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DSST: College View High School

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

DSST: College View High School ranks 226 th of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

226^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 338 Colorado High Schools

Better than 33% of Colorado high schools

Summary

DSST: College View High School is a Denver public charter school in School District No. 1 serving 533 students in grades 9–12, where about 86% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and ranks 226th out of 338 Colorado high schools (33rd percentile), a modest decline from recent years.

The school's clearest strengths are graduation and dropout rates. DSST: College View High School graduates 89.8% of its students, compared to 81.9% for the district and 85.6% statewide, while its 1.4% dropout rate is well below the district (3.2%) and state (1.6%) averages. It also produces notably strong results for English Language Learners, ranking 6th of 20 schools statewide (4 stars), and solid outcomes for low-income and Hispanic students. In the 2024-25 school year, DSST posted strong math scores on the 11th-grade SAT (43% proficient vs. 32% statewide), though scores slipped to 30% the following year.

The biggest concerns are chronic absenteeism—44.7% of students missed significant school in 2024-25, up sharply from 38.6%—along with persistently weak science scores (10.3% proficient vs. 24.8% statewide) and reading scores that trail district and state averages. Male students rank at the 25th percentile statewide, a significant gap behind female students. Compared to nearby schools, DSST is clearly stronger than Excel Academy, Summit Academy, and Abraham Lincoln High School, which have far lower graduation rates and higher dropout rates. The closest comparison is Rocky Mountain Prep SMART, which posts better upper-grade math and attendance but trails DSST in 9th-grade reading and math.

533

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,164

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3111 West Dartmouth Avenue
Denver, CO 80236-2842

(303) 524-6320

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

Asian:

5.4%

African American:

3.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2019 → 33rd in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (38% vs 48% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg43%

Colorado avg48%

226^th of 338

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 20 pts since 2019

From top 46% (2019) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 32High 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	32.3	226 of 338	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	197 of 328	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	221 of 349	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	172 of 349	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.3	159 of 221	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	177 of 210	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	191 of 411	53.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2025	65.2	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	14 of 36	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.3	8 of 44	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.9	12 of 32	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	43.8	128 of 245	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.3	134 of 247	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	164 of 257	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	127 of 254	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.3	155 of 257	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	176 of 239	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	98 of 143	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	118 of 136	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	67.5	44 of 140	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	89 of 135	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	9.0	112 of 118	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	74 of 197	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.9	67 of 187	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	77 of 199	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	61 of 198	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.2	64 of 205	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	84 of 181	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	55.9	76 of 208	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.1	62 of 194	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	82 of 211	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	80.0	32 of 200	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	41 of 203	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	48 of 188	74.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	183 of 243	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.9	165 of 246	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.4	167 of 256	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	147 of 252	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	140 of 253	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	160 of 240	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)70th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+30 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+29 vs school

Female (2026)48th percentile+15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing52%-14 vs state

Mathematics40%~ state avg

Science10%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
DSST: College View High School	Public, Charter	9-12	3111 West Dartmouth Avenue	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	533	47	11.2	85.7%	13 (2.4%)	17 (3.2%)	466 (87.4%)	29 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	32.3	226^th of 338 public high schools	33.1%		39.8	197^th of 328 public high schools	39.9%	29	50.0	33.0	52.0	40.0	46.0	30.0										10.3	$12,164
Respect Academy	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5228	99	7	13.4	79.8%	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	92 (92.9%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$24,071
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	2285 South Federal Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5000	965	73	13.2	88.9%	27 (2.8%)	55 (5.7%)	839 (86.9%)	25 (2.6%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.1%)	5.9	326^th of 338 public high schools	3.6%		4.3	325^th of 328 public high schools	0.9%	1	23.0	9.0	28.0	13.0	29.0	8.0										5.0	$21,669
Sheridan High School	Public	9-12	3201 West Oxford Avenue	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6987	321	23	13.9	86.0%	29 (9.0%)	10 (3.1%)	271 (84.4%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)			22.0														$25,723
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public	6-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	670	44	15.4	82.1%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	539 (80.4%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	14	433^rd of 469 public high schools	7.7%		17.8	274^th of 328 public high schools	16.5%	159	56.0	22.0	36.0	19.0	29.0	10.0	18.5	27.7	16.9	21.5	6.2	9.6	11.3	9.1	11.3	9.5	$18,521
SOAR Academy	Public	9-12	3201 W Oxford Ave	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6797	78	5	16.8	88.5%	10 (12.8%)	2 (2.6%)	66 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$25,830
Excel Academy	Public	9-12	1825 S. Federal Blvd.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2250	227	12	18.3	85.5%	9 (4.0%)	6 (2.6%)	208 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)								(n/a)			18.0														$20,858
Summit at Castro	Public	6-12	845 S. Lowell Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2400	236	19	12.1	91.9%	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	224 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	307^th of 338 public high schools	9.2%		9.7	306^th of 328 public high schools	6.7%	1			31.0	23.0						10.9		19.0		14.1	11.1	11.8	$23,091
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	2855 South Lamar Street	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-4300	681	49	13.8	78.9%	73 (10.7%)	23 (3.4%)	518 (76.1%)	49 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	22	265^th of 338 public high schools	21.6%		11.1	300^th of 328 public high schools	8.5%	35	59.0	21.0	40.0	11.0	44.0	17.0										27.3	$21,343
Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 W. Arizona Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	604	58	10.3	92.2%	12 (2.0%)	6 (1.0%)	567 (93.9%)	10 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	33.4	223^rd of 338 public high schools	34.0%		28.7	237^th of 328 public high schools	27.7%	14	50.0	48.0	42.0	30.0	45.0	38.0										13.7	$17,257

Frequently Asked Questions about DSST: College View High School

What district is DSST: College View High School in?

School District No. 1

Is DSST: College View High School a good school?

DSST: College View High School ranks 226^th of 338 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

Students at DSST: College View High School are 87% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend DSST: College View High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended DSST: College View High School.

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