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KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

291^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 11% of Colorado high schools

Summary

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy is a public charter high school serving grades 9-12 in Denver, Colorado, with an enrollment of 559 students. 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.

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom third of Colorado high schools over the past 5 years, with its performance on standardized tests significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19% of 11th graders were proficient in SAT Math, compared to 32% for the district and state. The school's 4-year graduation rate has ranged from 79.0% to 88.5% over the past 5 years, slightly below the district average of 84.2%, and its dropout rate has been on par with the district average of 1.9%. Additionally, KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 46.3% over the past 3 years, significantly higher than the district average of 27.7%.

The school is located in close proximity to several other high schools, including Northeast Early College, Montbello High School, and DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School, a public charter school that stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, ranking in the top 50% of Colorado high schools and outperforming KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy across multiple metrics. The proximity to these other schools may present opportunities for collaboration, resource-sharing, and learning from best practices to address the unique challenges facing KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy.

555

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,304

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

18250 East 51st Avenue
Denver, CO 80249

(720) 452-2570

District: School District No. 1

Feeder schools for KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy:

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
Middle:	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
	More...
	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

African American:

18.0%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg41%

Colorado avg47%

291^st of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 33 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st of 30High 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	13.5	291 of 328	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	303 of 349	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	307 of 349	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	196 of 221	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	198 of 210	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	228 of 411	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	15 of 30	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.0	26 of 38	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.2	20 of 36	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.6	13 of 34	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.2	24 of 29	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	19 of 36	47.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	19.9	35 of 44	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	21 of 32	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.8	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	219 of 247	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	225 of 257	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	225 of 254	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	200 of 257	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	206 of 239	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	156 of 187	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	161 of 199	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	165 of 198	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	141 of 205	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.9	151 of 181	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	168 of 194	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	178 of 211	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	171 of 200	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	111 of 203	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	139 of 188	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	221 of 246	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	225 of 256	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	227 of 252	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	198 of 253	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	198 of 240	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)50th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)9th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing42%-23 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science5%-20 vs state

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Schools Near KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	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 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2570	555	41	13.6	68.5%	12 (2.2%)	100 (18.0%)	350 (63.1%)	57 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.1%)	11 (2.0%)	13.5	291^st of 328 public high schools	11.3%		13.3	303^rd of 349 public high schools	13.2%	12	35.0	21.0	42.0	15.0	36.0	19.0								4.6	$13,304
Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	Public, Charter	9-12	18250 East 51st Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-6393	586	46	12.6	77.8%	29 (4.9%)	94 (16.0%)	392 (66.9%)	34 (5.8%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.2%)	13 (2.2%)	23.9	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%		19.9	281^st of 349 public high schools	19.5%	31	56.0	23.0	46.0	16.0	51.0	18.0								20.3	$16,325
Vista Academy	Public	6-12	4800 Telluride Street Bldg. 6	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7650	291	16	18.2	80.8%	7 (2.4%)	57 (19.6%)	211 (72.5%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.4%)								(n/a)			21.0												$19,919
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School	Public, Charter	9-12	4800 Telluride Street #2	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6300	562	48	11.7	73.8%	18 (3.2%)	143 (25.4%)	314 (55.9%)	59 (10.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.8%)	18 (3.2%)	54	139^th of 328 public high schools	57.6%		54.1	146^th of 349 public high schools	58.2%	7	61.0	48.0	70.0	48.0	58.0	39.0								13.3	$17,774
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College	Public	6-12	19535 East 46th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0420	1,027	65	15.8	79.0%	45 (4.4%)	215 (20.9%)	605 (58.9%)	76 (7.4%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.2%)	38 (3.7%)	6.3	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%		10.8	313^th of 349 public high schools	10.3%	5	22.0	9.0	24.0	7.0	30.0	11.0	20.6	14.0	29.7	22.3	10.0	6.9	14.2	6.2	$18,609
Montbello Career and Technical High School	Public	9-12	4501 Airport Way	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-7200	158	9	17.4	74.1%	7 (4.4%)	27 (17.1%)	107 (67.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.3%)	5 (3.2%)								(n/a)															$21,932
Legacy Options High School	Public	9-12	6850 North Argonne Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3100	153	14	10.6	85.0%	5 (3.3%)	33 (21.6%)	100 (65.4%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (3.9%)	7 (4.6%)								(n/a)					37.0										$23,987
Montbello High School	Public	9-12	5000 Crown Blvd	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5900	1,112	72	15.5	86.9%	16 (1.4%)	170 (15.3%)	824 (74.1%)	23 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	49 (4.4%)	26 (2.3%)	13.3	292^nd of 328 public high schools	11.0%		7.1	330^th of 349 public high schools	5.4%	38	41.0	28.0	40.0	14.0	26.0	8.0								6.3	$17,037
Hinkley High School	Public	9-12	1250 Chambers Road	Aurora	80011	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 340-1500	1,527	70	21.8	87.8%	68 (4.5%)	176 (11.5%)	1,155 (75.6%)	53 (3.5%)	17 (1.1%)	24 (1.6%)	34 (2.2%)	9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%		7.1	329^th of 349 public high schools	5.7%	25	29.0	26.0	24.0	9.0	25.0	11.0								7.5	$17,603
Northeast Early College	Public	9-12	11200 E 45th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2450	507	33	15.5	85.8%	13 (2.6%)	57 (11.2%)	403 (79.5%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.4%)	15 (3.0%)	10.5	302^nd of 328 public high schools	7.9%		7.8	324^th of 349 public high schools	7.2%	22	30.0	12.0	33.0	14.0	41.0	10.0								12.6	$17,366

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy

What district is KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 555 students attended KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy.

What schools feed into KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy?

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barney Ford Elementary School
Elementary : Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School
Elementary : Green Valley Elementary School
Elementary : Highline Academy Northeast
Elementary : John H. Amesse Elementary
Elementary : KIPP Northeast Elementary
Elementary : Lena Archuleta Elementary School
Elementary : Marie L. Greenwood Academy
Elementary : Marrama Elementary School
Elementary : Maxwell Elementary School
Elementary : McGlone Academy
Elementary : Oakland Elementary
Elementary : Omar D Blair Charter School
Elementary : SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
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

Is KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy a good school?

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 11.3% of Colorado high schools.

What is the racial makeup of KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy?

Students at KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy are 63% Hispanic, 18% African American, 10% Asian, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

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