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If you could change one rule at Highline Academy Northeast, what would it be?
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Enrollment
589
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006609
Highline Academy Northeast
19451 EAST MAXWELL PLACE, DENVER, CO 80249 · (720) 485-5172 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
433 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 86 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
74%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
26.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
16.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.9% | 16.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 12.4% |
% 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
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Highline Academy Northeast
Highline Academy Northeast's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highline Academy Northeast this school | 589 | 73.5% | 19.1% |
| Omar D Blair Charter School DENVER | 783 | 79.2% | 18.3% |
| KIPP Northeast Elementary DENVER | 495 | 75.8% | 21.3% |
| High Point Academy AURORA | 680 | 60.3% | 18.2% |
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School DENVER | 886 | 85.3% | 18.0% |
| Aurora Highlands K-8 AURORA | 472 | 61.0% | 25.6% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Highline Academy Northeast ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #781 of 931 | #66 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.0% | #783 of 940 ▲ 57 | #72 of 108 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #704 of 946 ▲ 4 | #56 of 109 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #121 of 1,056 | #20 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #29 of 896 | #3 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.0% | #11 of 896 | #2 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #232 of 983 | #61 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.9% | #24 of 200 | #4 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
589
+64 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 589 | 52.1 | 11.3:1 | 74% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 47.2 | 12.6:1 | 76% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 50.4 | 11.5:1 | 69% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 43 | 12.2:1 | 69% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 427 | 34 | 12.6:1 | 62% (263) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 18 | 14.1:1 | 53% (134) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highline Academy Northeast.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (427 to 589); teachers up 53% (34 to 52.1).
About Highline Academy Northeast
Highline Academy Northeast is the name of a large elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. Total enrollment is 589 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 55% higher.
Denver Public Schools serves 90,471 students across 198 schools.
Of every 100 students at Highline Academy Northeast, about 37 are Black, the largest group. It is also 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 10% White, and 7% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 9% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 74%.
Based on 52.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Highline Academy Northeast has a ratio of 11.3:1. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. Income data for the school show 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Highline Academy Northeast outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.1%. Highline Academy Northeast scores 19.1%.
The school's county is Denver County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Denver County number 206, with about 91,233 students.
Highline Academy Northeast is about 0.6 miles from Sandra Todd-Williams Academy, its nearest public school. Highline Academy Northeast has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Highline Academy Northeast's average proficiency of 19.1% compares with 15.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Highline Academy Northeast is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Highline Academy Northeast operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% rise, from 525 to 589.
This page is set up for the Highline Academy Northeast community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- 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
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
- Sandra Todd-Williams Academy0.6 mi · 143
- Omar D Blair Charter School0.7 mi · 783
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College1.0 mi · 1,027
- KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 555
- Rocky Mountain Prep RISE1.0 mi · 586
- Responsive Arts & STEAM Academy FNE1.0 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Highline Academy NortheastWhat is the total enrollment at Highline Academy Northeast?
Highline Academy Northeast enrolls approximately 589 students in grades PK-05.
Is Highline Academy Northeast an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highline Academy Northeast is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Highline Academy Northeast?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Highline Academy Northeast.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Highline Academy Northeast?
At Highline Academy Northeast, the student body is approximately 10% White, 29% Hispanic, 37% Black, 14% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Highline Academy Northeast public or private?
Highline Academy Northeast 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.