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What's one thing Denver Online gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
611
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001955
Denver Online
451 S. TEJON ST., DENVER, CO 80223 · (720) 424-8281 · Denver County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL611 STUDENTS
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Not graded
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
401 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 31 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 118 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 20% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.2% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 12.2% | 5.0% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
611
+348 (+132%) vs 2020
+517% since 2010-11, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 20.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 611 | 32.2 | 19.0:1 | 66% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 63% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 799 | 55.8 | 14.3:1 | 65% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 13 | 20.2:1 | 33% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 11.2 | 21.8:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2015-16 | 204 | 7 | 29.1:1 | 30% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 99 | 5 | 19.8:1 | 57% (56) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denver Online.
Since 2017-18: students up 150% (244 to 611); teachers up 189% (11.2 to 32.2).
About Denver Online
Denver Online is a medium-sized high school in DENVER, Colorado, administered by Denver Public Schools. The school's enrollment of 611 students covers grades 6 through 12.
Denver Online is in Denver Public Schools, a district with 90,471 students across 198 schools.
Hispanic students are the largest group at Denver Online, with 46% of enrollment. Next come 24% White, 14% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Denver Online belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 69%.
Denver Online employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1, lower than at this school. Denver Online's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 66%.
In the county around the school, Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denver Online is among the 206 public schools in Denver County.
The nearest public school is KIPP Denver Collegiate High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Denver Online has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The NCES locale for Denver Online is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Federal records classify Denver Online as a virtual school.
Federal records list enrollment at Denver Online as 263 in 2020-21 and 611 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.2:1 in 2020-21, and 19.0:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Denver Collegiate High School0.0 mi · 477
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy0.1 mi · 301
- Valverde Elementary School0.1 mi · 359
- Florence Crittenton High School0.5 mi · 107
- Goldrick Elementary School0.8 mi · 385
- 5280 High School1.0 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Denver OnlineHow large is Denver Online?
Denver Online enrolls approximately 611 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Denver Online serve?
Denver Online serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Denver Online have?
Denver Online employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Denver Online?
Student demographics at Denver Online are roughly 24% White, 46% Hispanic, 14% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Denver Online public or private?
Denver Online is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.