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What's the biggest difference between DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
482
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006546
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
4800 TELLURIDE STREET BUILDING 3, DENVER, CO 80249 · (303) 524-6300 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% 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.
- ABeats 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
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
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 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 163 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%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
40.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 23.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 18% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Middle School
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School this school | 482 | 79.9% | 31.5% |
| KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School DENVER | 464 | 80.8% | 21.9% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch DENVER | 379 | 83.6% | 17.7% |
| Mrachek Middle School AURORA | 811 | 82.7% | 11.3% |
| Prairie Middle School AURORA | 1,491 | 68.3% | 14.3% |
| Aurora Hills Middle School AURORA | 821 | 85.9% | 8.7% |
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: Green Valley Ranch Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #129 of 241 | #9 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #144 of 244 ▼ 23 | #11 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #130 of 246 ▼ 22 | #9 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #127 of 278 | #9 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #83 of 227 | #15 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #27 of 227 | #6 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.9% | #41 of 246 | #15 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #41 of 55 | #11 of 14 |
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
482
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 482 | 31.9 | 15.1:1 | 80% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 480 | 32.7 | 14.7:1 | 79% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 29.8 | 16.1:1 | 76% (365) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 74% (361) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 38 | 12.3:1 | 79% (368) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | 30 | 15.2:1 | 77% (351) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (467 to 482); teachers down 16% (38 to 31.9).
About DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school found in DENVER, Colorado. Its enrollment is 482 students, spread over grades 6 through 8.
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is in Denver Public Schools, a district with 90,471 students across 198 schools.
The largest group at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is Hispanic students, at 52%. Other groups make up 26% Black, 12% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is 64%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 31.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.1:1. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 15.9:1. Roughly 80% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 17 points lower.
Among Colorado public middle schools, DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 18.3%. DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School posts 31.5%, 13.2 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Denver County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $94,718 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School, Denver County has 206 public schools.
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School is the nearest public school to DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School was 485 in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.2:1 in 2020-21, and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
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Nearby schools
- DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School0.0 mi · 562
- Vista Academy0.1 mi · 291
- Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch0.1 mi · 379
- SOAR at Green Valley Ranch0.1 mi · 484
- KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School0.3 mi · 464
- KIPP Northeast Elementary0.3 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School serve?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School.
How diverse is DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School reports a student body of 4% White, 52% Hispanic, 26% Black, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School in?
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.