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Denver School Of The Arts

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceTeacher's ExperienceSchool District

7111 Montview Blvd

Denver CO, 80220, Denver County

Phone: 720-424-1700

Ranking:

High School:

(12 out of 304, top 4%)
Elementary/Middle School:

(115 out of 1,246, top 9%)*

Type: Regular Other School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 12

School District: Denver County School District 1

Title I Eligible School: No

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	49		48		54		39		42		47		46
Total Students:	1,076		1,060		1,051		1,043		949		902		871
Grade 6:	134	12.5%	131	12.4%	126	12.0%	151	14.5%	145	15.3%	128	14.2%	117	13.4%
Grade 7:	137	12.7%	136	12.8%	158	15.0%	165	15.8%	142	15.0%	137	15.2%	118	13.5%
Grade 8:	162	15.1%	175	16.5%	170	16.2%	172	16.5%	154	16.2%	130	14.4%	135	15.5%
Grade 9:	182	16.9%	175	16.5%	178	16.9%	174	16.7%	132	13.9%	152	16.9%	128	14.7%
Grade 10:	159	14.8%	166	15.7%	161	15.3%	128	12.3%	139	14.6%	124	13.7%	127	14.6%
Grade 11:	157	14.6%	158	14.9%	127	12.1%	138	13.2%	114	12.0%	119	13.2%	119	13.7%
Grade 12:	145	13.5%	119	11.2%	131	12.5%	115	11.0%	123	13.0%	112	12.4%	127	14.6%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	411	38.2%	391	36.9%	368	35.0%	378	36.2%	335	35.3%	310	34.4%	292	33.5%
Female:	665	61.8%	669	63.1%	683	65.0%	665	63.8%	606	63.9%	584	64.7%	575	66.0%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	3	0.3%	3	0.3%	2	0.2%	1	0.1%	7	0.7%	9	1.0%	7	0.8%
Asian:	45	4.2%	47	4.4%	50	4.8%	49	4.7%	62	6.5%	61	6.8%	50	5.7%
Hispanic:	151	14.0%	163	15.4%	162	15.4%	179	17.2%	126	13.3%	121	13.4%	110	12.6%
Black:	79	7.3%	83	7.8%	83	7.9%	94	9.0%	118	12.4%	116	12.9%	120	13.8%
White:	728	67.7%	691	65.2%	676	64.3%	643	61.6%	636	67.0%	595	66.0%	584	67.0%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	1	0.1%	2	0.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	69	6.4%	72	6.8%	77	7.3%	75	7.2%	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	121	11.2%	128	12.1%	120	11.4%	100	9.6%	77	8.1%	63	7.0%	65	7.5%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	31	2.9%	28	2.6%	32	3.0%	36	3.5%	27	2.8%	27	3.0%	31	3.6%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	22.02		22.09		19.61		27.09		22.46		19.20		19.10

