WEST DENVER PREP SCHOOLS
West Denver Prep has four middle school campuses serving west Denver - two in Southwest Denver and two in North Denver. General information is included below; please find additional information in the campus links to the left.
Southwest Denver Schools
Federal Campus
1825 S. Federal Blvd.
Denver, CO 80219
Opened: August 2006
School leader: Katie Holz-Russell
Grades served: 6-8; 330 students
Facility: Owned
Enrollment: Open-enrollment with public lottery
Student re-enrollment: 90% in 2010-11
Student achievement:
2011:
- #5 public school in Denver for academic growth on the 2011 Colorado Growth Model
- #5 public secondary school in Denver on the 2011 DPS School Performance Framework; #11 school overall out of 137 schools evaluated
2010:
- #2 public secondary school (second only to West Denver Prep's Harvey Park Campus) and #4 school overall in Denver on the 2010 DPS School Performance Framework
- #2 public secondary school statewide for academic growth on the 2010 Colorado Growth Model
- Winner of an EPIC Award for driving student achievement gains in 2010
- Named as one of the Colorado Department of Education's Top Ten Title I Schools in 2010
2009 and Prior:
- #1 public middle school for academic growth in DPS from 2006-2009
Harvey Park Campus
2250 S. Quitman Way, North Entrance, 4th Floor
Denver, CO 80219
Opened: August 2009
School leader: Joshua Smith
Grades served: 6-8; 320 students
Facility: Leased and shared district facility in the Kunsmiller Middle School building
Enrollment: Open-enrollment with public lottery
Student re-enrollment: 85% in 2010-11
Student achievement:
2011:
- # 1 public secondary school in Denver and in Colorado for academic growth on the 2011 Colorado Growth Model
- # 2 public secondary school in Denver on the 2011 DPS School Performance Framework; #3 school overall out of 137 schools evaluated
2010:
- #1 public school on the 2010 DPS School Performance Framework out of 132 schools evaluated
- #1 public secondary school statewide for academic growth on the 2010 Colorado Growth Model
North Denver Schools
Lake Campus
1820 Lowell Blvd., 19th Street Entrance
Denver, CO 80204
Opened: Augusut 2010
School leader: Ryan Kockler
Grades served: 6-7; 240 students
Facility: Leased and shared district facility in the Lake Middle School building
Enrollment: Open-enrollment with district attendance boundary preference
Student achievement:
2011:
- #6 public school in Denver for academic growth on the 2011 Colorado Growth Model
- #3 public secondary school in Denver on the 2011 DPS School Performance Framework; #4 school overall out of 137 schools evaluated
Highland Campus
2960 N. Speer Blvd.
Bldg. 1913 - West Denver Prep
Denver, CO 80211
Opened: August 2010
School leader: Betsy Peterson
Grades served: 6-7; 220 students
Facility: Leased district facility in 1913 wing of North High School
Enrollment: Open-enrollment with district attendance boundary preference
Student achievement:
2011:
- #7 public school in Denver for academic growth on the 2011 Colorado Growth Model; top math growth score in the state
- #4 public secondary school in Denver on the 2011 DPS School Performance Framework; #7 school overall out of 137 schools evaluated
