Denver County Education: 2,853 Asian students were enrolled in 2024-25 school year

Yazmin Navarro, Vice-chair
Yazmin Navarro, Vice-chair
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There were 2,853 Asian students enrolled in Denver County in the 2024-25 school year, 4.2% more than the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Data showed that Denver County welcomed 90,736 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Asian students comprised 3.1% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 197 schools in Denver County, Omar D. Blair Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 106 students.

Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.

The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.

Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.

Ethnicities in Denver County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Denver County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
School name % Asian Students Asian Student Enrollment Total Enrollment
Highline Academy Northeast 13.9% 82 589
Omar D. Blair Charter School 13.5% 106 783
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School 11.6% 56 482
KIPP Northeast Elementary 11.5% 57 495
Sandra Todd-Williams Academy 11.2% 16 143
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School 10.9% 97 886
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School 10.5% 59 562
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy 10.3% 57 555
Marrama Elementary School 10.1% 55 547
Polaris Elementary School 9.7% 34 350
Place Bridge Academy 9.3% 77 824
STRIVE Prep – Green Valley Ranch 8.2% 31 379
Stephen Knight Center for Early Education 8% 22 276
Green Valley Elementary School 7.7% 55 714
Denison Montessori School 7.4% 27 364
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College 7.4% 76 1,027
John F. Kennedy High School 7.2% 49 681
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School 7.1% 33 464
Willow Elementary School 6.9% 41 596
Girls Athletic Leadership School High School 6.8% 4 59
Denver Language School 6.6% 61 930
Lena Archuleta Elementary School 6.4% 33 515
Swigert International School 6.2% 42 673
STRIVE Prep – Rise 5.8% 34 586
DSST: College View High School 5.4% 29 533
Force Elementary School 5.3% 16 303
University Park Elementary School 5.3% 22 413
Samuels Elementary School 5.1% 27 532
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch 5% 24 484
DSST: Byers Middle School 4.5% 22 485
Sabin World School 4.5% 25 559
Holm Elementary School 4.3% 22 510
Bear Valley International School 4.2% 13 313
Grant Ranch ECE-8 School 4.2% 14 334
Isabella Bird Community School 4.1% 20 487
Kaiser Elementary School 4.1% 10 243
Merrill Middle School 4.1% 25 611
South High School 4.1% 80 1,950
Inspire Elementary 4% 26 645
Traylor Academy 4% 12 300
Steck Elementary School 4% 13 323
Bradley International School 4% 23 574
Westerly Creek Elementary 3.9% 25 647
Denver School of the Arts 3.9% 41 1,044
Gust Elementary School 3.8% 23 602
Joe Shoemaker School 3.7% 20 543
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment 3.7% 13 353
DSST: Byers High School 3.7% 20 546
Thomas Jefferson High School 3.7% 52 1,390
Denver Online 3.6% 22 611
DSST: Montview High School 3.4% 19 562
Cory Elementary School 3.4% 14 407
DSST: Conservatory Green High School 3.4% 19 556
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School 3.4% 30 872
Highline Academy Southeast 3.4% 20 591
DSST: College View Middle School 3.1% 14 446
Hamilton Middle School 3.1% 24 775
McMeen Elementary School 3.1% 22 706
Denver Green School Northfield 3% 17 558
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School 3% 14 468
Southmoor Elementary School 3% 13 431
Denver Green School Southeast 2.9% 17 586
Castro Elementary School 2.9% 7 241
Grant Beacon Middle School 2.9% 10 339
East High School 2.9% 71 2,476
Emily Griffith High School 2.9% 9 311
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy 2.8% 19 670
DSST: Montview Middle School 2.8% 13 463
Bromwell Elementary School 2.7% 9 329
Godsman Elementary School 2.7% 9 332
McAuliffe International School 2.7% 36 1,329
George Washington High School 2.7% 36 1,326
Ellis Elementary School 2.6% 12 467
Northfield High School 2.6% 56 2,137
