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The fastest-growing public schools in Denver, Colorado

Across Denver, Colorado, 86 public schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Northfield High School leads the list at 264%, against a median of 10.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver, Colorado

Top Enrollment growth

264%

Median Enrollment growth

10.8%

FASTEST GROWING · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Northfield High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	587	2,137	264%
2	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	281	586	109%
3	DSST: Cedar High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	272	546	101%
4	Global Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	226	400	77.0%
5	Lake Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	342	592	73.1%
6	Stedman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	261	447	71.3%
7	Morey Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	280	479	71.1%
8	Kepner Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	273	467	71.1%
9	Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	290	453	56.2%
10	Orchard Park Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	347	531	53.0%
11	North High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,115	1,653	48.3%
12	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	391	555	41.9%
13	University Prep - Steele St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	238	334	40.3%
14	Global Intermediate Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	249	346	39.0%
15	Highline Academy Northeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	427	589	37.9%
16	Trevista at Horace Mann	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	351	482	37.3%
17	Odyssey School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	235	318	35.3%
18	Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	247	329	33.2%
19	Columbine Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	260	346	33.1%
20	KIPP Northeast Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	373	495	32.7%
21	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	302	397	31.5%
22	DSST: College View High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	406	533	31.3%
23	Thomas Jefferson High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,081	1,390	28.6%
24	Denver Language School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	748	930	24.3%
25	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	487	604	24.0%
26	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	412	507	23.1%
27	Welby Community School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	253	308	21.7%
28	South High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,605	1,950	21.5%
29	Joe Shoemaker School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	448	543	21.2%
30	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	932	1,112	19.3%
31	Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	348	411	18.1%
32	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	1,026	1,212	18.1%
33	Manual Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	218	257	17.9%
34	Smith Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	394	457	16.0%
35	McMeen Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	615	706	14.8%
36	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	1,158	1,329	14.8%
37	Adventure Elementary	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	374	429	14.7%
38	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	522	591	13.2%
39	Monarch Montessori	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	250	282	12.8%
40	Manual High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	309	348	12.6%
41	Valverde Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	320	359	12.2%
42	Maxwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	575	638	11.0%
43	Swigert International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	607	673	10.9%
44	Skinner Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	608	673	10.7%
45	Global Primary Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	246	272	10.6%
46	Denver Green School Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	531	586	10.4%
47	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	308	339	10.1%
48	Oakland Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	326	352	8.0%
49	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	442	477	7.9%
50	Merrill Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	567	611	7.8%

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