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If you had an hour of school board time for DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
451
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006746
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
10825 E 47TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80239 · (303) 524-6305 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% 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.
- B+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
12.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
364 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 | 136 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 150 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 165 | 37% |
Student demographics
47%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
28.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.8pp 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 24 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.5% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.6% | 16.6% |
% 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
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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: Elevate Northeast Middle School
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School this school | 451 | 80.7% | 20.8% |
| Panorama Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 339 | 84.7% | 15.1% |
| DSST: Cole Middle School DENVER | 282 | 86.2% | 16.1% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Noel DENVER | 287 | 87.8% | 9.6% |
| DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School DENVER | 468 | 68.8% | 25.3% |
| Montbello Middle School DENVER | 315 | 91.7% | 6.8% |
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: Elevate Northeast Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #185 of 241 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #130 of 244 ▲ 37 | #10 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #186 of 246 ▲ 25 | #18 of 30 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #142 of 278 | #15 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #28 of 227 | #7 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #142 of 227 | #18 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #36 of 246 | #14 of 30 |
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
451
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 451 | 35.2 | 12.8:1 | 81% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 31.5 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 30.6 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 76% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School.
About DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
DENVER, Colorado, is home to DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 451 students.
Besides DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School, Denver Public Schools runs 197 other schools. The district enrolls 90,471 students.
At DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School, Hispanic students make up 70% of the student body. Next come 19% Black, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 28% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 35.2 full-time equivalents, or about 12.8 students per teacher. On average, middle schools in Colorado have 15.9:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. About 81% of students, or 364, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Denver County, the average is 63%.
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Colorado public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School is 3.0 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (20.8% versus 17.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
County data help place the school in context: in Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Denver County has 206 public schools and roughly 91,233 students.
The nearest public school is DSST: Elevate Northeast High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 26.3% proficiency; DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School posts 20.8%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School's enrollment declined from 469 in 2020-21 to 451 in 2024-25.
The DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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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: Elevate Northeast High School0.0 mi · 545
- Academy 3600.6 mi · 201
- Northeast Early College0.7 mi · 507
- Monarch Montessori0.8 mi · 282
- Inspire Elementary1.2 mi · 645
- Denver Green School Northfield1.2 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle SchoolHow many students attend DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School?
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades 06-08.
Is DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School have?
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School?
Student demographics at DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School are roughly 5% White, 70% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School in?
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.