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KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School

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KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School ranks 317 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 5-8

317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 32% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School, located in Denver's far northeast Green Valley Ranch/Montbello area, serves 464 students in grades 5–8 within School District No. 1, making it the only nearby middle school that includes 5th graders. The school currently ranks 317th out of 469 Colorado middle schools (32nd percentile) with a 2-star rating—a clear improvement from earlier this decade when it sat in the bottom quintile. About 81% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school maintains a notably low student-teacher ratio of 11.8-to-1, the lowest among all nearby middle schools and well below East Middle School's 26.4-to-1 and DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School's 15.1-to-1.

Where KIPP really stands out is in 8th grade math. Its 8th graders posted 35.8% proficiency, nearly matching the district (36.7%) and state (37.8%) averages, and far ahead of nearby high-poverty schools like DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School (25.2%), DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School (26.3%), and Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch (12.4%). All-grades math proficiency has also doubled in three years, from 11.8% in 2022–2023 to 23.7% in 2025–2026. State subgroup rankings show the school is especially effective with low-income students, who perform at the 60th percentile statewide, and African American students, who rank at the 51st percentile—both well above the school's overall 32nd percentile ranking.

The school's biggest challenges are chronic absenteeism (38.1%, matching the district average but above the state's 28.4%) and a notable 6th grade dip in both ELA and math before a strong recovery by 8th grade. Science proficiency remains low, at roughly half the state rate. Even with these hurdles, KIPP outperforms several nearby peers with similar poverty levels, including Montbello Middle School (1st percentile) and Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch (13th percentile), while sitting below Denver Green School Northfield (97th percentile, serving a much wealthier population). For parents weighing options in this neighborhood, KIPP offers a small class environment, strong late-middle-school gains, and steady upward momentum—a school moving in the right direction.

464

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,821

Per pupil spending ?

80.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4636 Walden St
Denver, CO 80249

(303) 307-1970

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School usually attend:

High:	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
	Montbello High School
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	Northeast Early College
	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

Feeder schools for KIPP Northeast Denver Middle 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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.3%

African American:

25.2%

Asian:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 15th percentile in 2022 → 32nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 32nd (2026) from a 15th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 28% Colorado)

!Science scores 20 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg38%

Colorado avg40%

317^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

71^st 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
2026	27.6	317 of 469	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	325 of 469	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.8	371 of 485	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	395 of 480	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	383 of 448	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	339 of 458	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	296 of 418	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	326 of 424	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	341 of 400	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.1	265 of 436	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	24.4	363 of 461	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	17 of 35	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.0	16 of 29	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	16 of 25	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	10 of 33	69.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	45.0	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	265 of 365	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	251 of 347	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	309 of 350	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	320 of 363	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	292 of 326	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	265 of 352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	229 of 315	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	123 of 207	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	131 of 218	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	132 of 199	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	160 of 198	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	149 of 169	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	134 of 220	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.6	76 of 165	53.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	96 of 241	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	157 of 241	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	129 of 197	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.3	90 of 240	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	272 of 369	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	271 of 352	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	264 of 357	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	292 of 356	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	283 of 328	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	267 of 343	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	226 of 317	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)60th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)51st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2026)27th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Math24%-14 vs state

Science16%-20 vs state

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by a citizen
Friday, December 20, 2019

