A+ Denver School Segregation Report
20 years after the end of court-ordered busing, Denver Public Schools has returned to patterns of segregated schools with only 29 of the district's 188 schools considered integrated. These patterns of segregation mirror neighborhood boundaries.
Content
An Overview of racial Segregation in
Denver Public Schools
how has racial segregation in Denver public schools
changed over time?
Percent of Students in Concentrated Nonwhite Schools (90-100% Nonwhite)
75
70%
60
45
52%
Busing ends after
court ruling in 1995
30
11%
15
0
1990
1993
1996
Black
1999
2002
Latino
2008
2014
White
Percent of Students in Majority White Schools (>50% White)
49%
50
Busing ends after
court ruling in 1995
38
25
22%
13
8%
5%
0
1990
1993
Black
1996
Latino
1999
White
2002
2008
Percent White in DPS
2014
What do Denver schools look like today?
Concentrated Nonwhite
Schools (90-100%
Nonwhite students)
Majority White Schools
(>50% White student
population)
Less Segregated Schools
(between 50-90% Nonwhite
student population)
Number of
schools
104 schools
(55% of all DPS schools)
31 schools
(16% of all DPS schools)
53 schools
(28% of all DPS schools)
Location
SE: 1 school
SW: 31 schools
NNE: 2 schools
FNE: 38 schools
NW: 32 schools
SE: 11 schools
SW: 0 schools
NNE: 8 schools
FNE: 9 schools
NW: 3 schools
SE: 13 schools
SW: 8 schools
NNE:10 schools
FNE: 12 schools
NW: 10 schools
Performance
36% of these schools are
Green or Blue on the district
SPF (compared to 48% of all
district schools)
94% of these schools are
67% of these schools are
Green or Blue. The other 6% Green or Blue
are new and do not have
SPF ratings.
Racial Composition in Denver Public Schools
100
Which Schools are the
most integrated?
75
Schools with 50-75% nonwhite
student population (29 of 188 Schools)
50
Academia Ana Marie
Sandoval
Girls Athletic
Leadership School
Centennial ECE-8
Grant Ranch ECE-8
East High School
Hamilton Middle
Denison Montessori
Highline Academy
25
0
1967 1972 1976 1980 1986 1990 1994 1996 2000 2003 2014
Black
Latino
White
Other Nonwhite
DO Denver Children Attend
Denver public schools?
DPS Student
Population
Denver
(School Age Children)
Black
14%
12%
Latino
57%
53%
White
22%
27%
DCIS
Hill Campus of Arts
Denver Green School
and Sciences
Denver Online High
Kaiser Elementary
School
McKinley-Thatcher
Denver Public
Elementary
Montessori
Merrill Middle
Dora Moore ECE-8
Montclair Elementary
DSST: Stapleton High
Morey Middle School
School
DSST: Stapleton
Middle School
Ellis Elementary
George Washington
High School
Gilpin Montessori
Palmer Elementary
Skinner Middle
South High School
Thomas Jefferson
High School
Valdez Elementary
Denver Public Schools
how has racial segregation in Denver public schools
changed over time?
Percent of Students in Concentrated Nonwhite Schools (90-100% Nonwhite)
75
70%
60
45
52%
Busing ends after
court ruling in 1995
30
11%
15
0
1990
1993
1996
Black
1999
2002
Latino
2008
2014
White
Percent of Students in Majority White Schools (>50% White)
49%
50
Busing ends after
court ruling in 1995
38
25
22%
13
8%
5%
0
1990
1993
Black
1996
Latino
1999
White
2002
2008
Percent White in DPS
2014
What do Denver schools look like today?
Concentrated Nonwhite
Schools (90-100%
Nonwhite students)
Majority White Schools
(>50% White student
population)
Less Segregated Schools
(between 50-90% Nonwhite
student population)
Number of
schools
104 schools
(55% of all DPS schools)
31 schools
(16% of all DPS schools)
53 schools
(28% of all DPS schools)
Location
SE: 1 school
SW: 31 schools
NNE: 2 schools
FNE: 38 schools
NW: 32 schools
SE: 11 schools
SW: 0 schools
NNE: 8 schools
FNE: 9 schools
NW: 3 schools
SE: 13 schools
SW: 8 schools
NNE:10 schools
FNE: 12 schools
NW: 10 schools
Performance
36% of these schools are
Green or Blue on the district
SPF (compared to 48% of all
district schools)
94% of these schools are
67% of these schools are
Green or Blue. The other 6% Green or Blue
are new and do not have
SPF ratings.
Racial Composition in Denver Public Schools
100
Which Schools are the
most integrated?
75
Schools with 50-75% nonwhite
student population (29 of 188 Schools)
50
Academia Ana Marie
Sandoval
Girls Athletic
Leadership School
Centennial ECE-8
Grant Ranch ECE-8
East High School
Hamilton Middle
Denison Montessori
Highline Academy
25
0
1967 1972 1976 1980 1986 1990 1994 1996 2000 2003 2014
Black
Latino
White
Other Nonwhite
DO Denver Children Attend
Denver public schools?
DPS Student
Population
Denver
(School Age Children)
Black
14%
12%
Latino
57%
53%
White
22%
27%
DCIS
Hill Campus of Arts
Denver Green School
and Sciences
Denver Online High
Kaiser Elementary
School
McKinley-Thatcher
Denver Public
Elementary
Montessori
Merrill Middle
Dora Moore ECE-8
Montclair Elementary
DSST: Stapleton High
Morey Middle School
School
DSST: Stapleton
Middle School
Ellis Elementary
George Washington
High School
Gilpin Montessori
Palmer Elementary
Skinner Middle
South High School
Thomas Jefferson
High School
Valdez Elementary
