Denver School of the Arts

The Denver School of the Arts (DSA) is the Rocky Mountain region’s only public school with a primary focus on the arts. This magnet program draws students from Denver and surrounding areas in grades six through 12. Created in the late 1980s, this urban school grew from a conviction that passion for the arts could correlate directly with academic achievement. Students audition for admission through one of three major arts programs: Fine and Practical Arts, Music and Performing Arts (dance and theater). Students select from additional arts electives to complement their major areas of artistic study.