DSST: Montview Middle School

As a medium-sized intermediate school in DENVER, Colorado, DSST: Montview Middle School teaches 463 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

DSST: Montview Middle School is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that teaches 90,471 students overall.

On the student-mix side, DSST: Montview Middle School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 41%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 41% Black, 8% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, DSST: Montview Middle School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.0:1. The state averages about 15.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, DSST: Montview Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.1%, the actual is 29.4%, a residual of +9.3 points.

In the broader community, Denver County reports that median household income runs about $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which DSST: Montview Middle School is one.

Nearest neighbor: DSST: Montview High School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DSST: Montview Middle School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site. DSST: Montview Middle 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. DSST: Montview Middle School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 477 (now 463). Black enrollment moved from 31% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.