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Enrollment
1,329
Middle
DISTRICT 447 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006562
McAuliffe International School
2540 HOLLY ST, DENVER, CO 80207 · (720) 424-1540 · Denver County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,329 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Colorado public middle schools
- A+Test 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
19.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
365 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 | 432 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 450 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 447 | 34% |
Student demographics
61%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
73.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.9% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 McAuliffe International School
McAuliffe International School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAuliffe International School this school | 1,329 | 27.5% | 70.6% |
| Denver Green School Northfield DENVER | 558 | 24.0% | 73.6% |
| Carson Middle School FORT CARSON | 657 | 39.1% | 23.2% |
| Falcon Middle School PEYTON | 866 | 31.8% | 34.3% |
| Timberview Middle School COLORADO SPRINGS | 837 | 31.8% | 43.8% |
| Morey Middle School DENVER | 479 | 29.0% | 77.6% |
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 McAuliffe International School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #6 of 241 | #3 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #4 of 244 ▲ 2 | #2 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #10 of 246 ▲ 1 | #3 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,329 | #2 of 278 | #1 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #220 of 227 | #28 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #40 of 227 | #9 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #199 of 246 | #29 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #21 of 55 | #6 of 14 |
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
1,329
-286 (-18%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
19.8:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 1,329 | 67.2 | 19.8:1 | 27% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 1,371 | 72.8 | 18.8:1 | 26% (363) |
| 2022-23 | 1,487 | 77.9 | 19.1:1 | 25% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 1,615 | 83 | 19.5:1 | 23% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 1,158 | 67.1 | 17.3:1 | 17% (201) |
| 2015-16 | 825 | 48 | 17.2:1 | 20% (161) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McAuliffe International School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (1,158 to 1,329); teachers unchanged (67.1 to 67.2).
About McAuliffe International School
McAuliffe International School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school found in DENVER, Colorado. A federal count lists 1,329 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Colorado) has about 462 students.
The district, Denver Public Schools, operates 198 schools serving 90,471 students.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at McAuliffe International School combined. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 59% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at McAuliffe International School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Dividing enrollment by its 67.2 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 19.8:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1, lower than at this school. McAuliffe International School reports 27% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.
allk12 grades McAuliffe International School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 70.6%, is 20.5 points above the 50.1% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
Federal survey data for Denver County show that median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. A total of 206 public schools operate in Denver County, serving about 91,233 students.
The shortest distance from McAuliffe International School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Hallett Academy. The five-mile area around McAuliffe International School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 70.6% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,615 in 2020-21 and 1,329 in 2024-25, a decrease of 286 students.
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
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,326 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
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,326 students
Nearby schools
- Hallett Academy0.4 mi · 250
- Odyssey School of Denver0.7 mi · 318
- Stedman Elementary School0.7 mi · 447
- Park Hill School0.7 mi · 717
- Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Denver School of the Arts1.0 mi · 1,044
Frequently asked questions
About McAuliffe International SchoolHow large is McAuliffe International School?
McAuliffe International School enrolls approximately 1,329 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does McAuliffe International School serve?
McAuliffe International School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McAuliffe International School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McAuliffe International School is approximately 19.8:1 (67 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McAuliffe International School?
At McAuliffe International School, the student body is approximately 57% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is McAuliffe International School public or private?
McAuliffe International School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.