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What advice would you give to incoming students at DSST: College View High School?
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Enrollment
533
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006658
DSST: College View High School
3111 WEST DARTMOUTH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80236 · (303) 524-6320 · Denver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
457 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 9 | 152 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 138 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 116 | 22% |
Student demographics
23%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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: College View High School
DSST: College View High School's state test result (15.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSST: College View High School this school | 533 | 85.7% | 15.3% |
| John F Kennedy High School DENVER | 681 | 78.9% | 11.4% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School DENVER | 965 | 88.9% | 3.8% |
| William Smith High School AURORA | 410 | 81.5% | 9.6% |
| Westminster High School WESTMINSTER | 2,010 | 82.0% | 11.3% |
| Sheridan High School ENGLEWOOD | 321 | 86.0% | N/A |
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 DSST: College View High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.3% | #188 of 231 | #15 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #159 of 409 | #21 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #12 of 250 | #5 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #237 of 250 | #28 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #24 of 320 | #16 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +31.3% | #19 of 108 | #6 of 17 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
533
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 533 | 47.3 | 11.3:1 | 86% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 47.9 | 11.3:1 | 88% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 44.4 | 12.6:1 | 86% (480) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 86% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 27.2 | 14.9:1 | 89% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 10 | 13.8:1 | 85% (117) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DSST: College View High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (406 to 533); teachers up 74% (27.2 to 47.3).
About DSST: College View High School
DSST: College View High School operates as a mid-sized high school in DENVER, Colorado. There are 533 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12.
In Denver Public Schools, 198 schools enroll a combined 90,471 students.
Hispanic students are 87% of those enrolled at DSST: College View High School. The rest of enrollment is 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denver County's population at about 28%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
With 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.3:1. High schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at DSST: College View High School, 86% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Denver County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.7% for DSST: College View High School. The school posts 15.3%, within a point of the prediction.
In Denver County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Denver County number 206, with about 91,233 students.
Among nearby public schools, DSST: College View Middle School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. DSST: College View High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 20.3% proficiency; DSST: College View High School posts 15.3%.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists DSST: College View High School as a charter school.
Enrollment fell 4% over 4 years, reaching 533 in 2024-25. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- DSST: College View Middle School0.0 mi · 446
- Gust Elementary School0.5 mi · 602
- College View Elementary School0.6 mi · 368
- Sabin World School1.0 mi · 559
- Abraham Lincoln High School1.1 mi · 965
- Compass Academy1.1 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About DSST: College View High SchoolHow large is DSST: College View High School?
DSST: College View High School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DSST: College View High School serve?
DSST: College View High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at DSST: College View High School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at DSST: College View High School.
How diverse is DSST: College View High School?
DSST: College View High School reports a student body of 2% White, 87% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DSST: College View High School?
DSST: College View High School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.