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Highline Academy Northeast

Q: Is Highline Academy Northeast a good school?

Highline Academy Northeast ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Highline Academy Northeast?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Highline Academy Northeast.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highline Academy Northeast?

Students at Highline Academy Northeast are 37% African American, 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Highline Academy Northeast attend?

Students who attend Highline Academy Northeast usually go on to attend: 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 High : Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College High : DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School High : KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy High : Montbello High School High : Northeast Early College High : Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Highline Academy Northeast is a public charter elementary school serving 593 students in grades PK-5 in Denver, Colorado. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Highline Academy Northeast has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-25% of Colorado elementary schools over the past several years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform well below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 26.9% of Highline Academy Northeast students were proficient or better in ELA compared to 44.8% statewide, and in Math, the school's proficiency rate was just 16% compared to 35.9% statewide. The school also struggles to serve its subgroups effectively, ranking in the bottom 15-20% for African American and Hispanic students, and in the bottom 30-35% for students of low socioeconomic status.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Barney Ford Elementary, Marrama Elementary, and Green Valley Elementary, also perform poorly compared to state averages, but generally outperform Highline Academy Northeast across academic measures. This suggests that the challenges faced by Highline Academy Northeast may be systemic within the School District No. 1.

589

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,253

Per pupil spending ?

73.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19451 East Maxwell Place
Denver, CO 80249-8738

(720) 485-5172

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Highline Academy Northeast usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

Hispanic:

29.4%

Asian:

13.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 25th percentile in 2018 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (21% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

790^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 8 pts since 2018

From bottom 25% (2018) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th of 99Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	790 of 950	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	815 of 943	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	804 of 933	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	758 of 921	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	526 of 710	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	782 of 965	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	689 of 917	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	15 of 21	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	12 of 18	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	13 of 18	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2021	63.3	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	615 of 694	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	611 of 684	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	587 of 642	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	557 of 595	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	303 of 351	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	659 of 758	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	618 of 690	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	187 of 247	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	188 of 242	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	101 of 153	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.3	17 of 30	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	220 of 270	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	214 of 337	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	311 of 365	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	251 of 265	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	158 of 203	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.1	32 of 75	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.9	295 of 332	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	288 of 308	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	586 of 700	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	666 of 683	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	563 of 649	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	528 of 594	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.1	327 of 352	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	642 of 764	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	578 of 693	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)36th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, March 4, 2021

I have three kids at this school and we all LOVE IT. The last negative post is outdated and skewed. Personally, I loved the music teacher they referred to (because he actually got my kids excited about music!), but I love the new teacher as well. And yes, there was a turnover in leadership several years ago, which takes time to level out. The current principal is solid and clearly dedicated to the community and the kids - you see him everyday at the dropoff/pickup line. The teachers are wonderful and always available - they reach out to parents in a variety of ways and remain consistently responsive to parent requests. The students are widely varied in backgrounds, and the school does an EXCELLENT job of promoting and celebrating this diversity. But the thing I love most of all, my kids loooooove going to this school. They're all building strong friendships and striving for personal growth, while other students, teacher and staff cheer them on daily. I can't imagine going anywhere else. This school is awesome! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, February 23, 2018

The first couple of years we had at this school were great. Since the original principal left it has gone downhill. I won't let my kids attend music class given the teacher does whatever he wants, lets the kids hear bad music and videos. They don't follow my sons IEP and can't seem to support their teachers enough to keep them from leaving in the middle of the school year. Three 4th grads teachers in one year is sad! Close Quote