Abraham Lincoln High School 2.6% 25 965
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School 2.5% 4 162
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee 2.5% 6 244
Palmer Elementary School 2.5% 5 197
Schmitt Elementary School 2.5% 4 157
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences 2.5% 16 651
Edison Elementary School 2.4% 14 583
Johnson Elementary School 2.4% 7 294
Rocky Mountain Prep: Southwest 2.4% 11 453
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School 2.3% 7 305
Denver Center for International Studies 2.3% 8 354
Goldrick Elementary School 2.3% 9 385
Morey Middle School 2.3% 11 479
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy 2.2% 2 89
DCIS at Montbello 2.1% 23 1,112
STRIVE Prep – Ruby Hill 2% 9 443
Rocky Mountain Prep: Creekside 1.9% 12 637
Brown International Academy 1.9% 10 530
Kepner Beacon Middle School 1.9% 9 467
Ashley Elementary School 1.8% 7 387
Steele Elementary School 1.8% 8 452
Doull Elementary School 1.8% 7 381
Slavens K-8 School 1.7% 13 762
STRIVE Prep – Montbello 1.7% 5 287
French American School of Denver 1.7% 4 230
STRIVE Prep – Smart Academy 1.7% 10 604
Contemporary Learning Academy 1.6% 2 126
Creativity Challenge Community 1.6% 5 306
Escalante-Biggs Academy 1.6% 5 306
DSST Middle School @ Noel Campus 1.6% 7 451
Lowry Elementary School 1.5% 6 400
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon 1.5% 5 344
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School 1.5% 4 263
STRIVE Prep – Westwood 1.5% 6 411
DSST: Elevate Northeast High School 1.5% 8 545
Colorado High School Charter 1.5% 3 206
Compass Academy 1.5% 3 200
Asbury Elementary School 1.4% 4 292
Oakland Elementary 1.4% 5 352
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary 1.4% 2 146
College View Elementary School 1.4% 5 368
Park Hill School 1.4% 10 717
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy 1.3% 4 301
Pascual Ledoux Academy 1.3% 3 236
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School 1.3% 3 223
Marie L. Greenwood Academy 1.3% 8 597
West High School 1.3% 7 519
Valdez Elementary School 1.2% 5 423
Carson Elementary School 1.2% 5 412
Cole Arts and Science Academy 1.1% 3 275
Dora Moore ECE-8 School 1.1% 4 349
STRIVE Prep – Federal 1.1% 4 376
Respect Academy 1% 1 99
RiseUp Community School 1% 1 100
Northeast Early College 1% 5 507
North High School Engagement Center 1% 1 103
Compassion Road Academy 1% 1 96
Newlon Elementary School 1% 3 293
Delta High School 1% 1 105
Lincoln Elementary School 1% 3 310
Academy 360 1% 2 201
Teller Elementary School 1% 5 518
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval 1% 4 409
Vista Academy 1% 3 291
Florence Crittenton High School 0.9% 1 107
Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School 0.9% 5 585
Smith Elementary School 0.9% 4 457
Career Education Center Early College 0.9% 4 468
North High School 0.9% 15 1,653
Odyssey School of Denver 0.9% 3 318
McGlone Academy 0.8% 7 842
Maxwell Elementary School 0.8% 5 638
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning 0.8% 4 477
Lake Middle School 0.8% 5 592
Skinner Middle School 0.7% 5 673
DSST: Cole Middle School 0.7% 2 282
Monarch Montessori 0.7% 2 282
Legacy Options High School 0.7% 1 153
Munroe Elementary School 0.6% 2 332
Montbello Career and Technical High School 0.6% 1 158
DCIS at Ford 0.6% 3 487
Manual High School 0.6% 2 348
Trevista at Horace Mann 0.6% 3 482
Barnum Elementary School 0.6% 2 334
University Prep – Steele St. 0.6% 2 334
Columbian Elementary School 0.6% 1 171
Vanguard Classical School – West 0.5% 2 380
Colorado High School Charter – GES 0.5% 1 209
McAuliffe Manual Middle School 0.4% 1 257
KIPP Denver Collegiate High School 0.4% 2 477
Hallett Academy 0.4% 1 250
Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning 0.3% 1 382
Rocky Mountain Prep: Berkeley 0.3% 1 329
Knapp Elementary School 0.3% 1 351
Garden Place Academy 0.3% 1 385
Bruce Randolph School 0.3% 2 663
DSST: Cole High School 0.3% 1 287
Columbine Elementary School 0.3% 1 346
Cheltenham Elementary School 0.3% 1 373
Swansea Elementary School 0.3% 1 381
Stedman Elementary School 0.2% 1 447
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School 0.2% 1 454


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