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Highline Academy Southeast

Q: Is Highline Academy Southeast a good school?

Highline Academy Southeast ranks 406 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Highline Academy Southeast is a public charter elementary and middle school serving 535 students in grades K-8 in Denver, Colorado. The school consistently outperforms the School District No. 1 and the state of Colorado in academic assessments, with strong performance across various grade levels and subjects.

Highline Academy Southeast's academic achievements are particularly noteworthy for certain student subgroups. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 5th out of 21 Colorado elementary schools for African American students and 74th out of 247 for Hispanic students in CMAS/English Language Arts assessments. Additionally, the school has relatively low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 3.8% over the past few years, which are lower than the district and state averages.

While Highline Academy Southeast outperforms many nearby schools in the School District No. 1, such as Place Bridge Academy, McMeen Elementary School, and Ellis Elementary School, it lags behind high-performing schools like Slavens K-8 School, University Park Elementary School, Creativity Challenge Community, and Cory Elementary School, which are among the top-ranked schools in the state.

591

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,050

Per pupil spending ?

53.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2170 South Dahlia Street
Denver, CO 80222-3218

(303) 759-7808

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

24.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (45% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 19 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

406^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

152^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 19 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Colorado Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 99Elementary 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	54.8	406 of 950	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	383 of 943	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	318 of 933	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	269 of 921	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.6	235 of 710	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.5	212 of 965	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	325 of 917	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.8	337 of 929	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	288 of 914	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.4	224 of 938	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	74.9	234 of 962	75.7%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	222 of 954	76.7%	★★★★☆
2012	71.9	262 of 935	72.0%	★★★★☆
2011	66.8	325 of 935	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	339 of 925	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	390 of 872	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.9	482 of 849	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.6	628 of 852	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.0	5 of 21	76.2%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	3 of 18	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.6	4 of 18	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	6 of 23	73.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	426 of 694	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	334 of 684	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	295 of 642	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	242 of 595	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.4	175 of 351	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.0	183 of 758	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	55.6	275 of 690	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	74 of 247	70.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	92 of 337	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	125 of 365	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	121 of 265	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	54 of 203	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	56 of 332	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	75 of 308	75.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	245 of 700	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	318 of 683	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	261 of 649	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.3	206 of 594	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	170 of 352	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.7	211 of 764	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.4	225 of 693	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	171 of 551	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	198 of 539	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	190 of 525	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	130 of 454	71.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	60 of 288	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.9	91 of 596	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	83 of 337	75.4%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	152 of 469	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.0	94 of 485	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	72 of 480	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	83 of 448	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	63.1	118 of 369	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.7	75 of 458	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	80.1	63 of 418	84.9%	★★★★☆
2017	89.6	35 of 424	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	34 of 400	91.5%	★★★★★
2015	77.7	59 of 436	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	74.8	102 of 461	77.9%	★★★★☆
2013	77.3	81 of 454	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	75.0	95 of 425	77.6%	★★★★☆
2011	68.9	126 of 422	70.1%	★★★★☆
2010	49.3	221 of 409	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.4	277 of 377	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.6	234 of 362	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	22.0	297 of 360	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	79.9	3 of 25	88.0%	★★★★★
2023	71.5	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.2	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	140 of 347	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.9	78 of 350	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	63 of 363	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	63 of 326	80.7%	★★★★☆
2021	54.9	103 of 254	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	81 of 352	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	59 of 315	81.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	59 of 218	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	34 of 220	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	54 of 241	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	19 of 244	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	78.3	23 of 241	90.5%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	14 of 197	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	59.2	28 of 114	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	40 of 240	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	36 of 222	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	132 of 352	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	97 of 357	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.6	75 of 356	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	85 of 328	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	96 of 249	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.0	71 of 343	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	37 of 317	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	74 of 275	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	47 of 273	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	62 of 286	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	52 of 265	80.4%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	30 of 203	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	19 of 283	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.2	28 of 199	85.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2025)76th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)65th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-19 vs school

Middle school

African American (2024)88th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)73rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%+9 vs state

