Highline Academy Southeast

Highline Academy Southeast operates as a substantial elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Current enrollment sits at 591 students spanning grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 56% above typical.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Highline Academy Southeast is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Highline Academy Southeast logs that the largest single group is White at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 28% Hispanic, 25% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Highline Academy Southeast tighter than the state norm the norm. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Denver County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Highline Academy Southeast performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.4%, the actual is 46.8%, a residual of +12.4 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Highline Academy Southeast is one.

The closest other public school is Ellis Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highline Academy Southeast at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 51.7%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting. Highline Academy Southeast operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Highline Academy Southeast's enrollment has rose 13% since 2018, when it stood at 522 (now 591). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 49% to 39%.

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