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DSST: College View Middle School

Q: Is DSST: College View Middle School a good school?

DSST: College View Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Colorado middle schools.

Q: How many students attend DSST: College View Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended DSST: College View Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of DSST: College View Middle School?

Students at DSST: College View Middle School are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 6-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 23% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

DSST: College View Middle School is a public charter middle school serving grades 6-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 460 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, as well as high dropout and chronic absenteeism rates.

DSST: College View Middle School's academic performance has been declining over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 195 out of 418 Colorado middle schools in 2017-2018 to 359 out of 469 in 2024-2025. The school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, ranking in the bottom quartile of Colorado middle schools for female, male, and English Language Learner students. However, the school performs relatively better for Hispanic students and students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, though it still ranks near the bottom for gifted and talented students.

Interestingly, DSST: College View Middle School performs significantly worse than nearby schools like Kepner Beacon Middle School, Grant Beacon Middle School, and Englewood Leadership Academy, which serve similar high-poverty populations but have much higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. The school's challenges in serving its diverse student population and the overall declining performance suggest that it may need to re-evaluate its instructional practices and support systems to better meet the needs of all its students.

446

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,894

Per pupil spending ?

86.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3111 W Dartmouth Ave
Denver, CO 80236-2711

(303) 524-6320

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend DSST: College View Middle School usually attend:

High:

West High School

Feeder schools for DSST: College View Middle School:

Elementary:	Barnum Elementary School
	Castro Elementary School
	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
	More...
	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:

85.0%

White:

6.5%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

359^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	359 of 469	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	378 of 485	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	364 of 480	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	271 of 448	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.8	310 of 369	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.5	253 of 458	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	195 of 418	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	39.0	238 of 424	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	225 of 400	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	185 of 436	57.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	26.5	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	3 of 4	25.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	276 of 347	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	258 of 350	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	265 of 363	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.2	226 of 326	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	17.8	229 of 254	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	227 of 352	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	192 of 315	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	6.7	133 of 134	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	84 of 121	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	155 of 218	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	134 of 199	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.2	121 of 198	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.9	64 of 169	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	62 of 220	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.1	41 of 165	75.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	165 of 241	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	117 of 241	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	33 of 197	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	26 of 222	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	304 of 352	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	336 of 357	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	298 of 356	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	208 of 328	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	197 of 249	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.7	178 of 343	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	141 of 317	55.5%	★★★☆☆

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)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)1st percentile-44 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-14 vs state

Math17%-19 vs state

Science16%-21 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 3rd Grade	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 3rd Grade	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: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	446	36	12.4	86.3%	29 (6.5%)	15 (3.4%)	379 (85.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%		19.1	378^th of 485 public middle schools	22.1%	19			28.8	29.5	32.8	30.3			17.6	17.4	15.4	16.8		15.8	$11,894
Fort Logan Northgate	Public	3-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6850	338	20	16.9	85.8%	46 (13.6%)	9 (2.7%)	265 (78.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)	5.5	15.6		17.6	11.1	10.4	13.8	8.7				4.9	8.7		$23,053
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
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
Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.7	365^th of 485 public middle schools	24.7%	24			23.2	38.1	34.4	32.0			17.1	18.8	17.8	17.9		17.6	$21,897
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
Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	110	3	34.3	51.8%	56 (50.9%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	72.1	114^th of 469 public middle schools	75.7%		73.6	105^th of 485 public middle schools	78.4%	9			45.8	45.2	75.0	55.1					56.3	34.7		59.4	$11,951
Englewood Middle School	Public	7-8	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7817	210	20	10.6	72.9%	83 (39.5%)	12 (5.7%)	99 (47.1%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.3%)	19.9	367^th of 469 public middle schools	21.7%		12.1	437^th of 485 public middle schools	9.9%	70				33.3	22.2	28.2				16.8	16.5	16.7		20.9	$20,399
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about DSST: College View Middle School

What is the racial makeup of DSST: College View Middle School?

Students at DSST: College View Middle School are 85% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of DSST: College View Middle School attend?

Students who attend DSST: College View Middle School usually go on to attend West High School

What district is DSST: College View Middle School in?

School District No. 1

Is DSST: College View Middle School a good school?

DSST: College View Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Colorado middle schools.

How many students attend DSST: College View Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 446 students attended DSST: College View Middle School.

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