Enrollment
282
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006523
DSST: Cole Middle School
3240 HUMBOLDT STREET, DENVER, CO 80205 · (303) 524-6354 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
243 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 94 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 93 | 33% |
Student demographics
46%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
22.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
8.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 8.2% |
| 2023-24 | 23.9% | 11.3% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 DSST: Cole Middle School
DSST: Cole Middle School's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSST: Cole Middle School this school | 282 | 86.2% | 16.1% |
| DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School DENVER | 451 | 80.7% | 20.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside DENVER | 154 | 87.0% | 19.1% |
| Panorama Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 339 | 84.7% | 15.1% |
| Montbello Middle School DENVER | 315 | 91.7% | 6.8% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Noel DENVER | 287 | 87.8% | 9.6% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 DSST: Cole Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #214 of 241 | #24 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.2% | #223 of 244 ▼ 17 | #26 of 30 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #211 of 246 ▼ 10 | #24 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #201 of 278 | #25 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #9 of 227 | #4 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #149 of 227 | #19 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #19 of 246 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.1% | #42 of 169 | #5 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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 2024-25Enrollment
282
-33 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 282 | 23.9 | 11.8:1 | 86% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 268 | 19.7 | 13.6:1 | 91% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 18.7 | 14.6:1 | 93% (254) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 24 | 13.1:1 | 90% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 26.8 | 14.9:1 | 91% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 440 | 35 | 12.6:1 | 86% (380) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DSST: Cole Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (398 to 282); teachers down 11% (26.8 to 23.9).
About DSST: Cole Middle School
DSST: Cole Middle School is a small middle school in DENVER, Colorado. The school enrolls 282 students in grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 462.
DSST: Cole Middle School is one of the 198 schools that make up Denver Public Schools (90,471 students in total).
More than half of enrollment at DSST: Cole Middle School is Hispanic: 70%. The remaining shares are 23% Black and 4% White. Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
For every teacher at DSST: Cole Middle School, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is higher. There are 243 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 86% of enrollment. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Denver County, the school's rate is higher.
DSST: Cole Middle School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Colorado public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, DSST: Cole Middle School would be expected to post about 14.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.1%.
Looking at the county, Denver County, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Denver County has 206 public schools with about 91,233 students, including DSST: Cole Middle School.
Of the public schools around it, DSST: Cole Middle School is closest to DSST: Cole High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, DSST: Cole Middle School ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
DSST: Cole Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. NCES lists DSST: Cole Middle School as a charter school.
In 2020-21, DSST: Cole Middle School enrolled 315 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 282. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.1:1 to 11.8:1.
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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
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- 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
- DSST: Cole High School0.0 mi · 287
- Cole Arts and Science Academy0.1 mi · 275
- Wyatt Academy0.3 mi · 240
- Gilliam Youth Services Center0.4 mi · 21
- Manual High School0.4 mi · 348
- Manual Middle School0.4 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About DSST: Cole Middle SchoolHow large is DSST: Cole Middle School?
DSST: Cole Middle School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DSST: Cole Middle School serve?
DSST: Cole Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at DSST: Cole Middle School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at DSST: Cole Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at DSST: Cole Middle School?
At DSST: Cole Middle School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 70% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is DSST: Cole Middle School public or private?
DSST: Cole Middle School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
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