Northfield High School

Northfield High School is one of the expansive high schools in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 2,137 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 241% bigger than typical.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Northfield High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Northfield High School shows that the largest single group is White at 46%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest consists of 29% Hispanic, 14% Black, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Northfield High School reports 116 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages around 16.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 32% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Northfield High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 47.1%; this one comes in at 30.6%, -16.5 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Denver County shows median household income runs about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northfield High School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: DSST: Conservatory Green High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northfield High School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 43.9%.

Northfield High School operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northfield High School has expanded 264%, going from 587 students in 2018 to 2,137 in 2025. The White share of enrollment rose from 32% to 46% over that span.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.