Impact of COVID-19 on Denver School of the Arts
The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America.
Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased.
SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school.
Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores,
enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.
Rankings
Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Ranks 11th of 458 Middle schools | Ranks 15th of 480 Middle schools | 0.7% |
Ranks 11th of 411 High schools | Ranks 8th of 349 High schools | 0.4% |
Test Scores
|
% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Denver School of the Arts) | 80 | 75 | 5% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1) | 40 | 38.8 | 1.2% |
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 43.6 | 43.4 | 0.2% |
6th Grade Math (Denver School of the Arts) | 67.7 | 53.8 | 13.9% |
6th Grade Math (School District No. 1) | 27.9 | 26.9 | 1% |
6th Grade Math (Colorado) | 29.5 | 28.2 | 1.3% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Denver School of the Arts) | 90.4 | 87.9 | 2.5% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1) | 45.1 | 40.3 | 4.8% |
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 46.5 | 45 | 1.5% |
7th Grade Math (Denver School of the Arts) | 78.6 | 66.4 | 12.2% |
7th Grade Math (School District No. 1) | 30.2 | 25.1 | 5.1% |
7th Grade Math (Colorado) | 31.6 | 26.3 | 5.3% |
8th Grade Science (Denver School of the Arts) | 57.8 | 62.3 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Science (School District No. 1) | 22.7 | 26 | 3.3% |
8th Grade Science (Colorado) | 31.5 | 31.3 | 0.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Denver School of the Arts) | 85.8 | 87.7 | 1.9% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1) | 46 | 40.8 | 5.2% |
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado) | 46.9 | 42.4 | 4.5% |
8th Grade Math (Denver School of the Arts) | 67.7 | 77.4 | 9.7% |
8th Grade Math (School District No. 1) | 34.4 | 30.9 | 3.5% |
8th Grade Math (Colorado) | 36.9 | 32.7 | 4.2% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Denver School of the Arts) | 85.4 | 83.6 | 1.8% |
All Grades English Language Arts (School District No. 1) | 42.8 | 40.3 | 2.5% |
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado) | 45.8 | 43.7 | 2.1% |
All Grades Math (Denver School of the Arts) | 71 | 65.9 | 5.1% |
All Grades Math (School District No. 1) | 32.7 | 30.3 | 2.4% |
All Grades Math (Colorado) | 34.7 | 32.9 | 1.8% |
Student Body
|
Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019) |
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023) |
Change (%) |
Total Students | 1097 | 1058 | 3.6% |
African American | 49 | 55 | 12.2% |
American Indian | 1 | 4 | 300% |
Asian | 53 | 53 | |
Hispanic | 164 | 186 | 13.4% |
Pacific Islander | 1 | 0 | 100% |
White | 753 | 665 | 11.7% |
Two or More Races | 76 | 95 | 25% |
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients | 10.1% | 11.8% | 1.7% |