Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy

Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy is one of the mid-tier K-12 campuss in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 670 students on its rolls from grades 1 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 28% above typical.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy is among them.

On demographics, Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy shows that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic; the rest reads as 9% White, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 82% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 16.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.4%.

Around the school, census data for Denver County shows the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

Doull Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 21.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy has shrank 31%, going from 968 students in 2018 to 670 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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