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DSST: Cole Middle School

DSST: Cole Middle School school profile in Denver, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
34/100
upward momentum with thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
269
Enrollment has declined 2% over the available history.
FRL Share
87.4%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
715.1
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives DSST: Cole Middle School

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Academic Quality

18

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

41

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

77

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

45

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Denver and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 45 · Colorado 50
34 45
2 Academic average
Peer 728.1 · Colorado 735.5
715.1 728.1
3 ELA
Peer 735.3 · Colorado 741.7
722.1 735.3
4 Math
Peer 724.3 · Colorado 731.5
709.5 724.3
5 Science
Peer 724.8 · Colorado 733.2
713.8 724.8
6 Enrollment
Peer 429 · Colorado 469
269 429
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Denver 9.6 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
12.5 / 1k 9.6 / 1k
2 Market rent
Denver $1,969 · Colorado $1,977
$1,953 $1,969
3 Home price
Denver $548,862 · Colorado $556,199
$573,400 $548,862
4 Poverty rate
Denver 11% · Colorado 10.1%
15.2% 11%
5 Median income
Denver $103,391 · Colorado $101,131
$100,370 $103,391
6 Renter share
Denver 42.3% · Colorado 32.6%
46.1% 42.3%
Research notes

How to read this school page

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Academic picture

DSST: Cole Middle School currently posts a blended academic reading around 715.1, with ELA at 722.1, Math at 709.5, and Science at 713.8. Against Denver middle schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 18/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 2% over the available history. ELA has moved down 1.3 points over the available history. Math has moved down 2.6 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 41/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

DSST: Cole Middle School currently serves about 269 students. FRL share sits near 87.4%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 003601 carries violent crime around 12.5 / 1k, market rent near $1,953, median income near $100,370, and home-price context near $573,400. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80205 where rent context currently sits near $1,953 and home-price context near $573,400. Nearby violent crime has moved up 6% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

DSST: Cole Middle School currently reads as upward momentum with thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 34/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.