Enrollment
223
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006473
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School
750 GALAPAGO ST., DENVER, CO 80204 · (303) 282-6437 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL223 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Colorado public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.2:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
69 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 74 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 39% |
| Grade 8 | 62 | 28% |
Student demographics
60%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
68.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +11.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 31.6% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School this school | 223 | 30.9% | 48.6% |
| Morey Middle School DENVER | 479 | 29.0% | 77.6% |
| Highland Middle School AULT | 234 | 30.8% | 21.3% |
| Colorado Skies Academy ENGLEWOOD | 90 | 33.3% | N/A |
| East Grand Middle School GRANBY | 304 | 30.6% | 44.5% |
| Hemphill Middle School STRASBURG | 250 | 42.0% | 26.4% |
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 Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #59 of 241 | #7 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #63 of 244 ▲ 31 | #7 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #27 of 246 ▲ 22 | #5 of 30 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 223 | #220 of 278 | #27 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #60 of 227 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #43 of 227 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #186 of 246 | #27 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #32 of 169 | #4 of 13 |
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
223
-47 (-17%) vs 2020
+86% since 2010-11, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 223 | 15.7 | 14.2:1 | 31% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 203 | 15.2 | 13.4:1 | 37% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 187 | 17.8 | 10.5:1 | 39% (72) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 19 | 14.2:1 | 36% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 21.2 | 15.4:1 | 42% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 52% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 8 | 15.0:1 | 62% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (327 to 223); teachers down 26% (21.2 to 15.7).
About Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School is a middle school with a street address in DENVER, Colorado. Enrollment stands at 223 students, covering grades 6 through 8. That is 52% below the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Colorado.
The 198 schools of Denver Public Schools, including Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School, enroll 90,471 students.
About 56% of the student body at Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School is White. Other students are 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. Denver County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School are from different groups.
The school lists 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is higher. A total of 69 students, or 31%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Denver County, the average is 63%.
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 73% of Colorado public middle schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School would be expected to post about 48.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.6%.
Census data for Denver County show median household income comes to about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 206 public schools in the county, enrolling about 91,233, Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School among them.
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School is 1st of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
A 17% decline took enrollment from 270 in 2020-21 to 223 in 2024-25.
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School?
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School enrolls approximately 223 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School serve?
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School is approximately 14.2:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School?
At Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School public or private?
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.