Denver School Of The Arts

7111 Montview Blvd, Denver CO, 80220 | Denver County School District 1 | 720-424-1700
  • grades 6-12
  • students 1103
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 81% 104% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 293 in Denver
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
33%Denver
39%Colorado

Denver School Of The Arts is a school servicing grades 6 to 12 and is located in the district of "Denver County School District 1" in Denver, CO. There are a total of 1,103 students and 49 teachers at Denver School Of The Arts, for a student to teacher ratio of 23 to 1.

Denver School Of The Arts has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 80.5%, which is 104% higher than the Colorado average.

Denver School Of The Arts location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1103
Teachers49
Student/Teacher ratio23:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment381
Taking some courses340
Taking some courses (not tests)38
Passing some courses209
Passing no courses112

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Denver School Of The Arts, there are a total of 381 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 340 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
665-69%
775-79%
865-69%
High School70-74%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All89%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
680-84%
790-94%
885-89%
High School>= 95%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Denver School Of The Arts race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 67.7% 21.7% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 7.4% 13.5% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 4.0% 3.4% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 14.1% 57.3% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.8% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 6.5% 3.1% 3.5% 3.1%

Denver demographics profile

StatisticDenverColoradoNational
Population715,8785,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,6775691
Median age34.636.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)42%56%55%
Speak English75%83%79%
Speak Spanish18%12%13%

Education level achieved in Denver

IndexDenverColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade84.0%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school82.8%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college68.7%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree51.0%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors45.7%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters17.7%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree5.7%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.8%1.6%1.3%
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Denver School of the Arts is a visual and performing arts school that promotes diversity. DSA provides arts such as Band, Creative Writing, Dance, Guitar, Orchestra, Piano, Stagecraft and Design, Theatre, Video Cinema Arts, Visual Arts, and Vocal Music. DSA provide arts and academics based learning. Arts and Academics teachers work together to provide the most effective way of learning for us students with very strong outgoing personalities. While DSA does not offer sports, this does offer electives most schools may not such Audio Production, Dance, and Film.
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Source: The Denver School Of The Arts data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.