Background data for Greater Park Hill/Stapleton Planning & Analysis

1. Background data for Greater Park Hill/StapletonPlanning & Analysis

2. 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

3. Neighborhoods Note that these are Denver Neighborhoods. Just south of Stapleton, we have included only a portion of East Colfax. Northeast Park Hill Stapleton Quebec Martin Luther King North Park Hill 24th Ave. Colorado South Park Hill East Colfax Colfax

4. Schools There are a variety of traditional, charter, and magnet schools located in the GPHS area Swigert Note: East HS and George Washington HS are located outside the selected region but have boundaries that reach into this area

5. Schools Performance of schools in the area variesStapleton Schools DSST, Westerly Creek high performing schools; NW Park Hill schoolsSmith, Venture Prep on probation in 2010-11 SPF Overall SPF Growth • 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 SPF Growth SPF Overall

6. Diversity & Equity Schools in area have widely divergent student enrollment mostly aligning with ethnic and socioeconomic compositions of neighborhoods they are in . . . . . .and unfortunately often (though not always) with school performance

7. Schools 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 50% of students from Park Hill choice out, 35% of non-boundary students choice in. In 2011-12, 81% of students from Smiley boundary choice out, 32% of non-boundary students choice in. 30% of students from Ashley choice out, 36% of non-boundary students choice in.

8. Schools Most schools in NNE are at or over capacity; open seats at Smiley and George Washington Schools under capacity: Schools over capacity: Swigert/McAuliffe Smith Hallett Westerly Creek Stedman Odyssey Roberts Park Hill Ashley Note that Smiley facility houses Smiley and Venture Prep Schools have been approximately placed

9. Students 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 69,375 DPS K-12 students living in Denver 19,025 DPS K-12 students living in the NNE 1,616 additional DPS EC students (3 and 4 year olds) living in the NNE Data pulled from capture rates report

10. Students Largest number of K-12 students living in Stapleton, South Park Hill has lowest capture rates, Northeast Park Hill has highest Capture rate = # of students in the neighborhood enrolled in any DPS school # of all school-aged children in neighborhood Northeast Park Hill has highest overall capture rates (95% for K-12), reaching nearly 100% for Middle School age students. 2010-11 K-12 Capture Rates South Park Hill has lowest capture rates across all education levels, low of 64% for Elementary age students and high of 76% for High School age students. 1,616 additional EC students (3 and 4 year olds) living in the NNE 2010 capture rates based on 2010 census data

11. Students 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 Data pulled from Forecast file

12. Diversity & Equity 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 South Park Hill Northeast Park Hill North Park Hill Stapleton % Hispanic % African American % White % Hispanic % African American % White % Hispanic % African American % White Change over time Data from Piton Foundation, note that Stapleton data does not include East Colfax.

13. Diversity & Equity . . . socioeconomically as well 14% increase in NE Park Hill Data from Piton Foundation, note that Stapleton data does not include East Colfax.

14. Diversity & Equity 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 Middle School Boundaries Students living in the Stapleton Enrollment Zone: 15% FRL 37% Minority Students living in the Smiley Boundary: 67% FRL 77% Minority Data computed from 2011 October Count

15. Diversity & Equity Elementary boundaries are smaller, but segregation is still pronounced Elementary School Boundaries Students living in the Smith boundary: 87% FRL 94% Minority Students living in the Swigert/Roberts/ Westerly Creek enrollment zone: 12% FRL 28% Minority Students living in the Stedmanboundary: 66% FRL 88% Minority Students living in the Ashleyboundary: 85% FRL 85% Minority Students living in the Park Hillboundary: 24% FRL 36% Minority Data computed from 2011 October Count

16. Appendix A: Capture rates by education level Elementary Middle High

17. Appendix B: 2010 Enrollment and 2016 Forecast

18. Appendix C: Index of school information