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DGS Northfield provides students with an engaging learning experience, that is focused on real-world issues. Through our excursion program and with a broad lens of sustainability, we leverage meaningful learning opportunities that bring the most out of our students. Families remark that the school's focus on creating a joyful culture,...
| Metric | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Students feel a sense of belonging | 87.6% |
| Students feel engaged in learning and activities | 75.0% |
| Students feel safe and healthy | 84.4% |
| Students feel they have choice and agency | 74.5% |
| Metric | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Parents feel involved in school decisions | 51.2% |
| Parents feel welcomed by their school | 97.4% |
| Parents have positive interactions with teachers | 97.6% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 79.6% | 80.1% | +0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | 40.6% | 37.2% | -3.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 72.0% | 64.6% | -7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | 72.5% | 88.6% | +16.1% |
| White | 87.1% | 89.8% | +2.7% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 52.1% | 50.0% | -2.1% |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 86.3% | 86.5% | +0.2% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 69.1% | 71.5% | +2.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | 15.6% | 18.6% | +3.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 56.0% | 52.6% | -3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | 67.5% | 84.1% | +16.6% |
| White | 77.9% | 82.8% | +4.9% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 37.5% | 32.6% | -4.9% |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 76.8% | 79.7% | +2.9% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 71.5 | 72.0 | +0.5 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | 48.0 | 60.0 | +12.0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 76.0 | 73.0 | -3.0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | 68.0 | 86.5 | +18.5 |
| White | 73.0 | 72.0 | -1.0 |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 68.0 | 68.0 | +0.0 |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 72.0 | 73.0 | +1.0 |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 65.5 | 70.0 | +4.5 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | 47.0 | 57.5 | +10.5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 68.0 | 61.5 | -6.5 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | 76.5 | 72.5 | -4.0 |
| White | 65.5 | 74.0 | +8.5 |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 59.0 | 58.0 | -1.0 |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 67.0 | 71.5 | +4.5 |
| Metric | In School Suspensions | Out of School Suspensions | Referrals to Law Enforcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 16.1% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asian | 5.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Black or African American | 52.9% | 19.6% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 33.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| White | 8.2% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Metric | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Average Daily Attendance | 93.5% |
| Truancy Rate | 4.2% |
Unified Improvement Planning was introduced in 2009 to streamline improvement planning components of state and federal accountability requirements. Based on the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (SB212-08), the primary purpose of improvement planning is to align efforts to: Ensure all students exit the K-12 education system ready for post-secondary education,...
Maintain/attain 60+ MGP for students of color and students on IEPs in ELA
Maintain/attain 60+ MGP for students of color and students on IEPs in math
Increase Scale Score for Identified Subgroups for ELA
Increase Scale Score for Identified Subgroups for Math