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DSST: Cedar High School

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DSST: Cedar High School ranks 72 nd of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades 9-12

72^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 78% of Colorado high schools

Summary

DSST: Cedar High School is a high-performing public charter high school in Denver, Colorado, serving 548 students in grades 9-12. The school consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming the School District No. 1 and the state of Colorado on various standardized tests.

DSST: Cedar High School's exceptional academic performance is particularly noteworthy in its support for traditionally underserved student populations. The school ranks 1st out of 30-38 Colorado high schools for African American students, 1st out of 20-36 Colorado high schools for English Language Learner students, and 1st out of 60-84 Colorado high schools for Special Education students. Additionally, the school performs well for Hispanic students, ranking 25th-39th out of 187-199 Colorado high schools, and for low socioeconomic status students, ranking 10th-25th out of 194-211 Colorado high schools.

Compared to nearby schools in the same district, DSST: Cedar High School significantly outperforms them in academic achievement, graduation rates, and test scores. The school's four-year graduation rates range from 79.0% to 94.9%, and its dropout rates are low, ranging from 1.0% to 3.8%. While the school's overall performance is exceptional, its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.7% to 37.1%, is an area the school may want to focus on to improve student engagement and attendance.

546

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,012

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 South Pearl Street
Denver, CO 80209-2016

(303) 524-6350

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.2%

White:

29.9%

African American:

25.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 77th percentile in 2021 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Colorado high schools

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (84%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg41%

Colorado avg47%

72^nd of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 22%▲ up 1 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	77.9	72 of 328	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	52 of 349	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	52 of 349	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.2	45 of 221	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	75.2	48 of 210	77.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	1 of 38	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	1 of 34	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	1 of 29	96.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	3 of 59	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.5	1 of 84	98.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	1 of 20	95.0%	★★★★★
2024	98.7	1 of 36	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.8	7 of 44	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	61 of 247	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	51 of 257	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	52 of 254	79.5%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	55 of 257	78.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	53 of 239	77.8%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	9 of 136	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	71.7	30 of 140	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	44.3	88 of 135	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	61 of 118	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	29 of 187	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.8	25 of 199	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	39 of 198	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	27 of 205	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	32 of 181	82.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	22 of 194	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	25 of 211	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	92.6	10 of 200	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	16 of 203	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	90.0	12 of 188	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.6	62 of 246	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	44 of 256	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	42 of 252	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	31 of 253	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	84.8	35 of 240	85.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2021	99.2	1 of 60	98.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	32 of 209	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	21 of 229	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	87.6	18 of 234	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	12 of 228	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.0	12 of 225	94.7%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2021)98th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2025)95th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing75%+10 vs state

Mathematics53%+15 vs state

Science36%+11 vs state

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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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
DSST: Cedar High School	Public, Charter	9-12	150 South Pearl Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 524-6350	546	35	15.7	57.1%	163 (29.9%)	139 (25.5%)	192 (35.2%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.6%)	77.9	72^nd of 328 public high schools	78.0%		81.9	52^nd of 349 public high schools	85.1%	20	76.0	64.0	75.0	53.0	70.0	63.0										36.2	$18,012
Denver Center for International Studies	Public, Magnet	6-12	574 West 6th Ave	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 423-9000	354	26	13.5	71.5%	41 (11.6%)	13 (3.7%)	255 (72.0%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	31.4	227^th of 328 public high schools	30.8%		28.7	241^st of 349 public high schools	30.9%	14	50.0	29.0	32.0	11.0	56.0	31.0	25.8	60.0	47.5	45.9	9.1	15.0	19.0	14.8	22.0	34.3	$20,529
Denver Justice High School	Public, Charter	9-12	300 E. 9th Ave.	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 480-5610	106	8	12.8	94.3%	4 (3.8%)	38 (35.8%)	59 (55.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.8%)								(n/a)																	$17,335
Contemporary Learning Academy	Public	9-12	200 E. 9th Ave.	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6900	126	15	8.4	81.7%	12 (9.5%)	33 (26.2%)	71 (56.3%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.2%)								(n/a)	23.0																$31,525
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School	Public, Charter	9-12	750 Galapago Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 282-6437	59	11	5.4	61.0%	13 (22.0%)	5 (8.5%)	31 (52.5%)	4 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.8%)								(n/a)																	$23,559
Compassion Road Academy	Public	9-12	1000 Cherokee Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2200	96	8	11.9	80.2%	15 (15.6%)	18 (18.8%)	55 (57.3%)	1 (1.0%)	2 (2.1%)	1 (1.0%)	3 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$31,609
West High School	Public	9-12	951 Elati St	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-5300	519	42	12.2	90.9%	12 (2.3%)	45 (8.7%)	444 (85.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	5.4	321^st of 328 public high schools	2.1%		5.8	334^th of 349 public high schools	4.3%	13	28.0	14.0	13.0	3.0	22.0	6.0										6.1	$23,585
South High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Louisiana Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 423-6000	1,950	100	19.4	38.6%	992 (50.9%)	150 (7.7%)	578 (29.6%)	80 (4.1%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	133 (6.8%)	76.4	77^th of 328 public high schools	76.5%		69.3	98^th of 349 public high schools	71.9%	21	74.0	56.0	75.0	55.0	73.0	51.0										33.3	$16,198
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	Public	9-12	840 E 14th Ave	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2000	60	7	8.5	38.3%	26 (43.3%)	5 (8.3%)	17 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)								(n/a)																	$29,714
5280 High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1200 W Mississippi Ave	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 919-1056	109	13	8.5	37.6%	68 (62.4%)	4 (3.7%)	31 (28.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	15.7	280^th of 328 public high schools	14.6%		6.1	332^nd of 349 public high schools	4.9%	52					39.0											13.6	$32,774

Frequently Asked Questions about DSST: Cedar High School

Is DSST: Cedar High School a good school?

DSST: Cedar High School ranks 72^nd of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of DSST: Cedar High School?

Students at DSST: Cedar High School are 35% Hispanic, 30% White, 25% African American, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% Not Specified.

What district is DSST: Cedar High School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend DSST: Cedar High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 546 students attended DSST: Cedar High School.

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