Schools Near Highline Academy Northeast

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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 (2024)
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 4th 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 4th 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
Highline Academy Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	19451 East Maxwell Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-5172	589	52	11.3	73.5%	60 (10.2%)	219 (37.2%)	173 (29.4%)	82 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (7.0%)	16.2	790^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.4	815^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.6%	25	31.4	17.7	31.3				26.9	20.0	5.1	22.5				16.0	15.2		$15,253
Omar D Blair Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4905 Cathay Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 371-9570	783	55	14.2	79.2%	48 (6.1%)	263 (33.6%)	228 (29.1%)	106 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.0%)	41 (5.2%)	15.4	801^st of 950 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.9	809^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.2%	8	21.7	24.2	32.6	14.7	28.8	27.3	24.9	24.5	11.2	10.2	14.7	8.3	12.8	13.9	22.6	13.5	$13,876
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	K-5	4800 Telluride Street #4	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 287-5100	484	28	17.6	80.0%	29 (6.0%)	133 (27.5%)	250 (51.7%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.8%)	14 (2.9%)	13.8	823^rd of 950 public elementary schools	13.4%		20.2	740^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.5%	83	25.3	22.1	25.0				24.1	16.9	16.5	15.0				16.1	13.8		$15,042
Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	21601 East 51st Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2840	886	49	17.9	85.3%	34 (3.8%)	239 (27.0%)	424 (47.9%)	97 (10.9%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.4%)	38 (4.3%)	9.1	906^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.3	876^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.1%	30	17.6	20.5	12.0	29.2	35.1	30.9	22.7	17.5	7.3	3.9	9.7	15.8	20.6	11.8	5.0	10.6	$16,032
KIPP Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4635 Walden St. Denver	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2551	495	40	12.4	75.8%	42 (8.5%)	130 (26.3%)	219 (44.2%)	57 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	29 (5.9%)	21.1	722^nd of 950 public elementary schools	24.0%		12.8	835^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.5%	113	28.0	23.3					25.7	29.0	18.6					24.0			$14,503
High Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6750 N. Dunkirk St.	Aurora	80019	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 217-5152	680	36	19.1	60.3%	73 (10.7%)	222 (32.6%)	272 (40.0%)	50 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.8%)	31 (4.6%)	15.2	803^rd of 950 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.6	840^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.9%	37	16.4	16.4	30.4	25.4	26.4	27.7	23.9	18.2	21.7	11.5	12.9	11.0	15.9	14.9	23.7	20.0	$12,463
Marrama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East 40th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5820	547	34	15.9	85.6%	29 (5.3%)	120 (21.9%)	305 (55.8%)	55 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	16 (2.9%)	10.5	879^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.5%		16.3	786^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.6%	93	12.5	13.5	24.3				16.5	20.9	6.4	11.1				12.7	20.8		$18,436
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Jericho St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6710	714	48	14.8	81.8%	53 (7.4%)	178 (24.9%)	395 (55.3%)	55 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	19 (2.7%)	17.8	770^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.9%		15.7	796^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.6%	26	25.6	16.4	31.0				25.4	33.0	12.9	17.0				21.1	17.3		$18,385
Lena Archuleta Elementary School	Public	1-5	16000 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9888	515	36	14.5	77.3%	22 (4.3%)	53 (10.3%)	371 (72.0%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	15 (2.9%)	22.8	698^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.6	642^nd of 943 public elementary schools	31.9%	56	27.4	26.4	31.3				28.6	24.3	24.5	23.8				24.2	27.0		$17,460
Barney Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14500 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7300	487	31	15.7	94.0%	10 (2.1%)	50 (10.3%)	409 (84.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	9.3	898^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.5%		9	901^st of 943 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.9	16.3	16.4				16.8	12.7	12.2	15.4				13.3	12.5		$18,860

Frequently Asked Questions about Highline Academy Northeast

What schools do graduates of Highline Academy Northeast attend?

Students who attend Highline Academy Northeast usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Highline Academy Northeast?

In the 2024-25 school year, 589 students attended Highline Academy Northeast.

Is Highline Academy Northeast a good school?

Highline Academy Northeast ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Highline Academy Northeast?

Students at Highline Academy Northeast are 37% African American, 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Highline Academy Northeast in?

School District No. 1

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