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Enrollment
651
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000364
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
451 CLERMONT STREET, DENVER, CO 80220 · (720) 423-9680 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL651 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- C-Beats 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
18.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
338 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 | 213 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 199 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 239 | 37% |
Student demographics
71%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
37.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.6% | 23.1% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences this school | 651 | 51.9% | 28.5% |
| Horizon Middle School AURORA | 714 | 59.4% | 21.6% |
| DSST: Cedar Middle School DENVER | 485 | 50.5% | 57.5% |
| Carson Middle School FORT CARSON | 657 | 39.1% | 23.2% |
| Janitell Junior High School FOUNTAIN | 658 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| James Irwin Charter Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 434 | 53.0% | 40.8% |
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 Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #145 of 241 | #11 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #165 of 244 ▼ 39 | #14 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #151 of 246 ▼ 6 | #11 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 651 | #70 of 278 | #4 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #198 of 227 | #25 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #6 of 227 | #2 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #118 of 246 | #23 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #126 of 169 | #10 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
651
-166 (-20%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 667
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 651 | 34.6 | 18.8:1 | 52% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 35.1 | 17.4:1 | 53% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 37.5 | 16.6:1 | 51% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 817 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 50% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 42.4 | 16.8:1 | 54% (382) |
| 2015-16 | 720 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 59% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 826 | 48 | 17.2:1 | 56% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 791 | 50 | 15.8:1 | 63% (502) |
| 1990-91 | 667 | 44 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (712 to 651); teachers down 18% (42.4 to 34.6).
About Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences sits in DENVER, Colorado, and is classified as a middle school. Enrollment totals 651 students across grades 6 through 8. Across middle schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 462.
The 198 schools in Denver Public Schools enroll 90,471 students altogether, Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences among them.
About 36% of students at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences are Hispanic, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 35% White, 16% Black, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among all residents of Denver County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences are from different groups.
For every teacher at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences, there are about 18.8 students; the school has 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in Colorado, 15.9:1, is lower. There are 338 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 52% of enrollment. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Among Colorado public middle schools, Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences outscored 28%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 35.2% for a school in Colorado with Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences's free or reduced-price lunch share. Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences posts 28.5%.
For the population of Denver County, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences shares Denver County with 205 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences from the closest public school, Steck Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences is 8th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 817 to 651, a 20% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.4:1 to 18.8:1.
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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
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Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- 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
- Steck Elementary School0.2 mi · 323
- Carson Elementary School0.7 mi · 412
- Palmer Elementary School0.8 mi · 197
- Teller Elementary School0.9 mi · 518
- Bromwell Elementary School1.2 mi · 329
- Denver Language School1.3 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About Hill Campus of Arts and SciencesHow large is Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences?
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences enrolls approximately 651 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences serve?
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences have?
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences?
Student demographics at Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences are roughly 35% White, 36% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences?
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.