KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Denver, Colorado
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy in Denver, Colorado enrolled 301 students in 2024-25 with 28.5 full-time teachers, 10.6 students per teacher against the Colorado middle-school median of 15.8. 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, 9% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 22% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 15%
387 students in 2022-23, 364 students in 2023-24, 301 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.6 to 28.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 387 | 33.6 | 11.5 |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 30.3 | 12.0 |
| 2024-25 | 301 | 28.5 | 10.6 |
10.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 Colorado middle schools
Among the 278 Colorado middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. 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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy enrolled 385 students and reported no counselor; it reported 46 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions46
- Chronically absent48.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
92.7% of students were Hispanic, 2.3% Black, 1.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic92.7%
- Black2.3%
- White1.7%
- Asian1.3%
- American Indian1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.7%
- Two or more races0.3%
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 KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy scored proficient or above: 9% 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 | 9% | 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.
Middle schools in Denver
35 public middle schools in Denver report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| McAuliffe International School | 1,329 | 19.8 | 24.9% |
| Hamilton Middle School | 775 | 15.9 | 62.7% |
| Skinner Middle School | 673 | 16.6 | 36.0% |
| Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences | 651 | 18.8 | 48.5% |
| Merrill Middle School | 611 | 17.1 | 34.9% |
| Lake Middle School | 592 | 14.6 | 70.6% |
| Denver Green School Northfield | 558 | 18.1 | 21.5% |
| DSST: Byers Middle School | 485 | 13.6 | 43.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
- Kepner Beacon Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 467 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- STRIVE Prep - WestwoodThe next nearest public middle school, 1.3 miles away: 411 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy with Kepner Beacon Middle 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 ColoradoKIPP Sunshine Peak Academy is the number 198 by size of 279 Colorado middle schools open in 2024-25.#198 of 279
- Colorado schools by students per teacher10.6 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.8 for middle schools.10.6:1
- 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 KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
How many students attend KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy?
301 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 387 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Denver, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy?
10.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for middle schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy a Title I school?
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy scored proficient or above: 9% 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 district is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy in?
Denver Public Schools, NCES district ID 0803360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080336001865 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
- 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.