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Kipp Sunshine Peak Academy School

Serves grades 5 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
375 S Tejon Street
Denver, CO 80223
Phone
(303) 623-5772
District
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
County
DENVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
364
Classroom Teachers
30

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

1

(10 is best)

Better than 7.5% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Kipp Sunshine Peak Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
43%
23%
47%
11%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
9%
37%
12%
44%
5%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
17%
39%
25%
47%
9%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
13%
39%
19%
43%
7%
34%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
15
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 5 43 11.8%
Grade 6 74 20.3%
Grade 7 120 33.0%
Grade 8 127 34.9%
Total 364 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.2% 26.7% 52.8%
Black 2.5% 13.9% 4.9%
Hispanic 91.1% 54.7% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.4% 3.3% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.8% 1.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 93.7% 62.9% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 81.3% 55.0% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.4% 7.9% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 713,734 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,662.7 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.8% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.2% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 12.3% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 329,578 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 6.4% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.4% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 55.6% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 28.4% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.9% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.6% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.4% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.1% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 7.8% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,222 $637,386,000 37.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,421 $125,455,000 7.3%
Staff $1,406 $124,082,000 7.2%
General Administration $214 $18,851,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,459 $128,739,000 7.5%
Operation $1,346 $118,805,000 6.9%
Transportation $366 $32,304,000 1.9%
Other $1,438 $126,929,000 7.4%
Total Support $7,650 $675,165,000 39.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,567 $403,082,000 23.5%
Total Expenditures $19,439 $1,715,633,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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