Charter School
Dsst: Byers High School
- grade A+Overall Grade
- Public, Charter
- 9-11
- Denver, CO
- Rating 4 out of 5 12 reviews
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- Academicsgrade A
- Diversitygrade A
- Teachersgrade A minus
- College Prepgrade A
- Clubs & Activitiesgrade C+
- Health & Safetygrade C+
- Administrationgrade B
- Sportsgrade C+
- Foodgrade C+
- Resources & Facilitiesgrade B
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- Cost of Livinggrade C minus
- Good for Familiesgrade B+
- Housinggrade C
Median Household Income
$65,074
National
$62,843Median Rent
$1,291
National
$1,062Median Home Value
$412,197
National
$217,500Culture & Safety
Health & Safety
grade C+
Based on chronic student absenteeism, suspensions/expulsions, and survey responses on the school environment from students and parents.
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Diversity
grade A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
399
Free or Reduced Lunch
48%
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Clubs & Activities
Clubs & Activities
grade C+
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Girls Athletic Participation
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Boys Athletic Participation
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Expenses Per Student
$15,273 / year
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Rating 4 out of 5 12 reviews
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The teachers at Dsst: Byers High School become close friends/family. I love that my teachers cared for each and one of my classmates, and took the time to know us personally. This type of relationship is great, since it makes it easier to ask for help and better advocate for yourself. To add on, there are many options for classes to take in order for each student to be challenged at a reasonable level. There are many activities and extracurriculars to join, and even opportunities to start your own club! Here at Byers inclusivity and respect are highly encouraged, there are many affinity/cultural clubs open to the whole student body. Overall, I had an amazing experience at Dsst: Byers High School, and it definitely set the bar high when looking for colleges to apply to.
While this is our first year at Byers DSST, I have to say it has some good aspects and some bad. I do think the teacher's generally care and my child is doing well, however, in a year of COVID and online learning, it appears teachers are more interested in getting their own opinion across rather than teaching STEM. It is one thing to teach about BLM in Humanities or Advice, but when teachers of Math or Engineering devote classes to videos on it rather than focus on area of subject I wonder if the school can truly be called a STEM school. Also, the classes have been dumbed down due to student's lack of focus online and class days are shorter. I realize we are living in tough times, but am a bit disappointed. A school that is supposed to be the best seems to have lost focus on the student.
DSST Byers overall is a Science and Tech school that excels in helping students for college and post-college, but lacks in student involvement. I was part of the founder class of this school, so my experiences may differ slightly from another student. That being said, the school focuses a lot on community, academics, and support. It is not a large building, and so there aren't many students enrolled in it; however, this opens up the opportunity of being able to easily connect with other students and staff members of the school. The school can do a better job at listening to the student ideal of what a high school should look like, but other than that Dsst Byers is highly recommended for future success.