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The fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Denver County, Colorado

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public schools by enrollment in Denver County, Colorado, drawn from 94 qualifying public schools. Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design leads the list at -74.4%, against a median of -16.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver County, Colorado

Best Enrollment change

-74.4%

Median Enrollment change

-16.2%

FASTEST DECLINING · DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	234	60	-74.4%
2	West Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	686	188	-72.6%
3	Denver Center for International Studies	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	730	354	-51.5%
4	Schmitt Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	309	157	-49.2%
5	International Academy of Denver at Harrington	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	289	152	-47.4%
6	Colorado High School Charter	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	364	206	-43.4%
7	Cole Arts and Science Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	477	275	-42.3%
8	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	264	154	-41.7%
9	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	330	200	-39.4%
10	Force Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	497	303	-39.0%
11	Newlon Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	474	293	-38.2%
12	Knapp Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	561	351	-37.4%
13	Castro Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	384	241	-37.2%
14	Traylor Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	476	300	-37.0%
15	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	1,070	681	-36.4%
16	Columbian Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	268	171	-36.2%
17	Palmer Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	304	197	-35.2%
18	Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	405	263	-35.1%
19	Kaiser Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	370	243	-34.3%
20	Munroe Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	489	332	-32.1%
21	Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	327	223	-31.8%
22	Grant Ranch ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	487	334	-31.4%
23	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	968	670	-30.8%
24	Barnum Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	480	334	-30.4%
25	Godsman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	469	332	-29.2%
26	DSST: Cole Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	398	282	-29.1%
27	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	422	301	-28.7%
28	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	397	287	-27.7%
29	Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	795	585	-26.4%
30	Vanguard Classical School - West	DENVER, CO	Aurora Joint District No. 28 of the counties of Adams and A	509	380	-25.3%
31	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	459	344	-25.1%
32	Denver Center for 21st-Century Learning at Wyman	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	200	150	-25.0%
33	John H. Amesse Elementary	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	470	358	-23.8%
34	Swansea Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	486	381	-21.6%
35	Lowry Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	509	400	-21.4%
36	Sabin World School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	705	559	-20.7%
37	Cowell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	388	308	-20.6%
38	Eagleton Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	399	317	-20.6%
39	Goldrick Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	485	385	-20.6%
40	Johnson Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	370	294	-20.5%
41	Emily Griffith High School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	389	311	-20.1%
42	Grant Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	423	339	-19.9%
43	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	303	244	-19.5%
44	Doull Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	472	381	-19.3%
45	Escalante-Biggs Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	378	306	-19.0%
46	College View Elementary School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	446	368	-17.5%
47	Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	422	353	-16.4%
48	Whittier ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	288	242	-16.0%
49	Place Bridge Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	978	824	-15.7%
50	Brown International Academy	DENVER, CO	School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C	627	530	-15.5%

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