Park Hill Primer
Names, Contacts And Other Basic Information On Area Schools
By Lynn Kalinauskas
Living in Park Hill, your children have access to a large number of public schools within the neighborhood, as well as one private K-8 school.
Traditional public elementary schools typically have a boundary. If you live within that boundary, you can automatically enroll your child in that school.
If you have “choiced” out of that school, however, you cannot automatically enroll back into your neighborhood school, you must go through the Denver Public Schools’ choice process. For more information on the choice process, visit schoolchoice.dpsk12.org.
Magnet and charter schools operate differently. To find out about their enrollment policies, contact the schools directly or the DPS choice office.
Here are the names, contacts, and basic information for the many schools in Park Hill:
Elementary Schools
Hallett Fundamental Academy (ECE – Grade 5)
hallett.dpsk12.org
2950 Jasmine St. 80207
Tel: 720-424-6070
Magnet school
Principal: Jason Sanders
Park Hill Elementary (ECE – Grade 5)
www.parkhillelementary.org
5050 E. 19th Ave. 80220
Tel: 720-424-4910
Traditional school
Principal: Ken Burdette
Roots Elementary (K – Grade 2)
rootselementary.org
Moving to new location on Holly Square
720-593-1338
Charter school
Principal: Jon Hanover
Stedman Elementary (ECE – Grade 5)
stedman.dpsk12.org
2940 Dexter St. 80207
Tel: 720-424-3800
Traditional school
Principal: Melissa Peterson
Smith Renaissance School (ECE – Grade 5)
smith.dpsk12.org
3590 Jasmine St. 80207
Tel: 720-424-4000
Traditional school
Principal: Emily El Moudaffar
Middle Schools
The middle school scene is a bit more complicated to navigate because Park Hill does not have a neighborhood middle school. Instead, it shares an “enrollment zone” with Stapleton, the neighborhood east of Park Hill. Both neighborhoods’ students are guaranteed a spot at one of five middle schools within the zone, but not necessarily their preferred school. Only one school, McAuliffe, is located in Park Hill; the others, Bill Roberts, Denver Discovery School, and two DSST schools are in Stapleton.
Denver School of the Arts is a magnet school.
Innovation schools are managed by DPS but, through an innovation plan, have opted out of certain district requirements.
William (Bill) Roberts (ECE – Grade 8)
billroberts.dpsk12.org
2100 Akron Way 80238
Tel: 720-424-2640
Traditional school
Principal: Patricia Lea
Denver Discovery School (Grades 6-8)
denverdiscoveryschool.dpsk12.org
3480 Syracuse Street 80238
Tel: 720-424-4790
Innovation school
Principal: Kristen Atwood
Denver School of the Arts (Grades 8-12)
dsa.dpsk12.org
7111 Montview Blvd. 80220
Tel: 720-424-1700
Magnet school
Principal: William Kohut
Denver School of Science and Technology, Conservatory Green
www.dsstpublicschools.org/conservatory-green-middle-school
8499 E. Stoll Place 80216
Tel: 303-802-4120
Charter school
Principal: John Clark
Denver School of Science and Technology, Stapleton
www.dsstpublicschools.org/stapleton-middle-school
2000 Valentia St. 80238
Tel: 303-320-5570
Charter school
Principal: Jessica Heesacker
McAuliffe International School (Grades 6-8)
mcauliffe.dpsk12.org
2540 Holly St. 80207
Tel: 720-424-1540
Innovation school
Principal: Kurt Dennis
High Schools
The majority of Park Hill residents live within the East High School boundary. Those living east of Monaco fall within the Northfield High School boundary.
Denver School of the Arts
(see above)
East High School (Grades 9-12)
east.dpsk12.org
1600 City Park Esplanade 80206
Tel: 720-423-8300
Traditional school
Principal: Andy Mendelsberg
Northfield High School (Grades 9-12)
northfield.dpsk12.org
5500 Central Park Blvd. 80238
Tel: 720-423-8000
Innovation school
Principal: Amy Bringedahl
Park Hill residents can attend almost any school within the Denver Public Schools district by using the Choice system. This allows them to attend a school outside of their designated boundaries. Attendance at a desired school is not guaranteed, however, but depends on the availability of spots within each school.
Private Schools
Blessed Sacrament Catholic School (K-8)
The school at Blessed Sacrament Catholic School first opened in 1922, with 57 students enrolled. The school currently enrolls more than 375 students, with two classrooms each for grades K-5, and one classroom for each grade level 6, 7 and 8. The registration process for the following school year will typically begin in November of the current year. Tuition and scholarship information is available at the school’s website.
http://school.blessedsacrament.net
1958 Elm St. 80207
Tel: 303-377-8835
Principal: Carla Dire Capstick
Lynn Kalinauskas is chair of the education committee for Greater Park Hill Community, Inc.