Skinner offers several ways to learn more about the incredible things happening at Skinner Middle School and why Skinner is a great fit for your 5th grade student!
Click here for the Skinner Informational video
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Skinner Prospective Family Information Nights
Prospective Family Information Night is a great time to learn all about why Skinner is the right middle school choice for your student. Families will have an opportunity to learn more about Skinner Middle School, meet Principal Julie Stephens and other members of our admin team, teachers, and current students and parents. School tours will also be offered. All prospective families are encouraged to attend. No RSVP necessary. We look forward to meeting you!
Check back soon for information on signing up for a daytime school tour. Tours will be offered most Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 pm, mid-September, 2025 through mid-January, 2026.
If you plan to complete the SchoolChoice Round 2 application for a spot at Skinner for the 2025-26 school year, or are considering transferring to Skinner for the 2025-26 school year, we would be happy to schedule a tour.
Please contact Rebecca Caldwell, Skinner MS Marketing & Communications, at rebecca_caldwell@dpsk12.net or 720-424-1495 to schedule a tour.
Skinner does not offer in-person shadowing. We do offer daytime in-person tours as well as Prospective Family Information Nights to help incoming prospective families learn more about Skinner, please see above for details.
DPS believes that all students should have the same access to quality schools, regardless of their background or where they live in Denver. Every DPS student is guaranteed enrollment in a neighborhood school.
The DPS SchoolChoice open enrollment process is for any student who wants or needs to attend a new school for the following school year. For 2026-27, the Round 1 window will open on Dec. 2, 2025 at 10 a.m. and close on Jan. 20, 2026 at 4 p.m. Families will be notified of placement results in late February. This change will allow families more time to submit their application and learn of their placement or waitlist positions earlier in the year.
Visit the SchoolChoice website to learn more.
Skinner is part of the DPS Northwest Denver Middle School Enrollment Zone. Click here for information about Enrollment Zones. Please click here for more specific information about the NW MS Enrollment Zone.
Because Skinner is part of the NW Middle School Enrollment Zone, families wishing to attend Skinner MUST take part in DPS SchoolChoice. No student is automatically assigned to Skinner.
Families submit one SchoolChoice application per student, on which they rank up to 12 school preferences. DPS then matches students to schools based on those preferences, as well as school admission priorities and available space. For more information about the DPS SchoolChoice process, please go to: http://schoolchoice.dpsk12.org/
Click here to watch the Skinner Informational video.
Please contact Rebecca Caldwell, Skinner Mktg/Communications at rebecca_caldwell@dpsk12.net or 720-424-1495 with any questions.