Northeast Early College

Northeast Early College is one of the low-enrollment high schools in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 507 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Northeast Early College is among them.

Demographically, Northeast Early College records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 79%; the rest breaks down as 11% Black, 3% multiracial, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, On paper, Northeast Early College has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Denver County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Northeast Early College performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 14.7%, the actual is 11.4%, a residual of -3.2 points.

In the area at large, Denver County reports that median household earnings sit near $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Northeast Early College is one.

Academy 360 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Northeast Early College at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 19.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Northeast Early College's enrollment has increased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 507). Hispanic enrollment moved from 75% to 79% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.9:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.