Science39%~ state avg

Math39%+3 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, April 12, 2009

My daughter has had a excellent experience at this school. The teachers and other staff are caring and very communicative. I always know what is going on in the classroom, what the homework is, what work is not complete and other information. The school requires 40 hours of volunteer time per year for a married couple but has ample opportunities to help out. Close Quote

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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 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	591	46	12.8	53.3%	229 (38.7%)	147 (24.9%)	168 (28.4%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	54.8	406^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.3%		57.9	383^rd of 943 public elementary schools	59.4%	23	49.2	49.2	56.3	51.9	53.4	61.8	53.7	33.3	55.7	33.9	29.6	26.0	58.0	38.9	35.5	42.6	$15,050
Ellis Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1651 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7700	467	26	18.1	85.2%	80 (17.1%)	31 (6.6%)	334 (71.5%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	9.8	886^th of 950 public elementary schools	6.7%		8.5	905^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.0%	19			19.6				21.3	19.6	9.1	15.0				14.6	10.0		$18,945
Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	574	34	16.8	42.2%	275 (47.9%)	64 (11.1%)	153 (26.7%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	62.8	336^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.6%		69.6	267^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.7%	69	46.1	53.2	44.4				47.9	49.3	61.3	41.8				51.1	43.6		$17,469
University Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 South St Paul Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3410	413	27	15.4	28.6%	269 (65.1%)	24 (5.8%)	71 (17.2%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	89.3	80^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.6%		82.8	144^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.7%	64	65.2	64.2	81.1				69.8	56.7	64.3	72.7				64.0	78.2		$17,805
Creativity Challenge Community	Public	K-5	1551 S. Monroe St	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0630	306	17	17.6	14.4%	229 (74.8%)	7 (2.3%)	39 (12.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	92	52^nd of 950 public elementary schools	94.5%		93.4	38^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.0%	14	73.1	73.3	80.0				75.2	69.8	60.0	65.0				65.2	72.5		$16,913
Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 East Cornell Avenue	Denver	80222	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2500	633	42	15.2	62.4%	174 (27.5%)	71 (11.2%)	323 (51.0%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	22.1	710^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.3%		22	712^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.5%	2	28.0	21.1	35.2				28.1	21.4	20.6	27.7				23.4	25.5		$20,165
Cory Elementary School	Public	1-5	1550 South Steele Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8380	407	24	16.8	23.1%	286 (70.3%)	18 (4.4%)	43 (10.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.8%)	91.5	56^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.1%		96.1	22^nd of 943 public elementary schools	97.7%	34	66.2	60.5	81.4				68.9	73.0	67.9	75.7				72.0	69.1		$16,807
Place Bridge Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7125 Cherry Creek Drive North	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0960	824	63	13.0	85.2%	65 (7.9%)	193 (23.4%)	467 (56.7%)	77 (9.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.8%)	11.3	866^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.8%		8.3	908^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.7%	42			19.0	12.3	12.9	13.8	13.2	20.8	12.5	17.9		12.3		11.5	16.7	7.8	$21,474
McMeen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Holly Street	Denver	80246	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5520	706	38	18.3	63.3%	150 (21.2%)	108 (15.3%)	393 (55.7%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	20.8	730^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.2%		17.4	771^st of 943 public elementary schools	18.2%	41	45.8	36.4	20.7				32.7	26.9	20.2	5.6				18.2	13.5		$16,986
Slavens K-8 School	Public	K-8	3000 South Clayton Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4150	762	41	18.6	13.3%	591 (77.6%)	29 (3.8%)	71 (9.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	97.8	10^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.7	10^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.9%		76.6	83.3	85.7	92.1	92.9	89.5	86.7	80.3	84.3	86.8	81.6	90.6	91.3	85.9	75.0	80.2	$16,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Highline Academy Southeast

Is Highline Academy Southeast a good school?

Highline Academy Southeast ranks 406^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Highline Academy Southeast in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Highline Academy Southeast?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Highline Academy Southeast.

What is the racial makeup of Highline Academy Southeast?

Students at Highline Academy Southeast are 39% White, 28% Hispanic, 25% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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