DSST: Cole High School
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Denver, Colorado
DSST: Cole High School in Denver, Colorado enrolled 287 students in 2024-25 with 28.8 full-time teachers, 10.0 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 20-29% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Colorado: 82.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
308 students in 2022-23, 308 students in 2023-24, 287 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 28.9 to 28.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 308 | 28.9 | 10.6 |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 29.1 | 10.6 |
| 2024-25 | 287 | 28.8 | 10.0 |
10.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Colorado high schools
Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
8 AP courses in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection DSST: Cole High School enrolled 358 students and reported no counselor; it reported 24 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses8
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions24
- Chronically absent50.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
79.6% of students were Hispanic, 14.4% Black, 3.9% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic79.6%
- Black14.4%
- White3.9%
- Two or more races0.7%
- American Indian0.7%
- Asian0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at DSST: Cole High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 20‑29% | 29% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
85-89% of the 76 students in DSST: Cole High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Colorado | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 85‑89% | 78% | 82.7% |
| Students in the class | 76 | 6,624 | 68,390 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Denver
59 public high schools in Denver report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| East High School | 2,476 | 21.2 | 29.0% |
| Northfield High School | 2,137 | 18.4 | 27.9% |
| South High School | 1,950 | 19.4 | 34.6% |
| North High School | 1,653 | 17.4 | 54.3% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | 1,390 | 19.6 | 46.5% |
| George Washington High School | 1,326 | 20.5 | 50.5% |
| D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School | 1,212 | 20.9 | 10.8% |
| Montbello High School | 1,112 | 15.5 | 72.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about DSST: Cole High School
- Gilliam SchoolThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 21 students (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Manual High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 348 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare DSST: Cole High School with Gilliam SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Denver Public Schools spends per student$17,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,206
- The largest public schools in ColoradoDSST: Cole High School is the number 239 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#239 of 436
- Colorado schools by students per teacher10.0 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.10.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about DSST: Cole High School
How many students attend DSST: Cole High School?
287 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 308 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Denver, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at DSST: Cole High School?
10.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is DSST: Cole High School a Title I school?
DSST: Cole High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at DSST: Cole High School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at DSST: Cole High School scored proficient or above: 20-29% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at DSST: Cole High School?
85-89% of the 76 students in DSST: Cole High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is DSST: Cole High School in?
Denver Public Schools, NCES district ID 0803360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080336006636 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.