Enrollment
301
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001865
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
375 S TEJON STREET, DENVER, CO 80223 · (303) 623-5772 · Denver County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Colorado public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
282 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 5 | 29 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 29% |
| Grade 7 | 77 | 26% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 36% |
Student demographics
14%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
20.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
10.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.9% | 10.7% |
| 2023-24 | 20.7% | 8.0% |
% 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
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
9.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% 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 Sunshine Peak Academy
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy this school | 301 | 93.7% | 15.0% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood DENVER | 411 | 91.7% | 18.7% |
| Compass Academy DENVER | 200 | 91.5% | 10.2% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Federal DENVER | 376 | 88.0% | 18.3% |
| Adams City Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 296 | 90.9% | 7.0% |
| Kearney Middle School COMMERCE CITY | 397 | 85.9% | 7.7% |
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 KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #216 of 241 | #25 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.7% | #212 of 244 ▲ 6 | #23 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #214 of 246 ▲ 4 | #25 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #196 of 278 | #23 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #2 of 227 | #1 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #225 of 227 | #27 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.7% | #3 of 246 | #2 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #44 of 169 | #6 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
301
-124 (-29%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 369
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 301 | 28.5 | 10.6:1 | 94% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 30.3 | 12.0:1 | 94% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 33.6 | 11.5:1 | 93% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 33 | 12.9:1 | 90% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 422 | 33 | 12.8:1 | 94% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 393 | 37 | 10.6:1 | 97% (383) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 30 | 12.3:1 | 96% (354) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (422 to 301); teachers down 13% (33 to 28.5).
About KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
This page covers KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, a low-enrollment middle school in DENVER, Colorado. It enrolled 301 students in grades 5 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students each.
Denver Public Schools, which runs KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
Federal enrollment data show KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy is 93% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 65 points above the 28% share among Denver County residents. KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 10.6 students per teacher. That is 5.4 students per teacher below the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 94% of students. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Denver County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Colorado public middle schools, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy are 5.1 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (15.0% actual, 9.9% predicted).
Federal survey data for Denver County show that the median household income is $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 206 public schools in Denver County, enrolling about 91,233 students in all.
The shortest distance from KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Valverde Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy ranks 2nd on proficiency.
Federal data place KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy's enrollment dropped from 425 in 2020-21 to 301 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 12.9:1 to 10.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Valverde Elementary School0.1 mi · 359
- Denver Online0.1 mi · 611
- KIPP Denver Collegiate High School0.1 mi · 477
- Florence Crittenton High School0.4 mi · 107
- Goldrick Elementary School0.9 mi · 385
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary1.0 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Sunshine Peak AcademyHow large is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy?
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy serve?
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy have?
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy?
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy in?
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy is part of Denver Public Schools.
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