Venture Prep High School
2540 Holly St
Denver CO, 80207, Denver County
Phone: 303-893-0805
Ranking:
(275 out of 304, bottom 10%)*

Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Denver County School District 1
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 17 | 18 | 33 | 32 | 13 | |||||
Total Students: | 249 | 223 | 417 | 357 | 179 | |||||
Grade 9: | 99 | 39.8% | 85 | 38.1% | 62 | 14.9% | 69 | 19.3% | 64 | 35.8% |
Grade 10: | 68 | 27.3% | 53 | 23.8% | 56 | 13.4% | 79 | 22.1% | NA | NA |
Grade 11: | 43 | 17.3% | 41 | 18.4% | 42 | 10.1% | 30 | 8.4% | NA | NA |
Grade 12: | 39 | 15.7% | 44 | 19.7% | 23 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
Male: | 124 | 49.8% | 110 | 49.3% | 218 | 52.3% | 183 | 51.3% | 89 | 49.7% |
Female: | 125 | 50.2% | 113 | 50.7% | 199 | 47.7% | 174 | 48.7% | 82 | 45.8% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 1.1% |
Asian: | 3 | 1.2% | 3 | 1.3% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.6% |
Hispanic: | 137 | 55.0% | 115 | 51.6% | 191 | 45.8% | 147 | 41.2% | 63 | 35.2% |
Black: | 78 | 31.3% | 69 | 30.9% | 178 | 42.7% | 164 | 45.9% | 99 | 55.3% |
White: | 23 | 9.2% | 26 | 11.7% | 32 | 7.7% | 33 | 9.2% | 14 | 7.8% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.6% | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 7 | 2.8% | 8 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.6% | 8 | 2.2% | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 197 | 79.1% | 176 | 78.9% | 342 | 82.0% | 294 | 82.4% | 142 | 79.3% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 16 | 6.4% | 4 | 1.8% | 26 | 6.2% | 24 | 6.7% | 17 | 9.5% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.96 | 12.32 | 12.52 | 11.10 | 14.17 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
CSAP | ||||||
2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 9 | 18 | 32 |
2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 42 | 49 | 66 |
2011 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 22 | 28 | 48 |
2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 30 | 47 |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 23 | 52 | 63 |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 24 | 50 | 71 |
2011 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 21 | 46 | 62 |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 25 | 38 | 53 |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 34 | 49 | 67 |
2011 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 30 | 44 | 59 |
2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 10 | 22 | 38 |
2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 35 | 45 | 66 |
2011 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 18 | 31 | 53 |
TCAP | ||||||
2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 14 | 21.1 | 32.7 |
2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 13.2 | 24.5 | 33.9 |
2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 46 | 52.2 | 68.3 |
2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 51.0 | 57.1 | 69.6 |
2012 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 32.1 | 49.4 |
2013 | Science | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 32.1 | 36.7 | 51.3 |
2012 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 28 | 34.1 | 48.3 |
2013 | Writing | 10th Grade | % Proficient | 35.9 | 35.6 | 48.8 |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 24.3 | 50.1 | 61.3 |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 42.3 | 54.8 | 73.1 |
2012 | Writing | 6th Grade | % Proficient | 20.5 | 45.4 | 56.1 |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 15.2 | 39.8 | 53.1 |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 32.9 | 50.1 | 68.2 |
2012 | Writing | 7th Grade | % Proficient | 27.9 | 47.8 | 61.8 |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 32.4 | 36.9 | 51.5 |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 47.1 | 47.4 | 67.1 |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 26.5 | 32.6 | 48.9 |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % Proficient | 35.3 | 41.7 | 54.8 |
2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 15.0 | 24.9 | 37.4 |
2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 16.9 | 25.4 | 38.8 |
2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 36.7 | 50.1 | 67.3 |
2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 51.3 | 51.0 | 67.7 |
2012 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 20 | 33.5 | 51.1 |
2013 | Writing | 9th Grade | % Proficient | 29.5 | 37.6 | 55.1 |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Venture Prep High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.