North High School is a comprehensive, traditional neighborhood high school located in Northwest Denver committed to ensuring all students are college and career ready. North has 1,550 main campus (9th-12th grade) students in 2023-24, and offers small school supports and personal attention with all of the opportunities of a traditional, comprehensive high school.

North High ensures the post-secondary academic and personal success of our diverse community of learners through the use of data-informed, differentiated supports.  We celebrate and leverage the assets of our rich legacy and culture of Viking Pride to create a climate of high expectations and mutual respect.

Founded in 1883, North abounds in tradition and boasts a long history of graduates who have gone on to become leaders in our community and beyond. Our state-of-the-art campus underwent a $35 million renovation completed in 2011 and our Gymnasium wing saw $2.5 million in renovations in 2019. Our 1911 building is the historic centerpiece of Northwest Denver. Click here for a flyover tour of our campus.

North offers diverse electives, a robust concurrent enrollment program and over 50 rigorous Honors, Advanced Placement and Concurrent Enrollment classes. Elective include musical arts, world languages, drama, physical education, visual arts, digital media arts, JROTC leadership training and career and technical education options at CEC Middle College. Most importantly, our outstanding, caring, passionate teachers work with our students in our classrooms every day. North has a thriving arts scene. We offer 29 different arts classes including drama, fine art, instrumental music, choir, and audio production. We encourage you to view NHS Courses Offered 2023-2024 for a complete list of our course offerings.

North offers 24 competitive athletic teams and two club sports in 2022-23, Nearly half of all students participate in at least one sport. Viking athletes consistently compete in and win league and state championships and are known for high levels of sportsmanship. North Army JROTC is an extremely strong program. Student leadership opportunities abound and high quality extracurriculars and clubs offer additional ways for students to get involved.

Our 4-year on time graduation rate in 2022 was 91.7%, This was third in DPS among all comprehensive high schools. Only East and Northfield (non-Title I schools) had higher graduation rates than North. Our Class of 2022 earned over $12M in scholarship awards and was accepted to colleges and universities around the world, including:

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

• Carleton College

• Colorado College

• Cornell University

• Denison University

• Kenyon College

• McGill University

• New York University

• Northwestern University

• United States Air Force Academy

• United States Military Academy West Point

• United States Naval Academy

• University of California-Los Angeles

• University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill