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DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School

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DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School ranks 137 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

137^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 60% of Colorado high schools

Summary

DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is a public charter high school in northeast Denver, CO, serving 562 students in grades 9–12 within School District No. 1. The school serves a high-need community — about 74% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch — and currently holds a 3-star rating, ranking 139th out of 338 Colorado high schools (59th percentile statewide). It also maintains a notably low student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1, well below most comparable high schools in the area.

Academically, DSST Green Valley Ranch is the highest-performing high school in its immediate area by a wide margin. In 2025–2026, 58% of students scored proficient on SAT Reading/Writing (versus 52% district and 60% state), and 41% scored proficient on SAT Math (versus 33% district and 32% state). On PSAT10 Math, the school posted 57% proficiency versus 40% for the district and 39% for the state — no nearby school exceeds 40%. The school outperforms neighbors like Hinkley High School and Montbello High School by two to five times in SAT math proficiency. It also posts a 94.5% graduation rate versus 81.9% for the district, with exceptional results for low-income students (80th percentile statewide), English Language Learners (75th percentile), and African American students (90th percentile, 5 stars). Its sibling, DSST: Elevate Northeast High School, is the only nearby school that comes close, ranking 205th statewide.

The school's main challenges are elevated chronic absenteeism (42.2%) and reading scores that hover near state averages rather than above them. Even so, the absenteeism rate is the lowest among nearby high schools — KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy posts 44.5%, and Rocky Mountain Prep RISE posts 53.2%. DSST Green Valley Ranch also rebounded well from a pandemic dip, recovering from the 33rd percentile in 2020–2021 to the 56th–59th percentile range. While its current ranking is below its pre-pandemic peak (85th percentile in 2015–2016), it remains a clear academic success story in a region where most high schools rank in the bottom quartile of Colorado.

562

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,107

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Telluride Street #2
Denver, CO 80249-6803

(303) 524-6300

District: School District No. 1

Feeder schools for DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School:

Elementary:	Barney Ford Elementary School
	Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School
	Green Valley Elementary School
	Highline Academy Northeast
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	John H. Amesse Elementary
	KIPP Northeast Elementary
	Lena Archuleta Elementary School
	Marie L. Greenwood Academy
	Marrama Elementary School
	Maxwell Elementary School
	McGlone Academy
	Oakland Elementary
	Omar D Blair Charter School
	SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
Middle:	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
	More...
	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

African American:

25.4%

Asian:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District No. 1

✓Above the Colorado median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Ranking has slipped — down 25 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

Colorado avg48%

137^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

See the entire ranking list of Colorado High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th 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	56.9	137 of 340	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.0	139 of 328	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	146 of 349	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	154 of 349	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	112 of 221	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.8	141 of 210	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.7	109 of 411	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.6	103 of 388	73.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	47 of 256	81.6%	★★★★☆
2016	66.1	38 of 255	85.1%	★★★★☆
2015	80.2	20 of 292	93.2%	★★★★★
2014	78.2	71 of 369	80.8%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	86 of 349	75.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	88.8	3 of 31	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	86.2	3 of 30	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	2 of 38	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	3 of 36	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.8	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	67.2	6 of 29	79.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	24 of 43	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	21 of 43	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.3	13 of 45	71.1%	★★★★☆
2021	86.2	3 of 41	92.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.3	5 of 20	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	88.7	6 of 36	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.2	11 of 44	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	8 of 32	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	5 of 16	68.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.7	98 of 246	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.0	104 of 247	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.7	110 of 257	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	111 of 254	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	82 of 257	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	109 of 239	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	68.1	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2025	53.3	78 of 136	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	71 of 140	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	100 of 135	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	104 of 118	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	61.2	62 of 198	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.7	63 of 187	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.2	63 of 199	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	64 of 198	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	82.1	35 of 205	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	67.8	43 of 181	76.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	42 of 209	79.9%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	45 of 194	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	44 of 211	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	36 of 200	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	11 of 203	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	78.9	29 of 188	84.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.7	113 of 244	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	124 of 246	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	131 of 256	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	145 of 252	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.8	112 of 253	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.3	146 of 240	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)90th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)75th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile~ school

Male (2026)54th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)44th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing56%-10 vs state

