Denver Academy is an independent, private day school serving grades 2-12 in Denver, Colorado. Denver Academy is a registered 501(c)(3). History Denver Academy was founded in 1972, and occupied a schoolhouse in the Washington Park area of Denver until relocating to a historic property in southeast Denver in 2001. Divisions The school is organized into four different divisions, each according to grade level Lower School (grades 1-5) 6th Grade Middle School (grades 7-8) High School (grades 9-12) Athletics Denver Academy is in CHSAA 3A and 2A divisions and is the Mile High League. References High schools in Denver Private high schools in Colorado Private elementary schools in Colorado Private middle schools in Colorado Educational institutions established in 1972