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Public · Grades 6–12 · 611 students
5280 High School
1200 W Mississippi Ave, Denver, CO 80223
Grades
9–12
High
Students
109
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
8.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Denver County
Not graded
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About 5280 High School
5280 High School is a charter high school in Denver, Colorado, serving grades 9–12. It is part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. The school is located in a large city in Denver County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 109 students were enrolled, with about 8.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Colorado high school (15.6 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from School District No. 1 in the County of Denver and State of C.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades 9–12
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Charter School · What this means
- Level
- High
- Grades offered
- 9–12
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 109 students
- Students per teacher
- 8.5 to 1
- Charter school
- Yes
- Charter authorizer
- School District No. 1 in the County of Denver and State of C
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
- County
- Denver County
- NCES school ID
- 080336006756
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.