Congratulations to Academy 360 who was featured as the September Cool School for 9NEWS!
Academy 360 elementary charter school is in a unique building in northwest Denver. The Denver Public School in the Montbello Community Building has become a hub of the neighborhood and a place for students to thrive.
The pre-K through fifth-grade tuition-free school serves students from the Montbello and Green Valley Ranch neighborhoods, along with students from Aurora and Commerce City.
Every spring in Denver, a familiar end-of-year exam happens in our schools. Across the city, students sit down to take the Colorado Measures of Success, better known as CMAS. This year, CMAS testing for Denver Public Schools (DPS) runs from April 6 to April 24, 2026. During that window, students in grades 3-8 will take assessments in some combination of English Language Arts, math, science and social studies. Specific school calendars may vary. For some families, CMAS can feel like
