The mission of the Denver Public Schools is to provide all students the opportunity to achieve the knowledge and skills necessary to become contributing citizens in our diverse society.

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Denver Public Schools is Thriving

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with a joyful, rigorous and personalized learning experience from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of more than 200 schools, including traditional, innovation, magnet, charter and pathways schools, with a current total enrollment of more than 92,000 students. Of those, 56% of the school district’s enrollment is Latino, 23% is Caucasian and 13% is African-American. Additionally, 69% of our students qualify for free- and reduced-price lunches, an indicator of poverty.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Tom Boasberg and guided by the tenets of the Denver Plan 2020, DPS is among the fastest-growing urban school districts in the nation in terms of enrollment and leads all large districts in Colorado in terms of student academic growth.

Joined by our community, DPS teachers, school leaders and school-support staff crafted the strategic district plan, the Denver Plan 2020, which identifies our five key goals:

1. Great Schools in Every Neighborhood
2. A Foundation for Success in School
3. Ready for College & Career
4. Support for the Whole Child
5. Closing the Opportunity Gap

DPS is known as a national leader for our focus on increasing the voice of our teachers in leadership roles through Teacher Leadership & Collaboration, providing a variety of school choices for families and holding all schools to the same high standards of accountability.

Learn More About DPS

Explore our website or reach out to the Communications Team at communications@dpsk12.org to learn more!

Widely recognized today as one of the best urban school systems in the country, Denver Public Schools serves the residents of the City and County of Denver, Colorado.

While its roots can be traced to 1859, when the city was founded, the district was officially created in 1902 when voters approved a constitutional amendment that created the City and County of Denver. The same constitutional amendment consolidated five school districts into today’s School District No.1.