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DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School

Q: Is DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School a good school?

DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School ranks 274 th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 42% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is a grades 6–8 middle school in Denver’s Green Valley Ranch neighborhood enrolling 482 students, about 80% of whom qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, within School District No. 1. The school ranked at the 42nd percentile statewide in 2025–2026 (2 stars), placing it in the middle of Colorado middle schools — down from a 63rd-percentile showing in 2016–2017 but consistent with its recent range of 39th–51st percentile since 2021–2022.

For parents comparing options, DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School stands out among nearby schools serving similarly high-poverty populations. ELA proficiency is 39.6%, well above KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School (30.5%), DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School (24.9%), and Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch (24.0%). Math proficiency (23.3%) is far higher than Montbello Middle School (6.8%) and Rocky Mountain Prep Noel (13.8%). Chronic absenteeism is just 25.8%, compared with 38.1% districtwide and 37.1% at DSST Conservatory Green Middle School. The school also ranks at the 63rd percentile for low-income students and 59th for Hispanic students, indicating it serves its historically underserved populations relatively well.

The main weaknesses are math, a recent ELA slide, and support for gifted students. Math proficiency has remained near 23% for four years, roughly 12 points below the state average, while ELA has declined from 45.0% in 2022–2023 to 39.6%. Gifted and Talented students rank at the 5th percentile statewide, a persistent weakness. Grade-level results vary sharply: 7th-grade ELA is strong at 53.7%, but 6th-grade ELA is just 29.3%. A striking comparison: Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch shares the same address but posts lower scores (24.0% ELA, 12.1% math) and far higher absenteeism (41.8%). Nearby Denver Green School Northfield, by contrast, is a 5-star school at the 97th percentile — though it serves a much wealthier population (24% free/reduced lunch vs. 80% here). Overall, DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is a solid mid-performing school that keeps students engaged and produces meaningful results in a challenging context, but it must address math and support for its highest-achieving students.

482

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,707

Per pupil spending ?

79.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4800 Telluride Street Buildin
Denver, CO 80249-6803

(303) 524-6300

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend DSST: Green Valley Ranch 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 DSST: Green Valley Ranch 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:

52.3%

African American:

25.5%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

274^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	35.2	274 of 469	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.2	284 of 469	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	249 of 485	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	235 of 480	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	223 of 448	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.9	286 of 369	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	191 of 458	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	174 of 418	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	55.1	157 of 424	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.4	198 of 400	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.6	200 of 436	54.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.6	18 of 35	48.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.3	11 of 29	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	69.2	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.2	5 of 33	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.1	3 of 22	86.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	30.2	21 of 27	22.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	14.8	25 of 26	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	18 of 21	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	75.1	7 of 25	72.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	3 of 7	57.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.3	7 of 20	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.3	255 of 365	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.4	259 of 347	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	208 of 350	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	189 of 363	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	166 of 326	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	197 of 254	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.2	147 of 352	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	124 of 315	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	147 of 154	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.3	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	101 of 126	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	115 of 134	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	85 of 121	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	84 of 207	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.7	116 of 218	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	84 of 199	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	96 of 198	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	67 of 169	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	59 of 83	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.5	37 of 220	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	36 of 165	78.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	52.7	85 of 230	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.8	75 of 241	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.1	52 of 244	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	16 of 241	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.8	20 of 197	89.8%	★★★★★
2021	47.2	54 of 114	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.3	16 of 240	93.3%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	25 of 222	88.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	219 of 369	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	211 of 352	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	199 of 357	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.2	204 of 356	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	192 of 328	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.2	217 of 249	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.1	183 of 343	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	181 of 317	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)59th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)57th percentile+18 vs school

African American (2026)49th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile~ school

Female (2026)30th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2026)22nd percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts40%-5 vs state

Science25%-10 vs state

Math23%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, November 6, 2016

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THIS SCHOOLS GOOD DPS RATINGS. Looking at their ratings compared to all of Colorado middle schools you can how they are in fact a HORRIBLE SCHOOL. They do not comply with 504 Plans. It is impossible to get ahold of anyone. Teacher ignore all emails, messages, notes, etc. My son had over $100 worth of stuff stolen from his backpack that he was told to leave in the classroom. The room was left unattended and unlocked. Among returning he immediately told both teachers and they did not care. They very easily could have asked the classroom to open their bags or even addressed the issue but instead they brushed it off and did nothing. He told them again the next day and a 3rd time and again nothing. He then went above then and reported it to the front desk "office" who did nothing. The next day he told them again and they told him to tell another person. He told that person who again did nothing. No report no noting that it happened, nothing. It turns out they have a big theft problem but no one outside of school knows that because it is never reported or addressed to parents. When their tiny laptops that the school makes each student pay $750 for over a 3 year period( that they don't get to keep and have to pay ridiculous prices for any and all repairs) get stolen you the parent has to pay hundreds of dollars to replace. These are the same computers that they are told to leave in the room when they leave the class room during the day yet they don't lock the doors. This is the least of the schools problem though. The list is endless. RUN DONT WALK AWAY FROM THIS NIGHTMARE OF A SCHOOL! 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
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
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
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
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
North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology Campus	Public	6-8	12095 Montview Blvd	Aurora	80010	Adams 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
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	Adams 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 DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School

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

DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School ranks 274^th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School attend?

Students who attend DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School usually go on to attend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College

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

School District No. 1

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

Students at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School are 52% Hispanic, 26% African American, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Pacific Islander.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 482 students attended DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School.

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