Students at Denver Academy are bright individuals with varied learning profiles who choose us because our approach to education is as distinctive as each child. DA’s mission is to inspire and empower diverse learners through student-centered, differentiated, and transformative education.

Denver Academy At a Glance

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  • 1972

    Year Founded

  • 21

    Acres of Campus

  • 2 - 12

    Grades Served

  • 12

    Avg. Students Per Class

Denver Academy Core Values

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  • Individual Differences

  • Respect & Responsibility

  • Community & Nurturing Relationships

  • The Transformative Power of Education

News

  • Nominate DA for Colorado Parent Magazine’s Family Favorites

    Nominations are now open for Colorado Parent Magazine’s 2024 Family Favorites. Please nominate DA as your favorite private elementary, middle, high school, and tutoring program! Enter your nominations now by choosing the “Schooled” category. Enter once per day, through May 15. Thank you!
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  • Register Now for DA’s 2025 Summer Program

    Denver Academy's Summer Program will be held on the DA campus from June 9 through July 3, 2025. This year’s program features academic classes, day camps, tutoring, and academic coaching for students with a wide range of learning profiles in grades 1-12. The Summer Program is open to both DA and non-DA students. 

    Click here to see the 2025 Summer Program brochure. Visit the DA Summer Program page to find out more and register. Questions? Contact Barrie Bodden.
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  • DA Junior Named Colorado State Thespian Officer for International Thespian Society

    Congrats to DA Junior Gia G.P. who was recently named as a Colorado State Thespian Officer for the International Thespian Society (ITS), the only theater society for middle and high school students. Students from all over Colorado applied for this position. After an intensive interview process, Gia was one of 10 students selected.
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  • State of the 'Stangs at the Half

    By Jack Wood, DA Class of 2025
    At the beginning of the season, I said that the Denver Academy Mustangs Varsity Boys Basketball Team had something that no other Denver Academy team has had in a long time. The expectations for the team were high. Last year, there was hope, and it was proved right with a four-game improvement over the team two years ago. Thanks to that improvement, the Mustangs garnered the aforementioned expectations placed upon this year’s team.
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  • DA Wins Colorado Parent Magazine Reader’s Choice Award for Favorite Tutoring Program

    We're thrilled to share that, thanks to your vote, Denver Academy has won the Favorite Tutoring Program reader’s choice award in Colorado Parent Magazine’s 2024 Family Favorites competition. DA’s tutoring program, under the leadership of Director of Tutoring Services Tammy Curran, provides year-round tutoring and academic coaching services to both DA students and those attending other schools. DA was also a runner-up in the Family Favorites categories of private elementary school and principal, private middle school, and private high school. 

    Your support has helped us achieve this amazing recognition, and we're deeply appreciative of your contribution to our success. Thank you! Learn more about tutoring at DA here.
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  • DA Library Awarded Highly Effective School Library (HESTL) Designation

    In August, the DA Library was awarded the Highly Effective Schools Through Libraries (HESTL) designation from the Colorado Department of Education and Colorado State Library after two years of collecting and submitting evidence. DA Librarian Jolene Gutiérrez earned the five HESTL Teacher Librarian credentials (Planning, Instruction, Leadership, Environment and Management), which allowed our DA Library to achieve the Highly Effective School Library Program designation. For his support of the DA Library Program and for submitting evidence with each of our credentials, DA Head of School Mark Twarogowski was awarded the HESTL Principal Collaboration Credential.
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  • DA Designated as No Place for Hate School

    We are very pleased to announce that Denver Academy has fulfilled the requirements set forth by the ADL Mountain States Region and is now officially designated as a No Place for Hate® School! No Place for Hate (NPFH) is a student-led school climate initiative for K-12 schools committed to creating sustainable change that leads to improved school culture. 
     
    The entire DA community is extremely proud of achieving this designation for the FIRST YEAR in 2023-24! An especially loud shoutout to those Mustangs on the No Place for Hate Coalition — students and staff — who put their hearts, minds, and actions into earning this designation. 
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  • Denver Academy’s New 3-Year Strategic Plan

    DA’s last strategic plan, Vision 2022, was adopted by the Board in 2015 and completed at the end of the 2021-22 school year. In the fall of 2022, the Strategic Planning Committee began work on the next plan. This is the first strategic plan that DA has developed since COVID-19 disrupted our normal operations. 

    As the world emerges from the pandemic, many schools and not-for-profits are intentionally creating shorter and more focused plans. DA agrees with this trend; therefore, our new strategic plan covers the next three years, up to June 30, 2026. Download DA’s Strategic Plan 2023-2026 here.
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Upcoming Events

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Joan and Jess, DA Parents

DA values our children’s differences and strengths - their superpowers - as much as we do.

Find Us

4400 E. Iliff Ave. Denver, CO 80222
Main/Attendance: 303.777.5870
Admissions: 303.777.5161
General: info@denveracademy.org

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Denver Academy is an independent private school for grades 2-12 located in Denver, CO. DA inspires and empowers a diverse group of learners through student-centered, differentiated, and transformative education.

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