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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School this year?
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Enrollment
562
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006450
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
4800 TELLURIDE STREET #2, DENVER, CO 80249 · (303) 524-6300 · Denver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 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
11.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
415 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 | 142 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 150 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 146 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 124 | 22% |
Student demographics
61%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
15.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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: Green Valley Ranch High School
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School's state test result (15.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School this school | 562 | 73.8% | 15.5% |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy DENVER | 555 | 68.5% | 8.4% |
| Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College DENVER | 1,027 | 79.0% | 14.3% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep RISE DENVER | 586 | 77.8% | 13.9% |
| Overland High School AURORA | 2,228 | 64.8% | 10.2% |
| Vista Peak 9-12 Preparatory AURORA | 2,045 | 62.1% | 15.3% |
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: Green Valley Ranch High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #186 of 231 | #14 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #152 of 409 | #16 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #16 of 250 | #6 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #33 of 250 | #9 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #68 of 320 | #33 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #90 of 108 | #16 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
562
-18 (-3%) vs 2020
+299% since 2010-11, when it was 141
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 562 | 48 | 11.7:1 | 74% (415) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 48.4 | 11.7:1 | 76% (430) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 37.9 | 14.9:1 | 76% (429) |
| 2020-21 | 580 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 70% (406) |
| 2017-18 | 550 | 42.7 | 12.9:1 | 73% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 37 | 14.0:1 | 70% (364) |
| 2010-11 | 141 | 27 | 5.2:1 | 60% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (550 to 562); teachers up 12% (42.7 to 48).
About DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is a medium-sized high school in DENVER, Colorado, (ZIP code 80249). Enrollment is 562 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12.
Denver Public Schools runs 198 schools with a combined 90,471 students. DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is one of them.
Roughly 56% of students at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Black, 11% Asian, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School's diversity index is 61%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is 48 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.7:1. That is lower than the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. The school counts 415 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 74%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Denver County.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 21.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Denver County, the median household income is $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%. Denver County is home to 206 public schools and about 91,233 public school students.
The closest public school to DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is Vista Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 19.3%, higher than DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School's 15.5%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School declined 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 580 to 562 students. The ratio was 14.5:1 in 2020-21 and 11.7:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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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
- Vista Academy0.0 mi · 291
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School0.0 mi · 482
- Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch0.1 mi · 379
- SOAR at Green Valley Ranch0.1 mi · 484
- Rocky Mountain Prep RISE0.3 mi · 586
- KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy0.3 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About DSST: Green Valley Ranch High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School serve?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School have?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School reports a student body of 3% White, 56% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School in?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.