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Hampden/Hampden South

Right in the middle of a new transportation system that is currently under construction, Hampden is an area that is evolving into a top-flight neighborhood. Because of its proximity to the new light rail station, I-25 and major thoroughfares, Hampden is bringing in new commercial and residential developments. Right off the highway are new luxury condos and the commercial & retail corridors to the east of the highway are experiencing a face lift. Just across the southern border, residents enjoy Bible Park, a 70-acre sanctuary with four skinned softball fields, four football fields, four tennis courts, a playground, basketball court and runner path, which joins with the Cherry Creek and High Line Canal trails.

Hampden is a family area with mostly single family homes that average 2,000-3,000 square feet. In addition, lot sizes are considerably larger than average. While Hampden costs more per square foot than Denver’s average, it is still much more affordable than other family areas such as Park Hill. The schools are above average and there are convenient shopping areas.

Useful Stats

One-Year Appreciation Rate¹: 0.50%

Crime Rating²: 154

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1. Source: Zillow. Neighborhoods represented by more than one zip code reflect the average of all zip codes.

2. The crime index suggests the risk of certain types of crime occuring in this community as compared to the national average. The national average for each type of crime equals a score of 100, so a score of 200 would represent twice the risk as the national average, and a score of 50 would represent half the risk of the naitonal average. Neighborhoods represented by more than one zip code reflect the average of all zip codes.

Neighborhood Schools

Hamilton Middle School
Grades: 6-8
Highligh Academy Charter School
Grades: K-7
Holm Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Samuels Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Southmoor Elementary School
Grades: PK-5
Thomas Jefferson High School
Grades: 9-12

Hamilton Middle School

Grades: 6-8

Enrollment: 931

Special Features:

About Hamilton Middle School: Hamilton Middle School, located in southeast Denver, hosts three magnet programs, as well as its own neighborhood students. Rigorous curriculum and high standards for behavior and academic work are the norm.

The diversity of Hamilton is the result of bringing in over 500 students from all corners of Denver. About 400 of these are enrolled in the International Preparatory Magnet, which prepares students for the high school International Baccalaureate program and any high school program. Our diverse population continues to benefit from our school-wide reading and writing programs. Extensive staff development over the last five years has assured that literacy remains a top priority, as reflected in our CSAP scores, which are among the highest in the district. Foreign language is also a priority; 450 students take a foreign language from four teachers on the faculty. Strong instrumental and choral programs, extensive elective opportunities, and a strong intramural sports program enrich the students' experiences at Hamilton. A wide array of extracurricular activities are available to all students.

Hamilton also addresses affective needs of students through a Student Support Center. The Assistant Principal, nurse, social worker, student advisor, counselor, psychologist, Jewish Family Service and truant officer form a cohesive unit to address attendance and suspension issues and to assure that emotional and physical needs of students do not interfere with learning. Two full time paraprofessionals meet the needs of students enrolled in the Indian Focus Magnet and students identified as "at risk" through the Safe Schools Healthy Student Initiative Grant. We are proud Hamilton's efforts to ensure that all students are successful!

Hamilton continues to provide quality educational experiences to children. Our test scores and the commitment of faculty, staff, parents, are pleased that we can say--This school reads and writes!

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): High

74% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 57% in math, and 72% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Stable

74% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 57% in math, and 72% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 81.8% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 66.8% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 15.0 years of experience, compared to 9.7 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 93.2%, compared to 92.7% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Foreign language program
· Special Education Center Program (2003-04).

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 4 year(s) of experience overall and 4 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Programs include the International Preparatory Magnet; Indian Focus Magnet; Montessori Magnet for 7th and 8th Grades; Traditional Academic Program (neighborhood students); School-wide writing program-Maureen Auman's Read-Write Connection; School-wide reading program-Accelerated Reader; School-wide technology programs and the Accelerated Math Program.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for middle schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Highligh Academy Charter School

Grades: K-7

Enrollment:

Special Features:

About Highligh Academy Charter School:

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Not available

In 2004-2005, this school did not test enough students to meet the minimum number required by Colorado for reporting more detailed CSAP test data.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Not available

In 2004-2005, this school did not test enough students to meet the minimum number required by Colorado for reporting more detailed CSAP test data.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· Teachers at this school have an average of 0.0 years of experience, compared to 6.4 districtwide
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Students:

Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs:

Principal Experience:

Programs and Awards:

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for charter schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Holm Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 539

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Holm Elementary School: Holm Elementary School is located in southeast Denver, adjacent to Hamilton Middle School. Presently we serve 520 students from Early Childhood Education (4 years old) through fifth grade. Class sizes range from 20 in primary to 27 in intermediate with 3 to 4 classes at each grade level.

We have continued to expand our commitment to second language learners with the addition of ELA-S(Spanish Language) classes in grades ECE- 2 and plan to expand to all grades next year. English for speakers of other languages (ESL) classes are also available in all grades.

