Is Denver Center for International Studies a good school?

Denver Center for International Studies ranks 164 th of 221 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Denver Center for International Studies?

In the 2021-22 school year, 516 students attended Denver Center for International Studies.

What is the racial makeup of Denver Center for International Studies?

Students at Denver Center for International Studies are 67% Hispanic, 21% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

Denver Center for International Studies School in Denver CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Denver Center for International Studies ranks worse than 56.3% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.56. (See more...)

Compare Details Denver Center for International Studies ranks worse than 74.2% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 14^th among 22 ranked high schools in the School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 23.86. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.4%), White (20.5%), two or more races (4.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Denver Center for International Studies is 15.1. 38 high schools in the School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Denver Center for International Studies employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Denver Center for International Studies is $12,108. 43 high schools in the School District No. 1 spend more per student.

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Denver Center for International Studies:

SchoolDigger ranks Denver Center for International Studies 252^nd of 448 Colorado public middle schools. (See Denver Center for International Studies in the ranking list.)

SchoolDigger ranks Denver Center for International Studies 164^th of 221 Colorado public high schools. (See Denver Center for International Studies in the ranking list.)

School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks School District No. 1 62^nd of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2009	59.48	157^th	377	58.4%
2010	71.33	113^th	409	72.4%
2011	69.24	123^rd	422	70.9%
2012	72.44	113^th	425	73.4%
2013	72.83	112^th	454	75.3%
2014	82.05	66^th	461	85.7%
2015	71.19	89^th	436	79.6%
2016	53.30	164^th	400	59.0%
2017	36.89	248^th	424	41.5%
2018	35.83	257^th	418	38.5%
2019	23.59	343^rd	458	25.1%
2021	46.90	175^th	369	52.6%
2022	39.56	252^nd	448	43.8%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Denver Center for International Studies

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CO State Percentile
2009	68.95	102^nd	310	67.1%
2010	64.41	127^th	327	61.2%
2011	64.67	131^st	337	61.1%
2012	59.63	145^th	334	56.6%
2013	56.20	162^nd	349	53.6%
2014	78.94	69^th	369	81.3%
2015	60.30	73^rd	292	75.0%
2016	70.44	30^th	255	88.2%
2017	65.59	42^nd	256	83.6%
2018	67.47	104^th	388	73.2%
2019	67.12	115^th	411	72.0%
2021	23.51	156^th	210	25.7%
2022	23.86	164^th	221	25.8%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a parent
Saturday, October 21, 2017

My daughter is presently an 8th grader at DCIS. To say her experience since 6th grade has been transformative would be an understatement. She has thrived in an environment that encourages creativity, student voice and a fluency in cultural and global issues. The school did struggle over the past few years as it transitioned from an all-application school to an open enrollment school, but this year is going great and my daughter couldn't be more thrilled with her teachers and her classes and the amazing clubs and activities she is able to experience. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Denver Center for International Studies

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2007	74	21	15	161	4	n/a	n/a	275
2008	127	32	31	222	4	n/a	n/a	416
2009	180	36	46	263	6	n/a	n/a	531
2010	216	39	50	256	6	n/a	n/a	567
2011	220	47	52	300	7	0	17	643
2012	231	50	50	321	20	0	23	695
2013	230	46	61	352	26	1	23	739
2014	243	48	63	362	25	3	30	774
2015	216	38	65	397	18	2	38	774
2016	191	33	51	405	18	2	39	739
2017	189	36	40	417	16	1	36	735
2018	173	34	39	435	20	0	29	730
2019	165	38	30	449	16	0	25	723
2020	148	30	27	429	13	0	25	672
2021	122	24	18	373	4	0	20	561
2022	106	20	14	348	5	0	23	516

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Denver Center for International Studies

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	275	16.0	17.2	64.7
2008	416	20.8	20.0	49.8
2009	531	26.0	20.4	44.1
2010	567	24.3	23.2	43.6
2011	643	24.5	26.2	44.5
2012	695	30.0	23.1	42.4
2013	739	29.7	24.8	48.3
2014	774	36.3	21.2	51.7
2015	774	42.0	18.4	54.3
2016	739	39.0	18.9	55.3
2017	735	40.3	18.2	59.7
2018	730	41.9	17.4	60.8
2019	723	38.5	18.7	61.4
2020	672	35.9	18.6	61.5
2021	561	34.8	16.1	61.1
2022	516	34.0	15.1	65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Student/Teacher Ratio Denver Center for International Studies

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	275	16.0	17.2	64.7
2008	416	20.8	20.0	49.8
2009	531	26.0	20.4	44.1
2010	567	24.3	23.2	43.6
2011	643	24.5	26.2	44.5
2012	695	30.0	23.1	42.4
2013	739	29.7	24.8	48.3
2014	774	36.3	21.2	51.7
2015	774	42.0	18.4	54.3
2016	739	39.0	18.9	55.3
2017	735	40.3	18.2	59.7
2018	730	41.9	17.4	60.8
2019	723	38.5	18.7	61.4
2020	672	35.9	18.6	61.5
2021	561	34.8	16.1	61.1
2022	516	34.0	15.1	65.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Denver Center for International Studies

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$571 (4.7%)	$11,537 (95.3%)	$12,108

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Denver Center for International Studies

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 343^rd of 458 Middle schools	Ranks 252^nd of 448 Middle schools	18.6%
Ranks 115^th of 411 High schools	Ranks 164^th of 221 High schools	46.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Denver Center for International Studies)	27.7	30.9	3.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	40	36.4	3.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	43.6	43	0.6%
6th Grade Math (Denver Center for International Studies)	17.9	17	0.9%
6th Grade Math (School District No. 1)	27.9	24.7	3.2%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	26.3	3.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Denver Center for International Studies)	24.5	44.9	20.4%
7th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	45.1	37.9	7.2%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.5	41.8	4.7%
7th Grade Math (Denver Center for International Studies)	15.3	15.4	0.1%
7th Grade Math (School District No. 1)	30.2	24.3	5.9%
7th Grade Math (Colorado)	31.6	25.1	6.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Denver Center for International Studies)	48.1	45	3.1%
8th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	46	41.8	4.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.9	43.9	3%
8th Grade Math (Denver Center for International Studies)	17.3	35.5	18.2%
8th Grade Math (School District No. 1)	34.4	29.2	5.2%
8th Grade Math (Colorado)	36.9	32.4	4.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Denver Center for International Studies)	33.2	40.9	7.7%
All Grades English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	42.8	39.4	3.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (Denver Center for International Studies)	16.9	22.3	5.4%
All Grades Math (School District No. 1)	32.7	28.8	3.9%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	723	561	22.4%
African American	38	24	36.8%
American Indian	16	4	75%
Asian	30	18	40%
Hispanic	449	373	16.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	165	122	26.1%
Two or More Races	25	20	20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	61.4%	61.1%	0.3%

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