Disorganized, extremely low ranked school with a lack of behavior management, run down and demoralized staff members and ridiculous politics. KIPP should not be funded. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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	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 Northeast Denver Middle School	Public, Charter	5-8	4636 Walden St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 307-1970	464	39	11.8	80.8%	28 (6.0%)	117 (25.2%)	252 (54.3%)	33 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	19 (4.1%)	27.6	317^th of 469 public middle schools	32.4%		28	325^th of 469 public middle schools	30.7%	8	32.4	16.5	36.7	35.8	30.5	20.4	13.6	24.8	35.8	23.7	15.0	16.2	$16,821
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride Street Buildin	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	482	32	15.1	79.9%	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.5%)	252 (52.3%)	56 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	21 (4.4%)	35.2	274^th of 469 public middle schools	41.6%		34.2	284^th of 469 public middle schools	39.4%	10		29.3	53.7	35.8	39.6		18.7	26.2	25.2	23.3		25.2	$10,707
Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	6-8	4800 Telluride St Bldg #5	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-2893	379	19	19.6	83.6%	14 (3.7%)	71 (18.7%)	244 (64.4%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	10 (2.6%)	15.2	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		15.8	402^nd of 469 public middle schools	14.3%	8		23.1	20.7	28.1	24.0		14.5	9.1	12.4	12.1		14.3	$14,268
Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	Public, Charter	6-8	5290 Kittredge St	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 999-3825	287	19	15.3	87.8%	9 (3.1%)	42 (14.6%)	208 (72.5%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	9 (3.1%)	9.8	446^th of 469 public middle schools	4.9%		7.2	456^th of 469 public middle schools	2.8%	10		7.5	11.0	15.7	11.4		9.0	12.2	20.3	13.8		5.7	$18,531
Montbello Middle School	Public	6-8	5290 Kittredge St	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 424-0850	315	22	14.3	91.7%	10 (3.2%)	48 (15.2%)	220 (69.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.3%)	9 (2.9%)	6.2	462^nd of 469 public middle schools	1.5%		5.3	466^th of 469 public middle schools	0.6%	4		7.1	13.3	6.1	8.6		10.6			6.8		4.9	$20,134
East Middle School	Public	6-8	1275 Fraser St	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-0660	634	24	26.4	92.1%	29 (4.6%)	56 (8.8%)	496 (78.2%)	23 (3.6%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.4%)	18 (2.8%)	8	455^th of 469 public middle schools	3.0%		6.6	460^th of 469 public middle schools	1.9%	5		14.6	10.0	10.8	11.8		7.3	8.8	11.2	9.2		6.5	$17,770
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	Public	6-8	12095 Montview Blvd	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-7411	565	29	19.4	91.2%	30 (5.3%)	71 (12.6%)	401 (71.0%)	27 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	17 (3.0%)	15 (2.7%)	5.6	465^th of 469 public middle schools	0.9%		5.6	465^th of 469 public middle schools	0.9%			4.1	7.3	10.5	7.2		3.5	4.3	6.8	4.9		6.8	$20,008
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10825 E 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6305	451	35	12.8	80.7%	22 (4.9%)	84 (18.6%)	316 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.8%)	22.6	345^th of 469 public middle schools	26.4%		24.4	337^th of 469 public middle schools	28.1%	8		15.5	33.6	25.4	24.9		21.7	17.9	26.3	22.0		20.8	$11,576
Denver Green School Northfield	Public	6-8	5677 N Galena St	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-8200	558	31	18.1	24.0%	340 (60.9%)	51 (9.1%)	99 (17.7%)	17 (3.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.6%)	95.9	16^th of 469 public middle schools	96.6%		95.9	17^th of 469 public middle schools	96.4%	1		77.8	83.9	73.8	78.6		77.8	71.8	71.3	73.7		63.6	$15,858
Aurora Science & Technical Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	10455 East 25th Avenue	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6397	448	34	13.3	85.7%	33 (7.4%)	35 (7.8%)	352 (78.6%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	22.5	346^th of 469 public middle schools	26.2%		17.1	392^nd of 469 public middle schools	16.4%	46		20.7	40.0	33.1	31.1		15.2	14.2	17.3	15.5		19.4	$34,401

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School

What district is KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School in?

School District No. 1

What high school do graduates of KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School attend?

Students who attend KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School usually go on to attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School?

Students at KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School are 54% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% Asian, 6% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 464 students attended KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School.

Is KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School a good school?

KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School ranks 317^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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