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Alumni: what's one memory from KIPP Denver Collegiate High School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
477
High
DISTRICT 528 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006448
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
451 SOUTH TEJON STREET, DENVER, CO 80223 · (303) 922-5324 · Denver County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL477 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
420 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 139 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 121 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 120 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 97 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
10.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School's state test result (10.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Denver Collegiate High School this school | 477 | 88.1% | 10.8% |
| Career Education Center Early College DENVER | 468 | 85.5% | 7.6% |
| Hidden Lake Secondary WESTMINSTER | 340 | 87.6% | 4.8% |
| Atlas Preparatory High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 499 | 82.6% | N/A |
| Rocky Mountain Prep SMART DENVER | 604 | 92.2% | 7.5% |
| Bruce Randolph School DENVER | 663 | 88.5% | 7.8% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 KIPP Denver Collegiate High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #211 of 231 | #21 of 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 477 | #169 of 409 | #24 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #20 of 250 | #7 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.3% | #248 of 250 | #33 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #15 of 320 | #10 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #64 of 108 | #13 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high 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
477
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
+111% since 2010-11, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 477 | 39.8 | 12.0:1 | 88% (420) |
| 2023-24 | 471 | 38.2 | 12.3:1 | 91% (429) |
| 2022-23 | 477 | 42.1 | 11.3:1 | 91% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 39 | 12.6:1 | 87% (427) |
| 2017-18 | 442 | 41.8 | 10.6:1 | 95% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 94% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 226 | 19 | 11.9:1 | 88% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Denver Collegiate High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (442 to 477); teachers down 5% (41.8 to 39.8).
About KIPP Denver Collegiate High School
The public high school KIPP Denver Collegiate High School is located in DENVER, Colorado. The latest federal count shows 477 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students, so this school is 24% smaller than average.
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School is one of 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, which enrolls 90,471 students in total.
The large majority of students at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School, 94%, are Hispanic. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. KIPP Denver Collegiate High School has a diversity index of 11%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 39.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.0:1. The average ratio among high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School is 88%. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For KIPP Denver Collegiate High School, the prediction is 13.3% and the result is 10.8%.
Census estimates describe Denver County this way: median household income is about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Denver County number 206 and enroll about 91,233.
The nearest public school is Denver Online, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, KIPP Denver Collegiate High School ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. As a charter school, KIPP Denver Collegiate High School is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 492 to 477.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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
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
- Denver Online0.0 mi · 611
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy0.1 mi · 301
- Valverde Elementary School0.1 mi · 359
- Florence Crittenton High School0.5 mi · 107
- Goldrick Elementary School0.8 mi · 385
- 5280 High School1.0 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Denver Collegiate High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School?
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School enrolls approximately 477 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does KIPP Denver Collegiate High School serve?
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School is approximately 12.0:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School?
Student demographics at KIPP Denver Collegiate High School are roughly 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Denver Collegiate High School?
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School 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.