Enrollment Information

Enrollment for ’24-’25: 

DDES has limited spots available (not in all grades) for the ’24-’25 school year.  If you are interested in enrolling during this school year, please reach out to the DDES Front Office at 720-424-2350.

School Choice for ’25-’26: 

Round 1 of Choice will open in January 2025

DDES participates in the Denver Public Schools School Choice Process.  Families interested in enrolling their student at DDES for the ’25-’26 school year would fill out a Choice application when Round 1 opens in January.  See below for the timeline.

Interested in enrolling your student at DDES? Want to learn more? Please fill out this Enrollment Information Form and we will contact you soon to set up a time to chat!

If you’re ready to enroll, complete an application through DPS School Choice HERE (once the application opens).

 

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When Do I Apply?

For Round 1 of Choice – Apply between 10 am January 13th and 4pm February 14th. You can rank your preferred schools using the online application.  Round 1 results will be provided to families in April.

Round 2 of Choice will run from April – August.

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Where Do I Apply?

Apply at the DPS School Choice site, found HERE.
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Questions?

We are here to help! Frontoffice@ddeschool.org  or 720.424.2350

Virtual Information Sessions

You can view a recording of our virtual open house below. If you have any questions about DDES please fill out our Enrollment Information Form and we’ll get back to you.

Open House Tours

Sign up for school tours below. Any questions about school tours can be directed to the DDES front office, at frontoffice@ddeschool.org.

DDES School Tours
Date Time
Tuesday 11/12 9:00-9:45 am
Tuesday 11/19 9:00-9:45 am 
Thursday 12/5 9:00-9:45 am
Thursday 12/12 9:00-9:45 am 
Friday 12/19 3:30-4:15 pm
Thursday 1/9 3:30-4:15 pm
Friday 1/17 3:45-4:30 pm
Friday 1/24 9:00-9:45 am 
Friday 1/31 9:00-9:45 am
Friday 2/7 3:45-4:15 pm

*Kinder rooms available after-school 

We also encourage you to check out our virtual tour.

DDES Enrollment Priorities

Diverse by design

DDES will continue to focus our enrollment efforts on becoming a fully integrated K-5 public school, both racially and socio-economically. We believe that integrated schools have proven to be the most successful learning environments where students thrive and are most likely to reach their full potential.

Current DDES student race & ethnicity demographics:

45% Percent students of color
9% Multiple races
6% African American/black
29% Hispanic/Latin(a/o)/Latinx
55% white
1% Asian/Pacific Islander

Low Income Priority

District resident students who qualify for free and reduced lunch and/or who reside in a geographic area with a high concentration of students eligible for free and reduced lunch will be prioritized in Round 1 of the choice process at DDES.

Sibling/Household and Alumni Priority

It is the intent of DDES to support whole families and create a school community. Siblings of enrolled students will receive priority for admission if their choice forms are received by the designated deadline. Families may also apply for household priority. Household priority is given when a child who is not a sibling, lives with a current family.