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CSAP
2004	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	37	9	27
2005	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	50	13	30
2006	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	48	15	31
2007	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	38	14	30
2008	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	46	15	30
2009	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	15	30
2010	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	58	17	30
2011	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	42	18	32
2004	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	90	38	65
2005	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	87	40	65
2006	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	89	44	68
2007	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	95	42	69
2008	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	95	46	66
2009	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	98	51	70
2010	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	93	50	66
2011	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	95	49	66
2006	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	66	23	47
2007	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	23	48
2008	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	76	26	47
2009	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	80	29	50
2010	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	85	27	47
2011	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	72	28	48
2004	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	87	28	50
2005	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	75	27	50
2006	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	77	29	51
2007	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	28	51
2008	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	28	47
2009	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	90	31	49
2010	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	83	30	47
2011	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	78	30	47
2004	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	56	26	53
2005	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	70	31	56
2006	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	74	34	56
2007	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	40	60
2008	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	42	61
2009	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	79	46	63
2010	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	78	47	62
2011	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	76	52	63
2004	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	84	38	67
2005	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	85	39	67
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	98	45	69
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	45	71
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	49	71
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	48	72
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	54	72
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	93	50	71
2004	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	75	31	56
2005	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	81	36	59
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	94	35	59
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	72	38	60
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	90	38	59
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	41	60
2010	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	80	42	57
2011	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	88	46	62
2004	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	17	42
2005	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	49	21	46
2006	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	54	21	44
2007	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	29	51
2008	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	56	27	46
2009	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	35	55
2010	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	58	33	49
2011	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	66	38	53
2004	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	34	61
2005	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	37	64
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	90	40	64
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	94	40	66
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	89	45	65
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	96	46	68
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	87	50	68
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	91	49	67
2004	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	78	28	52
2005	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	76	31	56
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	80	31	56
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	92	38	61
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	88	36	58
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	96	44	61
2010	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	40	58
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	82	44	59
2004	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	50	15	41
2005	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	52	17	44
2006	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	22	45
2007	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	22	46
2008	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	65	25	47
2009	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	53	29	50
2010	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	35	51
2011	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	57	36	51
2004	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	90	35	64
2005	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	89	36	64
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	90	41	66
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	87	38	63
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	94	45	67
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	81	42	64
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	95	50	68
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	89	51	67
2004	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	20	51
2005	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	70	20	51
2006	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71	22	51
2007	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	67	23	52
2008	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	21	46
2009	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	64	25	49
2010	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	28	48
2011	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	73	30	49
2004	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	80	26	49
2005	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	82	27	52
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	29	51
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	78	28	51
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	89	33	52
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77	34	52
2010	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	88	36	55
2011	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	79	37	55
2004	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	58	11	33
2005	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	49	12	33
2006	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	70	17	38
2007	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	52	17	35
2008	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57	19	37
2009	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	17	35
2010	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	47	21	39
2011	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	64	22	38
2004	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	91	39	67
2005	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	89	35	66
2006	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	96	41	66
2007	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	93	40	66
2008	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	96	43	66
2009	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	92	45	67
2010	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	90	48	67
2011	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	96	45	66
2004	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	85	28	53
2005	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	82	24	52
2006	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	88	27	52
2007	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	78	27	49
2008	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	86	28	49
2009	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	87	30	52
2010	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	71	28	49
2011	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	89	31	53
TCAP
2012	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	57.0	21.1	32.7
2013	Math	10th Grade	% Proficient	49.1	24.5	33.9
2012	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	92.9	52.2	68.3
2013	Reading	10th Grade	% Proficient	93.9	57.1	69.6
2012	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	76.9	32.1	49.4
2013	Science	10th Grade	% Proficient	75.8	36.7	51.3
2012	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	82.7	34.1	48.3
2013	Writing	10th Grade	% Proficient	78.8	35.6	48.8
2012	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	85.6	50.1	61.3
2013	Math	6th Grade	% Proficient	87.0	51.7	62.0
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	95.2	54.8	73.1
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% Proficient	96.9	57.1	72.9
2012	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	91.2	45.4	56.1
2013	Writing	6th Grade	% Proficient	92.4	47.5	57.6
2012	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	67.5	39.8	53.1
2013	Math	7th Grade	% Proficient	79.2	45.7	55.0
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	91.7	50.1	68.2
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% Proficient	95.6	51.8	67.5
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	88.6	47.8	61.8
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% Proficient	94.1	49.4	61.3
2012	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	59.8	36.9	51.5
2013	Math	8th Grade	% Proficient	69.6	39.3	51.5
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	86.3	47.4	67.1
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% Proficient	89.5	47.0	66.9
2012	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	71.9	32.6	48.9
2013	Science	8th Grade	% Proficient	77.2	34.3	51.7
2012	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	77.3	41.7	54.8
2013	Writing	8th Grade	% Proficient	84.7	41.7	55.8
2012	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	57.8	24.9	37.4
2013	Math	9th Grade	% Proficient	60.7	25.4	38.8
2012	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	93.7	50.1	67.3
2013	Reading	9th Grade	% Proficient	88.7	51.0	67.7
2012	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	84	33.5	51.1
2013	Writing	9th Grade	% Proficient	82.7	37.6	55.1

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	41.5%	40.5%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	58.5%	59.5%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	10.0 years	9.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	39.0%	42.9%
Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	61.0%	57.1%

Mean Base Salary:	$42,983.0	$46,843.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$33,331.0	$41,593.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More:	$49,161.0	$50,781.0

* Denver School Of The Arts was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.