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DSST: College View Middle School

Public, Charter Grades 6-8
349th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 469 Colorado Middle Schools
Better than 26% of Colorado middle schools
Summary

DSST: College View Middle School is a grades 6–8 middle school in Denver’s School District No. 1, serving 446 students in a high-poverty area where 86.3% qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 1-star rating, ranking 349th of 469 Colorado middle schools — the 26th percentile statewide. On 2025-26 CMAS state tests, proficiency was 26.8% in ELA, 20.2% in math, and 19.1% in science, all well below both the district and Colorado state averages.

Despite those low statewide numbers, DSST is roughly mid-range among nearby Denver middle schools. Its proficiency rates sit slightly above the local same-district average, and its science scores far exceed several peer schools with similar poverty levels, including Rocky Mountain Prep Federal (3.9%) and Compass Academy (5.6%). Meanwhile, Grant Beacon Middle School, about three miles away, shows what is possible nearby: 46.6% ELA proficiency, 35.1% math proficiency, and a 60th-percentile state rank, though it serves a lower share of low-income students. Just across the district line, Goddard Middle School in Littleton School District No. 6 achieves roughly double DSST’s proficiency rates with half the poverty.

The most pressing concern is attendance: 41.6% of DSST students were chronically absent in 2024-25, far above the 28.4% state rate, though nearby Compass Academy (66.7%) and Bear Valley International School (48.1%) face even bigger struggles. On the positive side, the school’s 12.4 student-teacher ratio is favorable, the dropout rate is very low, and math proficiency has climbed from 14.4% in 2023-24 to 20.2% in 2025-26. Seventh-grade ELA (35.3%) is a clear bright spot. The biggest red flag is Gifted and Talented students scoring at the 3rd percentile statewide, suggesting advanced learners may not be adequately challenged. Parents will also want to watch whether a slow, three-year upward trend in state ranking can continue.

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
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.0%
White:
6.5%
African American:
3.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 41% meeting standards)
!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 28% Colorado)
!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school23%
District avg38%
Colorado avg41%
349th of 469
Colorado public middle schools ?
Bottom 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Colorado Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1
71st 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202622.0349 of 46925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202520.6359 of 46923.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.1378 of 48522.1%★☆☆☆☆
202321.4364 of 48024.2%★☆☆☆☆
202234.4271 of 44839.5%★★☆☆☆
202120.8310 of 36916.0%★☆☆☆☆
201942.5253 of 45844.8%★★☆☆☆
201847.5195 of 41853.3%★★★☆☆
201739.0238 of 42443.9%★★☆☆☆
201640.4225 of 40043.8%★★☆☆☆
201550.3185 of 43657.6%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202326.56 of 60.0%★★☆☆☆
201937.314 of 2030.0%★★☆☆☆
201831.83 of 425.0%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202615.8307 of 36515.9%★☆☆☆☆
202519.4276 of 34720.5%★☆☆☆☆
202422.9258 of 35026.3%★☆☆☆☆
202322.7265 of 36327.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.2226 of 32630.7%★★☆☆☆
202117.8229 of 2549.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.7227 of 35235.5%★★☆☆☆
201837.2192 of 31539.0%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
20265.2150 of 1542.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.7133 of 1340.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201842.884 of 12130.6%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202633.8126 of 20739.1%★★☆☆☆
202530.7155 of 21828.9%★☆☆☆☆
202429.9134 of 19932.7%★★☆☆☆
202335.2121 of 19838.9%★★☆☆☆
202253.964 of 16962.1%★★★☆☆
201965.062 of 22071.8%★★★★☆
201870.141 of 16575.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202643.7116 of 23049.6%★★☆☆☆
202532.6165 of 24131.5%★★☆☆☆
202343.7117 of 24151.5%★★★☆☆
202267.633 of 19783.2%★★★★☆
201879.926 of 22288.3%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202621.8282 of 36923.6%★☆☆☆☆
202514.4304 of 35213.6%★☆☆☆☆
202410.6336 of 3575.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.2298 of 35616.3%★☆☆☆☆
202232.0208 of 32836.6%★★☆☆☆
202124.8197 of 24920.9%★☆☆☆☆
201944.7178 of 34348.1%★★☆☆☆
201848.7141 of 31755.5%★★★☆☆
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 (2026)50th percentile+24 vs school
Hispanic (2026)39th percentile+14 vs school
Male (2026)24th percentile~ school
Female (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-23 vs school
English Language Learner (2023)<1st percentile-24 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts27%-18 vs state
Math20%-17 vs state
Science19%-16 vs state

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

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

DSST: College View Middle School ranks 349th of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

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Latest Colorado data All new data »
2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresNewAug 19, 2026
2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026
2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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