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Best Alternative Schools in Denver, CO

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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 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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	Public, Alternative	K-12	1700 South Holly Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	Denver 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 759-2076	382	24	16.1	2.4%	297 (77.7%)	5 (1.3%)	51 (13.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.8%)								(n/a)			75.0	42.0			30.0	33.3	82.6	72.5	55.3	57.5	58.0	30.0	50.0	78.3	55.0	38.3	35.0	46.3	65.2	51.2		$12,809
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	670	44	15.4	82.1%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	539 (80.4%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)								(n/a)	38.0	22.0	52.0	25.0	33.0	7.0	13.0	10.0	18.5	18.1	18.6	18.6	17.4		10.0		7.2	6.0	15.8	9.8	11.5	12.0	14.3	$18,521
Rocky Mountain Deaf School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10300 W. Nassau Ave	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 984-5749	82	18	4.4	42.7%	43 (52.4%)	5 (6.1%)	28 (34.1%)	4 (4.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																								$55,062
Mapleton Online	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	7350 North Broadway	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 853-1000	152	13	12.1		29 (19.1%)	6 (3.9%)	105 (69.1%)	2 (1.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)								(n/a)													27.6							10.3				$19,668

Cities Near Denver

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Thornton	0.13 mi	40	141^st
Federal Heights	1.53 mi	1
Northglenn	1.76 mi	16	140^th
Commerce City	2.38 mi	23	176^th
Westminster	2.81 mi	33	127^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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