Mathematics45%+5 vs state

Science28%+3 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
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Telluride Street #2	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	562	48	11.7	73.8%	18 (3.2%)	143 (25.4%)	314 (55.9%)	59 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	18 (3.2%)	56.9	137^th of 340 public high schools	59.7%		54	139^th of 328 public high schools	57.6%	2	70.2	57.3	56.1	45.3	58.2	41.0										27.7	$12,107
Vista Academy	Public	6-12	4800 Telluride Street Bldg. 6	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7650	291	16	18.2	80.8%	7 (2.4%)	57 (19.6%)	211 (72.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)	351.0	342.0	321.0	325.0	9.1	362.0				709.0				709.0		703.0	$19,894
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2570	555	41	13.6	68.5%	12 (2.2%)	100 (18.0%)	350 (63.1%)	57 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	11 (2.0%)	26.7	250^th of 340 public high schools	26.5%		13.5	291^st of 328 public high schools	11.3%	41	50.0	31.9	46.4	29.8	46.6	29.8										7.0	$17,251
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-6393	586	46	12.6	77.8%	29 (4.9%)	94 (16.0%)	392 (66.9%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	13 (2.2%)	20.8	272^nd of 340 public high schools	20.0%		23.9	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%	22	51.8	25.5	46.5	20.0	41.7	24.2										8.3	$16,823
Montbello Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	4501 Airport Way	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7200	158	9	17.4	74.1%	7 (4.4%)	27 (17.1%)	107 (67.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)																	$20,332
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College	Public	6-12	19535 East 46th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0420	1,027	65	15.8	79.0%	45 (4.4%)	215 (20.9%)	605 (58.9%)	76 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.2%)	38 (3.7%)	5.5	331^st of 340 public high schools	2.6%		6.3	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%	13	28.1	10.1	27.9	14.5	16.9	6.6	12.4	25.8	18.4	19.0	10.0	7.1	5.8	7.5	7.8	5.3	$20,065
Montbello High School	Public	9-12	5000 Crown Blvd	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5900	1,112	72	15.5	86.9%	16 (1.4%)	170 (15.3%)	824 (74.1%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.4%)	26 (2.3%)	15.3	298^th of 340 public high schools	12.4%		13.3	292^nd of 328 public high schools	11.0%	6	39.0	22.0	46.1	22.2	29.0	15.9										20.5	$18,605
Legacy Options High School	Public	9-12	6850 North Argonne Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3100	153	14	10.6	85.0%	5 (3.3%)	33 (21.6%)	100 (65.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (3.9%)	7 (4.6%)								(n/a)																690.0	$24,670
Hinkley High School	Public	9-12	1250 Chambers Road	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1500	1,527	70	21.8	87.8%	68 (4.5%)	176 (11.5%)	1,155 (75.6%)	53 (3.5%)	17 (1.1%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.2%)	10.5	312^th of 340 public high schools	8.2%		9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%	8	27.0	13.8	30.2	18.7	25.7	22.2										8.8	$17,963
Northeast Early College	Public	9-12	11200 E 45th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2450	507	33	15.5	85.8%	13 (2.6%)	57 (11.2%)	403 (79.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	7.1	322^nd of 340 public high schools	5.3%		10.5	302^nd of 328 public high schools	7.9%	20	31.5	12.6	34.0	18.1	22.2	7.4										4.9	$19,207

Frequently Asked Questions about DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School

What schools feed into DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School?

DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barney Ford Elementary School
Elementary : Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School
Elementary : Green Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Highline Academy Northeast
Elementary : John H. Amesse Elementary
Elementary : KIPP Northeast Elementary
Elementary : Lena Archuleta Elementary School
Elementary : Marie L. Greenwood Academy
Elementary : Marrama Elementary School
Elementary : Maxwell Elementary School
Elementary : McGlone Academy
Elementary : Oakland Elementary
Elementary : Omar D Blair Charter School
Elementary : SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
Middle : DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
Middle : DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
Middle : KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Noel

Is DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School a good school?

DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School ranks 137^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School.

What is the racial makeup of DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School?

Students at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School are 56% Hispanic, 25% African American, 10% Asian, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School in?

School District No. 1

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