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KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy

Q: Is KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy a good school?

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy ranks 250 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

250^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 26% of Colorado high schools

Summary

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy is a public charter high school in northeast Denver serving 555 students in grades 9–12, operating as part of School District No. 1. The school serves a predominantly low-income community, with 68.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. Its statewide ranking places it at 249th out of 338 Colorado high schools, but that represents a significant one-year jump from the 11th to the 26th percentile — an early sign of academic momentum.

The school's most standout metrics are its graduation and dropout rates. KIPP graduates 88.5% of its students, surpassing the district rate of 81.9% and the state rate of 85.6%, while its dropout rate of just 1.4% is dramatically lower than nearby schools like Montbello Career and Technical High School (19.6%) and Legacy Options High School (16.7%). Test scores are also climbing, especially in math: SAT math proficiency more than doubled from 13% to 30% in three years, and reading proficiency (47%) approaches the district average. The school has shown particular effectiveness with African American students (52nd percentile statewide), English language learners (60th percentile), and low-income students (47th percentile).

Despite these gains, KIPP faces two major challenges. Chronic absenteeism affects 44.5% of students — far above the state rate of 28.4% — and science proficiency sits at just 7%, compared to the state average of 24.8%. Compared to its closest neighbor, DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, KIPP still trails in nearly every academic measure, including graduation rate (94.5% vs. 88.5%) and SAT math (41% vs. 30%). However, KIPP clearly outperforms several other nearby schools, including Northeast Early College, Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College, and Montbello High School, and holds an edge over Rocky Mountain Prep RISE, which shares its building. If KIPP can address its absenteeism and science gaps while sustaining its current momentum, it could become one of the stronger high school options in northeast Denver.

555

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,251

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: Rebounding — 6th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 26th (2026) from a 6th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

!Reading and Writing scores 19 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

Colorado avg48%

250^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 18 pts since 2019

From bottom 45% (2019) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 32High Schools in the School District No. 1

69^th of 114School 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	26.7	250 of 340	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	48.4	15 of 31	51.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	25.5	32 of 43	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	53.2	8 of 20	60.0%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	25.3	187 of 246	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	120 of 143	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	103 of 198	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	46.4	111 of 209	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	23.5	184 of 244	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)60th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2026)52nd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)25th percentile~ school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing46%-19 vs state

Mathematics30%-11 vs state

Science7%-18 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 (2025)	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
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%)	26.7	250^th of 340 public high schools	26.5%		13.5	291^st of 328 public high schools	11.3%	41	50.0	31.9	46.4	29.8	46.6	29.8										7.0	$17,251
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%)	20.8	272^nd of 340 public high schools	20.0%		23.9	250^th of 328 public high schools	23.8%	22	51.8	25.5	46.5	20.0	41.7	24.2										8.3	$16,823
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)	351.0	342.0	321.0	325.0	9.1	362.0				709.0				709.0		703.0	$19,894
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%)	56.9	137^th of 340 public high schools	59.7%		54	139^th of 328 public high schools	57.6%	2	70.2	57.3	56.1	45.3	58.2	41.0										27.7	$12,107
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%)	5.5	331^st of 340 public high schools	2.6%		6.3	318^th of 328 public high schools	3.0%	13	28.1	10.1	27.9	14.5	16.9	6.6	12.4	25.8	18.4	19.0	10.0	7.1	5.8	7.5	7.8	5.3	$20,065
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)																	$20,332
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)																690.0	$24,670
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%)	15.3	298^th of 340 public high schools	12.4%		13.3	292^nd of 328 public high schools	11.0%	6	39.0	22.0	46.1	22.2	29.0	15.9										20.5	$18,605
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%)	10.5	312^th of 340 public high schools	8.2%		9.8	304^th of 328 public high schools	7.3%	8	27.0	13.8	30.2	18.7	25.7	22.2										8.8	$17,963
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%)	7.1	322^nd of 340 public high schools	5.3%		10.5	302^nd of 328 public high schools	7.9%	20	31.5	12.6	34.0	18.1	22.2	7.4										4.9	$19,207

Frequently Asked Questions about KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy

How many students attend KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy?

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

What district is KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy in?

School District No. 1

Is KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy a good school?

KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy ranks 250^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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.

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

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