Holm School students continue to benefit from a diverse curriculum that includes vocal music and physical education, a strong computer / technology program, and gifted and talented instruction. A literature based language arts program that includes 3 hours of literacy instruction is the center of daily instruction. This program includes daily reading of high quality literature, small group and individual instruction and specific skills development. There is also a school-wide math instructional program with a curricular emphasis on concepts, rather than just computational strategies that is closely aligned to Colorado instructional standards and CSAP.

Holm's CSAP scores have shown a steady increase over the years. In 2001, the fourth grade scored 48% proficient or above in reading and 25% proficient or above in writing. The same group in 2002 as fifth graders increased to 57% proficient or above in reading and 46% proficient or above in writing. Grade three CSAP scores have maintained at 60% or above in reading over the past three years. 48% of third grades were proficient or above in writing in 2002.

Objectives and strategies to improve student achievement include: continued emphasis on small class sizes, extensive use of paraprofessional reading assistants at all grade levels, strong parent and community volunteers and continued implementation of the district's literacy and math programs with extensive teacher training opportunities.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Low

48% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 37% in math, and 40% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Stable

48% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 37% in math, and 40% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 93.8% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 16.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 93.4%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Before or after school program (Kaleidoscope Corner-303/764-3761)
· Transitional Native Language Instruction program.
· English as a Second Language Resource program.
· Special Education Center Program (2003-04).

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 9 year(s) of experience overall and 9 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Early Childhood Education; Kaleidoscope Corner - Licensed school age childcare after-school; English as a Second Language;ELA-S (Spanish Language Instruction) in grades ECE-2; Junior Great Books Program; Numerous PTA sponsored activities; After School Science enrichment program; Vocal Music/School Choir.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for elementary schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Samuels Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 423

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Samuels Elementary School: Samuels Elementary School is a child-centered neighborhood school, serving grades Early Childhood Education (ECE) through grade five, committed to social, emotional, physical and intellectual excellence. The highly trained faculty teaches a variety of process-oriented programs to help move each student toward his/her potential as a whole child. Samuels embraces the Denver Public Schools literacy approach in all curricular areas and the Everyday Math program. Our school’s governing body believes the inclusion of library, music, art, technology and physical education is vital to each of our students. Our parent organizations and school governing bodies are very active in providing support for Samuels’ staff and students. Our website: www.samuelselementary.org.

Vision: To educate today’s children for tomorrow’s world.

Mission: To empower children to pursue life-long learning.

Goals: To achieve our mission, we, as a school community

Set expectations for academic achievement to each child’s maximum potential while being responsive to individual differences in ability, growth and interests.

Develop the whole child (physically, socially, emotionally, and intellectually) and establish a foundation for lifelong learning.

Develop a partnership between home and school to increase children’s self esteem, sense of competence, confidence and positive attitude toward learning.

Develop a strong working partnership between Samuels and its neighboring community in order to access external resources and reinforce education as a community priority.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Average

51% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 60% in math, and 41% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Decline

51% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 60% in math, and 41% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 72.0% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 9.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 96.0%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Before or after school program (Kaleidoscope Corner-303/764-3761)
· English as a Second Language Resource program.

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 10 year(s) of experience overall and 6 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Colorado High Performance School Library Award 2000 through 2005
Central City Opera Alive
Renowned vocal music program
Intramural sports
Million Words Campaign
Young AmeriTowne
Kaleidoscope Corner
Multi-media classrooms and state-of-the-art Dell Computer lab

Many extra-curricular programs including:
Big Brother-Big Sister Tutoring
Learning Partners Mentoring
Chess club
Student technology club
Shakespeare program
Junior Achievement
Destination ImagiNation
Science Quest
Spanish classes and S.O.A.R. with the Rockies

Special needs opportunities such as Challenge Extensions, English as a Second Language (ESL) and Special Education.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for elementary schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Southmoor Elementary School

Grades: PK-5

Enrollment: 422

Special Features: All-day kindergarten offered; All-day early childhood education offered

About Southmoor Elementary School: Southmoor Elementary School is a unique and innovative school in southeast Denver. The school has been totally remodeled, which has ensured a wonderful atmosphere for learning. Our neighborhood students enjoy walking to school along the tree-lined streets. Southmoor began six years ago with 90 students and in 2005-2006 we will have over 450 students enrolled. We have traditional classes in ECE (Early Childhood Education) through grade five. Four classrooms of our students are enrolled in the self-contained Highly Gifted and Talented magnet program grades 1-5. Our new learning landscape and climbing wall help our students live the fitness/wellness lifestyle. Technology and reference skills are taught in a manner fit for the 21st century by integrating benchmark projects into grade level curriculum. Instrumental and vocal music are offered to students. A VH-1 grant purchased $25,000 of new musical instruments. We will also have a full-time visual arts teacher for the first time in the 2005-2006 school year. Everyone has the expectation of academic excellence, which is partly due to our teachers continually updating their skills through collaboration, professional development and regular examination of student work. Our CSAP (Colorado Student Assessment Program) scores continue to be excellent even with our student population growing and becoming more diverse. The state and district standards have been addressed through incorporating a variety of strategies and skills into daily instruction. We are proud of the excellent learning resources we have to teach literacy, math, science and social studies. Southmoor has a very strong parent and community support system. The partnership between home and school is encouraged and valued. The CSC (Collaborative School Committee), SPiE (Southmoor Partners in Excellence) and PTA (Parent Teacher Association) have worked together to provide many extensions to the regular curriculum.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Excellent

87% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 88% in math, and 78% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Improvement

87% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 88% in math, and 78% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 70.8% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 67.7% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 12.0 years of experience, compared to 9.3 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 96.9%, compared to 94.8% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Before or after school program (Kaleidoscope Corner-303/764-3761)

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 4 year(s) of experience overall and 4 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: John Irwin School of Excellence
Intermediate instrumental instruction
Kaleidoscope Corner (before- and after-school childcare)
Full-day kindergarten
Junior Achievement
Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Before- and after-school clubs and classes
Destination Imagination
Four Highly Gifted and Talented classrooms for grades 1-5

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for elementary schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Thomas Jefferson High School

Grades: 9-12

Enrollment: 1113

Special Features:

About Thomas Jefferson High School: Thomas Jefferson High School is located in southeast Denver. The 2002-2003 student body is composed of 1116 students. These students come from eight different areas of the city and represent all ethnic backgrounds. The school's multicultural and comprehensive curriculum supports its mission: To guarantee that our youth have the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to become responsible, self-sufficient citizens. TJ is a recipient of the Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award.

TJ offers Advanced Placement classes in English, mathematics, science, social studies, and Spanish. Eighty percent of the 2000-2001 graduates are now attending either a two or four-year college or university.

In addition to TJ's comprehensive curriculum, the school offers numerous extracurricular activities and athletics for both males and females. Its 2001-2002 dropout rate was 0.5% and graduation rate was 87.9%. Daily attendance averaged 90.2%. A comprehensive journalism program with its own digital television station is housed at the school. TJHS has opened a Computer Magnet program with the latest state-of-the-art technology.

State tests demonstrate that, the school is making gains in student achievement. According to the CSAP, ninth graders made a 6% gain in their reading scores. The tenth grade increased their reading scores by 3% and math scores by 3%. The school is striving to reduce the number of students failing algebra by instituting an algebra program, Cognitive Tutoring, which combines class work with computer technology.

In staff development activities, teachers are emphasizing reading, contextual vocabulary, and short constructed responses. In addition to incorporating state and district standards into their lesson plans, teachers create tools that are CSAP-similar. There is a collaborative effort among teachers to model good instructional techniques for each other in an effort to increase student achievement.

2004-2005 CSAP Performance (SAR): Average

55% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 18% in math, and 40% in writing.

2004-2005 Test Score Improvement: Decline

55% of students scored at the proficient or advanced levels in reading, 18% in math, and 40% in writing.

Teachers: Teachers 2004-05
· 70.9% of teachers at this school have tenure, compared to 69.3% districtwide
· Teachers at this school have an average of 11.0 years of experience, compared to 9.8 districtwide
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Students: Students 2004-05
· The attendance rate for this school is 89.0%, compared to 87.4% districtwide
· The graduation rate for this school (2003-04) is 94.8%, compared to 81.0% districtwide
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Parent Satisfaction:

Special Programs: Special Programs 2003-2004
· Foreign language program
· Special Education Center Program (2003-04).

Principal Experience: Principal Experience 2003-2004
· The principal at our school has 9 year(s) of experience overall and 6 year(s) at this school.

Programs and Awards: Communication Central; State award-winning DECA program; School newspaper and magazine voted "Best in the United States" for 2001-2002; Computer Magnet Program; State winner of Anne Frank Competition; State-of-the-art science technology lab.

Active parent organizations (LEAF, Booster); Gordon Heaton named "Channel 9 Teacher of December 2002; Dan Turnbull named 5A Football Coach of The Year 2002; AT&T Broadband Grant/National Finalist; Rachel Stutzman-Supreme Court Institute; Alice Weeda-Achievement in Education Award from Optimist Club of Monaco South and TJ 2002 Football Team were semi-finalists.

Source of Data: Information on this page comes from Denver Public Schools. Data is current as of the 2004-05 school year, unless otherwise noted. District averages on this page are for high schools. For more information about this school, contact your school principal or contact the Public Information Office of Denver Public Schools. This profile was produced by GreatSchools.net, a non-profit organization at www.greatschools.net.

Please Note: The information on this page is beleived to be accurate, however consult directly with your Heart of Denver Properties Realtor or other professional to ensure that you have access to current and accurate data.