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Global Leadership Academy

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7480 Conifer Road, Denver, CO 80221 · (303) 853-1930 · Part of Mapleton School District 1

Sherrelwood’s School Grade D better than 9% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
400
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Global Leadership Academy

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 48.7% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Sherrelwood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–85 schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Global Leadership AcademyYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 47%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

7480 Conifer Road, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9121
Grade 10117
Grade 1182
Grade 1280
Enrollment over time
269’20
311’21
366’22
378’23
400’24

Up 48.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 95%White 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Global Leadership Academy from Sherrelwood families.

Other schools in Mapleton School District 1

The district →
Explore Pk-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thornton
C
557 students20:1
Trailside Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
D
492 students18:1
Adventure Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Denver
D
429 students19:1
Meadow Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thornton
D
378 students17:1
Achieve Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Thornton
C−
370 students18:1
Welby Community School of the Arts
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Denver
D
308 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Sherrelwood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.