Background data for Greater Park Hill/Stapleton

Planning & Analysis

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Greater Park Hill and Stapleton

Purpose of this information:– Provide an initial fact base structured in response to concerns the community

group identified in first two meetings

How data is organized:– Schools

• Quality• Diversity• Demand• Capacity

– Students• Today & future growth

– Diversity & Equity• Of neighborhoods• Of school boundaries

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Northeast Park Hill

Northeast Park Hill

North Park HillNorth Park Hill

South Park HillSouth Park Hill

StapletonStapleton

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Colo

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Colfax

24th Ave.

Martin Luther King

Note that these are Denver Neighborhoods. Just south of Stapleton, we have included only a portion of East Colfax.

East ColfaxEast Colfax

There are a variety of traditional, charter, and magnet schools located in the GPHS area

School Type Grades Smith Traditional EC-5Stedman Traditional EC-5Ashley Traditional EC-5Swigert Traditional EC-5Westerly Creek Traditional EC-5Hallett Fundamental Academy Magnet EC-5Park Hill Traditional EC-8Roberts Traditional EC-8Odyssey Charter School Charter K-8Smiley Traditional 6-8McAuliffe Traditional 6-8Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) Charter 6-12

Venture Prep Charter 6-12Denver School of the Arts (DSA) Magnet 6-12East HS Traditional 9-12George Washington HS Traditional 9-12

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Note: East HS and George Washington HS are located outside the selected region but have boundaries that reach into this area

Swigert

Performance of schools in the area variesStapleton Schools DSST, Westerly Creek high performing schools;

NW Park Hill schools Smith, Venture Prep on probation in 2010-11

• DSST (Charter) only Distinguished in area– 82% overall SPF

• Venture Prep (Charter) and Smith are lowest performing schools (32% and 33% overall SPF, respectively)

Note: Change lines reflect trends from 2008 to 2011

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School NameSmith Elementary SchoolStedman Elementary SchoolHallett Fundamental AcademySmiley Middle SchoolVenture PrepOdyssey Charter SchoolDenver School of ArtsPark Hill Elementary

2011Overall SPF

Change33%54%71%50%32%71%73%70%

2011Growth Change

36%58%76%54%25%67%57%72%

2011Overall SPF

Change73%82%63%38%66%44%

2011Growth Change

72%87%64%38%55%33%

School NameWesterly Creek ElementaryDenver School of Science and TechWilliam (Bill) R. Roberts SchoolAshley Elementary SchoolEast High SchoolGeorge Washington High School

SPF Overall

SPF Overall

SPF Growth

SPF Growth

Schools in area have widely divergent student enrollment mostly aligning with ethnic and socioeconomic compositions of neighborhoods they are in . . .

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. . .and unfortunately often (though not always) with

school performance

And perhaps because of this, 8 of 10 students in Smiley boundary elect to go to other schools (below left)

Higher choice out than other area schools

In 2011-12, 81% of students from Smiley boundary choice

out, 32% of non-boundary students choice in.

In 2011-12, 81% of students from Smiley boundary choice

out, 32% of non-boundary students choice in.

50% of students from Park Hill choice out,

35% of non-boundary students choice in.

50% of students from Park Hill choice out,

35% of non-boundary students choice in.

30% of students from Ashley choice out,

36% of non-boundary students choice in.

30% of students from Ashley choice out,

36% of non-boundary students choice in.

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Most schools in NNE are at or over capacity; open seats at Smiley and George Washington

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Schools under capacity:Schools under capacity: Schools over capacity:Schools over capacity:

Westerly Creek

Roberts

Ashley

Stedman

SmithHallett

Park Hill

Odyssey

Schools have been approximately placed

Swigert/McAuliffe

Note that Smiley facility houses Smiley and

Venture Prep

Note that Smiley facility houses Smiley and

Venture Prep

There are 5,843 K-12 students living in GPHS who attend a DPS school, making up about 8% of all DPS K-

12 students

# of K-12 students attending a DPS school

North Park Hill 1,335Northeast Park Hill 1,486South Park Hill 849Stapleton 2,173Total 5,843

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19,025 DPS K-12 students living in the NNE

69,375 DPS K-12 students living in Denver

Data pulled from capture rates report

1,616 additional DPS EC students (3 and 4 year olds) living in the NNE

Largest number of K-12 students living in Stapleton, South Park Hill has lowest capture rates, Northeast

Park Hill has highest

# of school-aged children living in

area (5-17 yo)

# of students enrolled in any DPS K-12 school

in 2010

K-12 Capture Rate

Northeast Park Hill 1,570 1,486 95%North Park Hill 1,461 1,335 91%South Park Hill 1,247 849 68%Stapleton 2,434 2,173 89%Total 6,712 5,843 87%

