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Bruce Randolph School

3955 STEELE STREET, DENVER, CO 80205 · (720) 424-1080 · Denver County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Colorado public high schools
  • FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public high schools

Enrollment
663
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
587 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 68713%
Grade 710215%
Grade 810616%
Grade 910916%
Grade 1011017%
Grade 118012%
Grade 126910%
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
102%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
58388%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
426%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
142%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
31247%
Female
35153%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
11.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
1.9%
CO avg 36.1%

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 2 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2511.9%1.9%
2023-248.9%N/A
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Bruce Randolph School

Bruce Randolph School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Bruce Randolph School this school66388.5%7.8%
West High School
DENVER
51990.9%5.8%
Atlas Preparatory High School
COLORADO SPRINGS
49982.6%N/A
Career Education Center Early College
DENVER
46885.5%7.6%
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
DENVER
47788.1%10.8%
Northeast Early College
DENVER
50785.8%11.4%
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Bruce Randolph School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Denver County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
7.8%#222 of 231#23 of 28
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
1.9%#52 of 54N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
11.9%#55 of 57
▼ 1
N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
663#136 of 409#12 of 53
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#58 of 250#18 of 34
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
22.2%#238 of 250#29 of 34
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.5%#13 of 320#9 of 46
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-10.3%#89 of 139#9 of 16
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
663
-88 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 893
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2566345.514.6:189% (587)
2023-2465347.613.7:191% (593)
2022-2370339.417.8:185% (598)
2020-217515413.9:191% (684)
2017-1873954.613.5:195% (704)
2015-168246213.3:196% (788)
2010-118935316.9:197% (867)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bruce Randolph School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (739 to 663); teachers down 17% (54.6 to 45.5).

About Bruce Randolph School

Bruce Randolph School is a medium-sized high school for students in DENVER, Colorado. The school's enrollment of 663 students covers grades 6 through 12.

Within Denver Public Schools, Bruce Randolph School is one of 198 schools. The district enrolls 90,471 students.

Most students at Bruce Randolph School are Hispanic: 88% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 6% Black and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bruce Randolph School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.

Bruce Randolph School employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.6:1. That ratio is under the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 89% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Denver County report 63%.

Measured against Colorado public high schools, Bruce Randolph School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Bruce Randolph School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 7.8% is 5.2 points below the 13.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Within Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Denver County number 206 and enroll about 91,233.

The closest public school to Bruce Randolph School is Colorado High School Charter - GES, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Bruce Randolph School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Bruce Randolph School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

The federal government classifies Bruce Randolph School's location as City: Large.

Bruce Randolph School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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Denver County at a glance

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Population
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students

Quick facts

School name
Bruce Randolph School
District
Denver Public Schools
Address
3955 STEELE STREET, DENVER, CO 80205
Phone
(720) 424-1080
County
Denver County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
663
Teachers (FTE)
45
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
587 (89%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
080336001869
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Bruce Randolph School
What is the total enrollment at Bruce Randolph School?
Bruce Randolph School enrolls approximately 663 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Bruce Randolph School serve?
Bruce Randolph School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Bruce Randolph School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Bruce Randolph School.
What is the student diversity at Bruce Randolph School?
Student demographics at Bruce Randolph School are roughly 2% White, 88% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Bruce Randolph School in?
Bruce Randolph School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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