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Which teacher or staff member at DSST: College View Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
446
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006554
DSST: College View Middle School
3111 W DARTMOUTH AVE, DENVER, CO 80236 · (303) 524-6320 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Colorado public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
385 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 156 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 34% |
Student demographics
27%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
30.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 14.4% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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: College View Middle School
DSST: College View Middle School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSST: College View Middle School this school | 446 | 86.3% | 20.9% |
| Kepner Beacon Middle School DENVER | 467 | 89.9% | 14.9% |
| Fort Logan Northgate DENVER | 338 | 85.8% | 11.2% |
| Franklin Middle School GREELEY | 367 | 87.7% | 20.9% |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School AURORA | 448 | 85.7% | 17.3% |
| Shaw Heights Middle School WESTMINSTER | 321 | 86.6% | 13.4% |
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: College View Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #182 of 241 | #15 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #175 of 244 ▲ 6 | #16 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #177 of 246 ▼ 6 | #16 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #145 of 278 | #16 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #20 of 227 | #6 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #215 of 227 | #23 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #18 of 246 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #166 of 169 | #13 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
446
-29 (-6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 446 | 35.7 | 12.5:1 | 86% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 34.4 | 13.4:1 | 89% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 457 | 36.3 | 12.6:1 | 93% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 87% (415) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 33.5 | 13.5:1 | 93% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 37 | 12.2:1 | 90% (404) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DSST: College View Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (452 to 446); teachers up 7% (33.5 to 35.7).
About DSST: College View Middle School
DSST: College View Middle School is a middle-grades school in DENVER, Colorado, reachable at (303) 524-6320. School enrollment was 446 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
DSST: College View Middle School falls under Denver Public Schools, which has 198 schools enrolling 90,471 students.
DSST: College View Middle School enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 7% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denver County's population at about 28%. The chance that two students picked at random at DSST: College View Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.5:1, with 35.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at DSST: College View Middle School is 86%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 23 points.
DSST: College View Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
DSST: College View Middle School is 6.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (20.9% versus 14.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. DSST: College View Middle School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County, which together enroll about 91,233 students.
The school nearest to DSST: College View Middle School is DSST: College View High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, DSST: College View Middle School is 3rd on average proficiency.
DSST: College View Middle School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. DSST: College View Middle School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 6%, from 475 to 446.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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
- DSST: College View High School0.0 mi · 533
- 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
- Fort Logan Northgate1.1 mi · 338
Frequently asked questions
About DSST: College View Middle SchoolHow many students attend DSST: College View Middle School?
DSST: College View Middle School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does DSST: College View Middle School serve?
DSST: College View Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DSST: College View Middle School have?
DSST: College View Middle School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at DSST: College View Middle School?
Student demographics at DSST: College View Middle School are roughly 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is DSST: College View Middle School in?
DSST: College View Middle School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.