DSST: Cedar High School

As a medium-sized 9-12 campus in DENVER, Colorado, DSST: Cedar High School caters to 546 students from grades 9 through 12, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

DSST: Cedar High School is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that instructs 90,471 students overall.

On demographics, DSST: Cedar High School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 30% White, 25% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, DSST: Cedar High School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Roughly 57% of students at DSST: Cedar High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, DSST: Cedar High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.3%.

In the broader community, Denver County reports that median household income runs about $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which DSST: Cedar High School is one.

DSST: Cedar Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, DSST: Cedar High School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

DSST: Cedar High School operates from a high-density location. As a public charter, DSST: Cedar High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DSST: Cedar High School has ticked up 101%, going from 272 students in 2018 to 546 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the DSST: Cedar High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.