Enrollment
278
High
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190894000514
Denver Senior High School
800 Longview Drive, Denver, IA 50622 · (319) 984-5639 · Bremer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
37 students
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Denver Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
95.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
90.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: ISASP. 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
93.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 94% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 85% typical for Iowa 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 Iowa'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
278
+59 (+27%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
% White
95%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Denver Senior High School
Denver Senior High School is an intimate senior high in Denver, Iowa, overseen by Denver Comm School District. The school caters to 278 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 41% leaner than the state mean of about 468.
Denver Comm School District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,007 students. Denver Senior High School is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, Denver Senior High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%); the rest reads as 3% Hispanic. Compared to Bremer County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, The school reports having 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Denver Senior High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Denver Senior High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 93.7%.
In the broader community, census data for Bremer County shows median household income runs about $86,784, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Bremer County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,346 students), of which Denver Senior High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Denver Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Denver Senior High School. On composite proficiency, Denver Senior High School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 87.3%.
Denver Senior High School operates from an outlying location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Denver Senior High School has edged up 27%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 278 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 95% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, members of the Denver Senior High School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bremer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,204
Census ACS
Median income
$86,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Comm School District
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingElementary · 431 students
- Denver Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Denver Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Denver
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street BuildingElementary · 431 students
- Denver Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Denver Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 60 students
Nearby schools
- Denver Middle School0.0 mi · 238
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building0.4 mi · 431
- Denver Early Elementary School0.6 mi · 60
- Readlyn Elementary School5.8 mi · 107
- Janesville Elementary School6.9 mi · 269
- Janesville Junior-Senior High School6.9 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Denver Senior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Denver Senior High School?
Denver Senior High School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades 09-12.
Is Denver Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Denver Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Denver Senior High School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Denver Senior High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Denver Senior High School?
At Denver Senior High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Denver Senior High School in?
Denver Senior High School is part of Denver Comm School District.
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