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Denver School of the Arts

Public Grades 6-12

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 97% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Denver School of the Arts is a public high school serving grades 6-12 in Denver, Colorado, part of the School District No. 1. Despite the district's average ranking, Denver School of the Arts has consistently been one of the top-performing high schools in Colorado, ranking in the top 10-11 schools in the state for the past several years and maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is exceptional, with 82.9% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts and 67.4% in CMAS/Math, far exceeding the district and state averages. Denver School of the Arts also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10 in the state for female, male, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for low socioeconomic status students. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 79.0% to 97.5%, higher than the district and state averages, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 1.9% to 3.8%.

When compared to other high schools in the same district and nearby districts, such as East High School, Denver School of the Arts stands out as a clear academic leader, with significantly higher test scores and a higher statewide ranking. The school's ability to consistently deliver a high-quality education to its diverse student population is a testament to the quality of its educational program and the dedication of its staff.

1,044

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,478

Per pupil spending ?

15.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7111 Montview Blvd
Denver, CO 80220-1867

(720) 424-1700

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

59.9%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Two or more races:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (78% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Colorado high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg38%

Colorado avg43%

Middle school

19^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

10^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 30High 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	19 of 469	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	28 of 485	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	15 of 480	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	8 of 448	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	14 of 369	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	11 of 458	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.1	10 of 418	97.6%	★★★★★
2017	98.5	7 of 424	98.3%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	16 of 400	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	98.1	10 of 436	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	95.4	12 of 461	97.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.1	21 of 454	95.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.6	43 of 425	89.9%	★★★★★
2011	84.5	45 of 422	89.3%	★★★★☆
2010	86.4	40 of 409	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.5	50 of 377	86.7%	★★★★☆
2008	88.6	28 of 362	92.3%	★★★★★
2007	84.2	45 of 360	87.5%	★★★★☆
2006	84.7	43 of 346	87.6%	★★★★☆
2005	77.7	71 of 340	79.1%	★★★★☆
2004	79.0	61 of 336	81.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	18 of 347	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	28 of 350	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	10 of 363	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	13 of 326	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	16 of 352	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.4	12 of 315	96.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	58 of 126	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.5	35 of 125	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.4	28 of 93	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	63.9	47 of 134	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	62 of 121	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	99.6	2 of 199	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	2 of 198	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	4 of 169	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	5 of 220	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.8	3 of 165	98.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	98.3	3 of 244	98.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	21 of 352	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.0	22 of 357	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.3	33 of 356	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	8 of 328	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	10 of 343	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	11 of 317	96.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	88.5	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	15 of 275	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.7	32 of 273	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	20 of 286	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	12 of 265	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	86.1	19 of 203	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.2	12 of 283	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	17 of 199	91.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	10 of 328	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.6	8 of 349	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	11 of 221	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	9 of 210	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.2	11 of 411	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	10 of 388	97.4%	★★★★★
2017	92.1	2 of 256	99.2%	★★★★★
2016	85.5	6 of 255	97.6%	★★★★★
2015	94.2	5 of 292	98.3%	★★★★★
2014	95.3	6 of 369	98.4%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	14 of 349	96.0%	★★★★★
2012	93.8	6 of 334	98.2%	★★★★★
2011	93.1	9 of 337	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	91.1	17 of 327	94.8%	★★★★★
2009	93.7	7 of 310	97.7%	★★★★★
2008	94.1	6 of 301	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	90.6	15 of 298	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	93.3	7 of 286	97.6%	★★★★★
2005	90.8	15 of 280	94.6%	★★★★★
2004	92.3	8 of 279	97.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	8 of 247	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.3	8 of 257	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	10 of 254	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	11 of 257	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.7	9 of 239	96.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	24 of 136	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.4	22 of 140	84.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	27 of 135	80.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	24 of 118	79.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	6 of 187	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	6 of 199	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	4 of 198	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	99.1	5 of 205	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	7 of 181	96.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.9	5 of 194	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	26 of 211	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	11 of 246	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	11 of 256	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	7 of 252	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	10 of 253	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.7	11 of 240	95.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	6 of 209	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	5 of 229	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	10 of 234	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	9 of 228	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	8 of 225	96.4%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)99th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)62nd percentile-34 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing93%+28 vs state

English Language Arts83%+38 vs state

Science69%+38 vs state

Math67%+32 vs state

Mathematics66%+28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 1, 2017

This school was a disappointment to us and our child. Despite being an arts school that admits students purely based on talent, there is a tremendous emphasis on being an academic over-achiever. When our child started to struggle second semester, his main arts teacher didn't appear to care. Emails were never answered. We expected much more from a school of this small size and supposed focus on the arts. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Colorado's premiere selective Arts High School, accepting students from around the Metro area and even the state.

