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East High School

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East High School ranks 66 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

66^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 81% of Colorado high schools

Summary

East High School is a large, comprehensive public high school in central Denver serving 2,476 students in grades 9–12. It belongs to School District No. 1, a district that overall earns only 2 stars, yet East consistently earns 4 stars and ranks 65th of 338 Colorado high schools—putting it in the 81st percentile statewide. This makes it one of the strongest public high school options in central Denver, especially when set against nearby schools like Manual High School, which ranks in the 6th percentile, or DSST: Cole High School, which ranks in the 32nd percentile.

Academically, East substantially outperforms both its district and the state in nearly every subject. On the 11th-grade SAT, 77% of East students met proficiency in reading and writing, compared to 60% statewide and just 22% at Manual High School. In math, 49% of East students were proficient versus 32% statewide and 6% at Manual. East's graduation rate is a strong 93.9%, and its dropout rate is an extremely low 0.6%—the lowest among all nearby schools. Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy is the closest comparable neighbor, with similar reading proficiency and a 95.7% graduation rate, but East pulls ahead in math and attendance.

East's main challenges are chronic absenteeism, which affects 36.1% of students—higher than the state rate of 28.4%, though still the lowest of any nearby school—and a notable gap between reading and math performance. The school also has room to improve outcomes for low-income students and students with disabilities, though both groups perform solidly relative to state averages. For parents seeking a large, high-achieving public high school in Denver, East stands out as an exceptional option with strong academics, high graduation rates, and the healthiest attendance environment in its area.

2,476

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,018

Per pupil spending ?

32.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1600 City Park Esplanade
Denver, CO 80206-1429

(720) 423-8300

District: School District No. 1

Feeder schools for East High School:

Elementary:	Bromwell Elementary School
	Cole Arts and Science Academy
	Dora Moore Elementary
	Park Hill School
	More...
	Smith Elementary School
	Stedman Elementary School
	Teller Elementary School
	University Prep - Arapahoe St.
	Whittier Ece-8 School
	Wyatt Academy
Middle:	Morey Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.8%

Hispanic:

22.9%

African American:

13.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 81st percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (66% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Colorado high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg43%

Colorado avg48%

66^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 32High Schools in the School District No. 1

69^th of 114School 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
2026	81.0	66 of 340	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	78.9	68 of 328	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	65 of 349	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	69 of 349	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	63 of 221	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	54 of 210	74.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.5	31 of 411	92.5%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	45 of 388	88.4%	★★★★☆
2017	67.2	39 of 256	84.8%	★★★★☆
2016	63.3	48 of 255	81.2%	★★★★☆
2015	49.4	104 of 292	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	75.7	77 of 369	79.1%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	77 of 349	77.9%	★★★★☆
2012	72.6	87 of 334	74.0%	★★★★☆
2011	72.8	86 of 337	74.5%	★★★★☆
2010	68.8	105 of 327	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	67.0	111 of 310	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.6	107 of 301	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	162 of 298	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.6	135 of 286	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	49.0	146 of 280	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	56.6	124 of 279	55.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.6	10 of 31	67.7%	★★★★☆
2025	47.9	12 of 30	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	23 of 38	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	19 of 34	44.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	12 of 29	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2025	39.6	39 of 59	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	39 of 84	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.2	41 of 74	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	62.1	15 of 36	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	10 of 32	68.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	55 of 246	77.6%	★★★★☆
2025	75.3	57 of 247	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	54 of 257	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	56 of 254	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	47 of 257	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.1	51 of 239	78.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	58 of 143	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.2	60 of 136	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.0	46 of 140	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	69 of 135	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	55 of 118	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	54 of 198	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	60.4	58 of 187	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	59 of 199	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	65 of 198	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.4	48 of 205	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	33 of 181	81.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	84 of 209	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.9	104 of 194	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	99 of 211	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	92 of 200	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	96 of 203	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	79 of 188	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.5	52 of 244	78.7%	★★★★☆
2025	76.6	61 of 246	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.5	53 of 256	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	67 of 252	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	53 of 253	79.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.1	50 of 240	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.3	21 of 61	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.3	22 of 58	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	13 of 61	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	13 of 62	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	64.5	19 of 56	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.9	18 of 48	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	42 of 77	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.9	18 of 60	70.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	87.9	15 of 221	93.2%	★★★★★
2025	86.0	23 of 209	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	17 of 229	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	25 of 234	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	90.0	15 of 228	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	11 of 225	95.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

African American (2026)68th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)66th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)58th percentile-23 vs school

Asian (2024)49th percentile-33 vs school

Special Education (2022)45th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing79%+13 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

Science43%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	81	66^th of 340 public high schools	80.6%		78.9	68^th of 328 public high schools	79.3%	2	82.5	59.2	78.6	54.9	77.1	48.7										42.8	$16,018
Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	Public	6-12	1690 Williams Street	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2980	150	15	10.1	86.7%	12 (8.0%)	40 (26.7%)	85 (56.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.3%)								(n/a)																	$30,631
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
Manual High School	Public	9-12	1700 East 28th Avenue	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6300	348	23	15.3	78.2%	18 (5.2%)	121 (34.8%)	184 (52.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	20 (5.7%)	7.1	321^st of 340 public high schools	5.6%		6.6	315^th of 328 public high schools	4.0%	6	38.7	12.9	37.0	9.9	22.2	5.6										711.0	$24,274
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%)	66.9	111^th of 340 public high schools	67.4%					(n/a)	472.0	457.0	76.5	44.1													$44,314
Gilliam Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	2844 Downing	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 294-8930	21	10	2.0	61.9%	2 (9.5%)	5 (23.8%)	13 (61.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)																	$00
Emily Griffith High School	Public	9-12	1860 Lincoln St.	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-4901	311	17	18.7	80.1%	33 (10.6%)	68 (21.9%)	177 (56.9%)	9 (2.9%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)								(n/a)																	$20,794
DSST: Cole High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3240 Humboldt Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 524-6354	287	29	9.9	82.2%	11 (3.8%)	41 (14.3%)	227 (79.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	30.9	232^nd of 340 public high schools	31.8%		27.5	241^st of 328 public high schools	26.5%	9	56.3	35.4	44.6	31.1	50.0	28.6										18.2	$15,538
Denver Justice High School	Public, Charter	9-12	300 E. 9th Ave.	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 480-5610	106	8	12.8	94.3%	4 (3.8%)	38 (35.8%)	59 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$18,613
Contemporary Learning Academy	Public	9-12	200 E. 9th Ave.	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6900	126	15	8.4	81.7%	12 (9.5%)	33 (26.2%)	71 (56.3%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)	37.5	357.0			410.0	384.0											$30,736

Frequently Asked Questions about East High School

What schools feed into East High School?

East High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bromwell Elementary School
Elementary : Cole Arts and Science Academy
Elementary : Dora Moore Elementary
Elementary : Park Hill School
Elementary : Smith Elementary School
Elementary : Stedman Elementary School
Elementary : Teller Elementary School
Elementary : University Prep - Arapahoe St.
Elementary : Whittier Ece-8 School
Elementary : Wyatt Academy
Middle : Morey Middle School

Is East High School a good school?

East High School ranks 66^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend East High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,476 students attended East High School.

What district is East High School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of East High School?

Students at East High School are 52% White, 23% Hispanic, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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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