2010-11 K-12 Capture Rates

Capture rate = # of students in the neighborhood enrolled in any DPS school # of all school-aged children in neighborhood

Capture rate = # of students in the neighborhood enrolled in any DPS school # of all school-aged children in neighborhood

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1,616 additional EC students (3 and 4 year olds) living in the NNE

2010 capture rates based on 2010 census data

Over next 5 years, growth in Park Hill student population expected to be flat; Stapleton to add over

2,000 students

Largest increases in forecasted enrollment at the Elementary school level. Stapleton growth driven by development

Largest increases in forecasted enrollment at the Elementary school level. Stapleton growth driven by development

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The area is very diverse but neighborhoods within it are segregated . . South Park Hill and Stapleton are predominantly white, Northeast Park Hill is predominantly non-white (majority

African American) and North Park Hill is comparatively diverse; have seen changes

% Hispanic

% African American

% White

% Hispanic

% African American

% White

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Northeast Park Hill North Park Hill South Park Hill Stapleton

% Hispanic

% African American

% White

Data from Piton Foundation, note that Stapleton data does not include East Colfax.

Change over time

. . . socioeconomically as well

13Data from Piton Foundation, note that Stapleton data does not include East Colfax.

14% increase in NE Park Hill

School boundaries that have been created largely perpetuate this segregation

shown here are middle school boundaries and the composition of DPS students living in them

Students living in the Stapleton Enrollment Zone:15% FRL37% Minority

Students living in the Stapleton Enrollment Zone:15% FRL37% Minority

Students living in the Smiley Boundary:67% FRL77% Minority

Students living in the Smiley Boundary:67% FRL77% Minority

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Middle School BoundariesMiddle School Boundaries

Data computed from 2011 October Count

Elementary boundaries are smaller, but segregation is still pronounced

Students living in the Smith boundary:87% FRL94% Minority

Students living in the Stedman boundary:66% FRL88% Minority

Students living in the Park Hill boundary:24% FRL36% Minority

Students living in the Ashley boundary:85% FRL85% Minority

Students living in the Swigert/Roberts/ Westerly Creek enrollment zone:12% FRL28% Minority

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Elementary School BoundariesElementary School Boundaries

Data computed from 2011 October Count

Appendix A: Capture rates by education level

Elementary

Middle

High

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# of school-aged children living in area (5-10 yo)

# of students enrolled in DPS K-5 school in 2010 ES Capture Rates

Northeast Park Hill 780 750 96%North Park Hill 709 611 86%South Park Hill 637 407 64%Stapleton 1639 1480 90%Total 3765 3248 86%

# of school-aged children living in area (11-13 yo)

# of students enrolled in DPS 6-8 school in 2010 MS Capture Rates

Northeast Park Hill 301 291 97%North Park Hill 303 294 97%South Park Hill 245 165 67%Stapleton 368 337 92%Total 1217 1087 89%

# of school-aged children living in area (14-17 yo)

# of students enrolled in DPS 9-12 school in 2010 HS Capture Rates

Northeast Park Hill 489 445 91%North Park Hill 449 430 96%South Park Hill 365 277 76%Stapleton 427 356 83%Total 1730 1508 87%

Appendix B: 2010 Enrollment and 2016 Forecast

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Appendix C: Index of school information

School Type Grades 2008-09 Enrollment

2011-12 Enrollment % FRL % Minority Overall

SPFSPF

Growth

Smith Traditional EC-5 483 410 98% 97% 33% 36%Stedman Traditional EC-5 341 339 89% 93% 54% 58%Ashley Traditional EC-5 345 354 95% 94% 38% 38%Swigert-McAuliffe Traditional EC-5 - 303 9% 28% Westerly Creek Traditional EC-5 270 604 20% 31% 73% 72%Hallett Fundamental Academy Magnet EC-5 230 361 89% 96% 71% 76%Park Hill Traditional EC-8 543 514 30% 43% 70% 72%Roberts Traditional EC-8 688 782 15% 30% 63% 64%Odyssey Charter School Charter K-8 221 225 35% 44% 71% 67%Smiley Traditional 6-8 386 246 83% 88% 50% 54%DSST Charter 6-12 572 927 43% 68% 82% 87%Venture Prep Charter 6-12 - 417 88% 92% 32% 25%Denver School of the Arts Magnet 6-12 902 1051 14% 36% 73% 57%East HS Traditional 9-12 2076 2313 35% 56% 66% 55%George Washington Traditional 9-12 1522 1510 55% 75% 44% 33%

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