 273	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	124 of 286	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	62 of 265	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	57 of 203	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	39 of 283	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	22 of 199	88.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2024)68th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)25th percentile-38 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)10th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

Math18%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, October 22, 2018

My daughter has had a wonderful experience at Hill Middle School. Coming from a private Elenentary school, we were worried about the transition. Everyone has been welcoming and my daughter has built relationships with her teachers. The after school tutoring is amazing and my daughter looks forward to it. The academics are strong and it has pushed my daughter to work hard and she has started to take pride in her work. I am thrilled we chose Hill! Close Quote

Schools Near Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	Public	6-8	451 Clermont Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-9680	651	35	18.8	51.9%	227 (34.9%)	106 (16.3%)	235 (36.1%)	16 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (0.9%)	56 (8.6%)	29.1	321^st of 469 public middle schools	31.6%		32.8	295^th of 485 public middle schools	39.2%	26	35.8	43.3	32.8	37.0	15.2	18.3	21.8	18.5	29.0	$16,842
McAuliffe International School	Public	6-8	2540 Holly St	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1540	1,329	67	19.7	27.5%	760 (57.2%)	160 (12.0%)	238 (17.9%)	36 (2.7%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	127 (9.6%)	94.6	22^nd of 469 public middle schools	95.3%		94.2	20^th of 485 public middle schools	95.9%	2	70.9	75.7	74.9	73.9	66.8	71.3	80.1	72.8	67.9	$15,947
Morey Middle School	Public	6-8	840 East 14th Avenue	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0700	479	25	19.1	29.0%	284 (59.3%)	30 (6.3%)	96 (20.0%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (10.4%)	97.8	9^th of 469 public middle schools	98.1%		97.1	11^th of 485 public middle schools	97.7%	2	85.3	85.3	87.8	86.1	75.3	73.0	83.6	77.3	71.5	$16,610
DSST: Cedar Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	150 S Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	485	36	13.5	50.5%	187 (38.6%)	90 (18.6%)	148 (30.5%)	21 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.4%)	86.7	48^th of 469 public middle schools	89.8%		78.5	83^rd of 485 public middle schools	82.9%	35	70.6	66.7	73.5	70.2	55.9	47.0	60.8	54.6	58.7	$9,604
Merrill Middle School	Public	6-8	1551 South Monroe Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0600	611	36	17.1	39.1%	333 (54.5%)	25 (4.1%)	196 (32.1%)	25 (4.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	84.1	58^th of 469 public middle schools	87.6%		87.1	48^th of 485 public middle schools	90.1%	10	65.7	71.5	62.4	66.5	44.7	57.4	58.9	53.7	56.3	$18,046
Manual Middle School	Public	6-8	1700 E. 28th Ave.	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6550	257	18	14.0	71.2%	45 (17.5%)	90 (35.0%)	99 (38.5%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.4%)	21.5	348^th of 469 public middle schools	25.8%		10.3	450^th of 485 public middle schools	7.2%	102	29.6	30.2	30.4	30.1	12.7	18.9	17.8	16.3	23.3	$20,830
DSST: Montview Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	463	29	15.9	76.9%	38 (8.2%)	188 (40.6%)	192 (41.5%)	13 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	30	314^th of 469 public middle schools	33.0%		36.7	267^th of 485 public middle schools	44.9%	47	34.0	36.8	26.6	32.6	26.8	29.4	25.8	27.3	17.4	$11,419
West Middle School	Public	6-8	951 Elati St	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5460	188	16	11.9	95.7%	6 (3.2%)	17 (9.0%)	160 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	9	446^th of 469 public middle schools	4.9%		5.4	478^th of 485 public middle schools	1.4%	32	6.8	10.3	21.9	13.9			9.9	5.6	12.9	$26,634
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	750 Galapago St.	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 282-6437	223	16	14.1	30.9%	124 (55.6%)	16 (7.2%)	58 (26.0%)	3 (1.3%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.1%)	76.3	94^th of 469 public middle schools	80.0%		61.1	150^th of 485 public middle schools	69.1%	56	67.2	76.9	56.6	68.2	40.0	43.6	46.2	43.1	46.9	$13,673
DSST: Cole Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3240 Humboldt Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6354	282	24	11.8	86.2%	10 (3.5%)	64 (22.7%)	197 (69.9%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	4 (1.4%)	12	430^th of 469 public middle schools	8.3%		15.6	403^rd of 485 public middle schools	16.9%	27	20.5	19.8	25.9	22.0	6.7	7.2	10.6	8.2	16.5	$13,612

Frequently Asked Questions about Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences

What district is Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences?

Students at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences are 36% Hispanic, 35% White, 16% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences attend?

Students who attend Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences usually go on to attend George Washington High School

Is Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences a good school?

Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences ranks 321^st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences.

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