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KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy is a public charter middle school serving grades 5-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 364 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 12:1. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on CMAS tests in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female and male students, who ranked in the bottom 25% of Colorado middle schools in their respective categories. However, the school performs relatively well for English Language Learner students, ranking in the top 50% of Colorado middle schools in this subgroup.

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy also has higher dropout rates (around 2-3% in recent years) and chronic absenteeism rates (over 27% in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages. When compared to other middle schools in the same district, such as Morey Middle School and DSST: Cedar Middle School, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy significantly underperforms, with much higher academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

301

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,412

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

375 S Tejon Street
Denver, CO 80223-1961

(303) 623-5772

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy:

Elementary:	Barnum Elementary School
	Castro Elementary School
	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
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	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont
	Force Elementary School
	Johnson Elementary School
	Knapp Elementary School
	Munroe Elementary School
	Newlon Elementary School
	Valverde Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.7%

African American:

2.3%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2014 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

432^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 64 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	11.9	432 of 469	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	445 of 485	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	413 of 480	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	360 of 448	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	280 of 458	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.9	219 of 418	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.5	234 of 424	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	56.6	148 of 400	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	64.4	122 of 436	72.0%	★★★★☆
2014	45.6	250 of 461	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	283 of 454	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	36.5	289 of 425	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.0	303 of 422	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	322 of 409	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.0	310 of 377	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.6	265 of 362	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.7	228 of 360	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.6	215 of 346	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.1	189 of 340	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.0	192 of 336	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	32.6	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.7	3 of 20	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	322 of 347	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	318 of 350	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	325 of 363	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	223 of 326	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	194 of 352	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	186 of 315	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	32.6	160 of 241	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.6	98 of 197	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	329 of 352	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	347 of 357	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	273 of 356	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	284 of 328	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	214 of 343	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	169 of 317	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)34th percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts21%-24 vs state

Science12%-26 vs state

Math11%-25 vs state

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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 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 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
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	375 S Tejon Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 623-5772	301	29	10.5	93.7%	5 (1.7%)	7 (2.3%)	279 (92.7%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	11.9	432^nd of 469 public middle schools	7.9%		10.9	445^th of 485 public middle schools	8.2%	13	20.7	13.4	29.2	21.2	20.9	13.8	4.9	16.7	10.3	10.7	20.7	9.3	$18,412
Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	467	33	14.1	89.9%	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.6%)	409 (87.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		13.9	417^th of 485 public middle schools	14.0%	18		14.5	16.8	22.7	18.3		10.1	3.3	17.5	10.4		11.0	$22,149
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	411	27	15.2	91.7%	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	390 (94.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		19.5	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%	30		20.1	31.6	20.9	23.7		14.4	22.3	13.3	16.2		5.6	$14,004
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
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
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
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	376	24	15.4	88.0%	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	340 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		18.8	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%	30		20.6	23.1	26.4	23.5		21.2	10.2	11.7	14.2		9.2	$16,494
Grant Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	1751 South Washington Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9360	339	21	16.2	65.5%	92 (27.1%)	30 (8.8%)	184 (54.3%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.9%)	41.3	234^th of 469 public middle schools	50.1%		48.7	218^th of 485 public middle schools	55.1%	16		32.7	43.7	48.4	41.6		20.2	27.5	35.8	27.7		33.3	$19,744
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			18.2		11.5					3.7			$19,170
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

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy

What district is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy?

Students at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy are 93% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy attend?

Students who attend KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy usually go on to attend West High School

Is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy a good school?

KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy ranks in the bottom 7.9% of Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 301 students attended KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy.

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