School ranks around 10th in the whole state on CSAPs, was listed on a national review of top 50 public high schools. Close Quote

Schools Near Denver School of the Arts

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Denver School of the Arts	Public	6-12	7111 Montview Blvd	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-1700	1,044	52	20.1	15.8%	625 (59.9%)	61 (5.8%)	198 (19.0%)	41 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (9.3%)	95.1	10^th of 328 public high schools	97.0%		95.3	8^th of 349 public high schools	97.7%	2	94.0	73.0	93.0	66.0	94.0	72.0	76.0	85.7	88.5	82.9	54.4	64.9	87.4	67.4	77.5	52.9	$16,478
DSST: Montview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2000 Valentia Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-5570	562	46	12.3	69.9%	72 (12.8%)	215 (38.3%)	225 (40.0%)	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)	54.3	138^th of 328 public high schools	57.9%		56.8	132^nd of 349 public high schools	62.2%	6	55.0	38.0	68.0	43.0	65.0	41.0										27.8	$11,644
New Legacy Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2091 North Dayton Street	Aurora	80010	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-7880	96	7	13.2	100.0%	6 (6.3%)	9 (9.4%)	78 (81.3%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)								(n/a)																	$31,382
Aurora West College Preparatory Academy	Public	6-12	10100 East 13th Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 366-2671	927	46	20.1	94.1%	26 (2.8%)	124 (13.4%)	685 (73.9%)	59 (6.4%)	10 (1.1%)	8 (0.9%)	15 (1.6%)	6.9	312^th of 328 public high schools	4.9%		6.3	331^st of 349 public high schools	5.2%	19	33.0		39.0	9.0	19.0		6.5	5.0	5.1	5.5				0.8		8.4	$18,492
New America School - Aurora	Public, Charter	9-12	9125 E Seventh Place Building	Denver	80230	Arapahoe County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 320-9854	82	5	16.7	92.7%	1 (1.2%)	8 (9.8%)	62 (75.6%)	9 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																	$19,130
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy	Public	9-12	2900 Richard Allen Ct	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7260	89	16	5.7	68.5%	1 (1.1%)	62 (69.7%)	12 (13.5%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (13.5%)								(n/a)			62.0	34.0													$44,314
East High School	Public	9-12	1600 City Park Esplanade	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8300	2,476	117	21.2	32.5%	1,282 (51.8%)	336 (13.6%)	568 (22.9%)	70 (2.8%)	10 (0.4%)	7 (0.3%)	184 (7.4%)	78.9	68^th of 328 public high schools	79.3%		79.2	65^th of 349 public high schools	81.4%	3	78.0	54.0	76.0	56.0	77.0	51.0										36.0	$16,018
Prep Academy	Public	6-12	2727 Columbine Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8451	44	12	3.7	93.2%	0 (0.0%)	23 (52.3%)	18 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.3%)	2 (4.5%)								(n/a)																	$62,810
Bruce Randolph School	Public	6-12	3955 Steele Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-1080	663	45	14.5	88.5%	10 (1.5%)	42 (6.3%)	583 (87.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	14 (2.1%)	4.8	324^th of 328 public high schools	1.2%		5	341^st of 349 public high schools	2.3%	17	22.0	6.0	24.0	8.0	23.0	7.0	12.7	15.1	8.0	11.9				1.9	5.0	5.0	$20,235
George Washington High School	Public	9-12	655 South Monaco Pkwy	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8600	1,326	65	20.5	55.2%	323 (24.4%)	298 (22.5%)	547 (41.3%)	36 (2.7%)	14 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	89 (6.7%)	38.8	205^th of 328 public high schools	37.5%		36.7	209^th of 349 public high schools	40.1%	4	51.0	31.0	46.0	27.0	60.0	37.0										31.5	$16,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Denver School of the Arts

What district is Denver School of the Arts in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Denver School of the Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,044 students attended Denver School of the Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Denver School of the Arts?

Students at Denver School of the Arts are 60% White, 19% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 2% Not Specified.

Is Denver School of the Arts a good school?

Yes! Denver School of the Arts is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 328 Colorado high schools.

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