DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School

As an average-sized secondary school in DENVER, Colorado, DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School enrolls 562 students from grades 9 through 12, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School reports that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 25% Black, 11% Asian, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.9%; this one delivers 15.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Denver County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is one.

The closest other public school is Vista Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 19.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School has showed little movement, going from 550 students in 2018 to 562 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 8% to 3% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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