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East High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1600 City Park Esplanade
Denver, CO 80206
Phone
(720) 423-8300
District
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
County
DENVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
2359
Classroom Teachers
125

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.2% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

East High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
44%
47%
50%
34%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
50%
50%
30%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
39%
49%
47%
41%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 615 26.1%
Grade 10 612 25.9%
Grade 11 586 24.8%
Grade 12 546 23.1%
Total 2359 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.5% 26.7% 53.6%
Black 15.4% 13.9% 4.9%
Hispanic 24.6% 54.7% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 3.3% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 1.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.4% 62.9% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 26.5% 55.0% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.9% 7.9% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 713,734 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,662.7 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.8% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.2% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 329,578 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 55.6% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.4% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.4% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,222 $637,386,000 37.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,421 $125,455,000 7.3%
Staff $1,406 $124,082,000 7.2%
General Administration $214 $18,851,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,459 $128,739,000 7.5%
Operation $1,346 $118,805,000 6.9%
Transportation $366 $32,304,000 1.9%
Other $1,438 $126,929,000 7.4%
Total Support $7,650 $675,165,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,567 $403,082,000 23.5%
Total Expenditures $19,439 $1,715,633,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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