Sunbird ABA team serving Denver Public Schools families

ABA therapy and IEP support for Denver Public Schools families

How home and daycare ABA works alongside your child’s IEP — plus every Denver Public Schools school and the neighborhoods they serve.

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Denver Public Schools at a glance

Denver Public Schools serves about 87,900 students across 182 schools (51 of them charters) and 27 ZIP codes, with offices in Denver — part of Denver County. Federal data lists about 162 school psychologists and about 19 school counselors on staff.

At the CDC's 1-in-31 estimate, roughly 2,835 Denver Public Schools students may be autistic — so if you're navigating an IEP, an evaluation or a new diagnosis here, you are far from alone.

90 Denver Public Schools schools offer preschool, which matters for families of 3- and 4-year-olds: the district can evaluate children from age 3 for special-education services, before kindergarten.

How ABA works alongside a Denver Public Schools IEP

School and ABA do different jobs. The school's IEP covers what your child needs to learn and take part at school. ABA with Sunbird happens at home and at daycare — the routines, communication and behaviors that make mornings, evenings and weekends hard. They work best when they pull in the same direction.

Ask for an evaluation in writing. If you think your child needs special-education support, put the request to your school (or the district's special-education office) in writing and keep a copy.
Share what you have. Outside evaluations and an autism diagnosis help, though the school still runs its own eligibility evaluation.
Bring the IEP to your BCBA. With your consent, your Sunbird BCBA reads the IEP goals so home goals reinforce them — the same words, the same expectations.
Review together. IEPs are reviewed at least yearly. Bring progress notes from home; they help the team see the whole child.

ABA therapy for Denver Public Schools families

Our team serves every ZIP code in the district with in-home ABA, daycare-based support and parent training. No diagnosis yet? We'll help you get an evaluation. Wondering what's typical? See signs of autism at age 3 and ABA vs. speech therapy.

Insurance is plan by plan, so we check yours for free — send a photo of your card and we'll call back with a plain-English answer, usually within a business day.

All 182 Denver Public Schools schools

Find your child’s school — the ZIP link goes to that neighborhood’s page, with local numbers and how our team serves it. Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2022.

School	Grades	Area	Students
5280 High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80223	104
Abraham Lincoln High School	9–12	Denver 80219	986
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	PK–6	Denver 80211	401
Academy 360charter	PK–5	Denver 80239	210
American Indian Academy of Denvercharter	6–10	Denver 80223	134
Asbury Elementary School	K–5	Denver 80210	271
Ashley Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80220	260
Barnum Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	331
Beach Court Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80221	257
Bear Valley International School	6–8	Denver 80227	416
Bradley International School	PK–5	Denver 80222	556
Bromwell Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80206	313
Brown International Academy	PK–5	Denver 80211	546
Bruce Randolph School	6–12	Denver 80205	703
Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School	PK–8	Denver 80211	357
Carson Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80220	411
Castro Elementary School	K–5	Denver 80219	259
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	PK–5	Denver 80212	471
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	PK–5	Denver 80204	277
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	K–5	Denver 80219	317
Cheltenham Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80204	286
Cole Arts and Science Academy	PK–5	Denver 80205	255
Colfax Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80204	258
College View Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	290
Columbian Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80211	180
Columbine Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80205	278
Compass Academycharter	6–8	Denver 80219	246
Cory Elementary School	1–5	Denver 80210	400
Cowell Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80204	274
Creativity Challenge Community	K–5	Denver 80210	297
DCIS at Ford	PK–5	Denver 80239	463
DSST: Byers High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80209	558
DSST: Byers Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80209	469
DSST: Cole High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80205	308
DSST: Cole Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80205	274
DSST: College View High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80236	558
DSST: College View Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80236	457
DSST: Conservatory Green High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80239	574
DSST: Conservatory Green Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80238	476
DSST: Elevate Northeast High Schoolcharter	9–10	Denver 80239	305
DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80239	446
DSST: Green Valley Ranch High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80249	565
DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80249	480
DSST: Montview High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80238	570
DSST: Montview Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80238	466
Denison Montessori School	PK–6	Denver 80219	359
Denver Center for International Studies	6–12	Denver 80204	471
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmon	PK–5	Denver 80223	374
Denver Discovery School	6–8	Denver 80238	93
Denver Green School Northfield	6–8	Denver 80238	539
Denver Green School Southeast	K–8	Denver 80224	523
Denver Language Schoolcharter	K–8	Denver 80220	882
Denver Montessori Junior/Senior High School	7–12	Denver 80211	187
Denver Online	K–12	Denver 80211	799
Denver School of Innovation and Sustainable Design	9–12	Denver 80218	94
Denver School of the Arts	6–12	Denver 80220	1,058
Dora Moore ECE-8 School	PK–8	Denver 80218	316
Doull Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	327
Downtown Denver Expeditionary Schoolcharter	K–5	Denver 80203	259
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	6–12	Denver 80249	1,062
Eagleton Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80204	238
East High School	9–12	Denver 80206	2,505
Edison Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80212	522
Ellis Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80222	358
Escalante-Biggs Academy	PK–K	Denver 80239	326
Fairview Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80204	145
Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School	PK–8	Denver 80239	569
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School	PK–8	Denver 80249	828
Force Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	318
French American School of Denvercharter	K–4	Denver 80205	143
Garden Place Academy	PK–6	Denver 80216	393
George Washington High School	9–12	Denver 80224	1,270
Girls Athletic Leadership School High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80204	98
Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle Schoolcharter	6–8	Denver 80204	187
Godsman Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80223	309
Goldrick Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80223	326
Grant Beacon Middle School	6–8	Denver 80210	356
Grant Ranch ECE-8 School	PK–8	Denver 80123	302
Green Valley Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80249	660
Gust Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	572
Hallett Academy	PK–5	Denver 80207	238
Hamilton Middle School	6–8	Denver 80231	646
Highline Academy Northeastcharter	PK–5	Denver 80249	579
Highline Academy Southeastcharter	K–8	Denver 80222	531
Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences	6–8	Denver 80220	624
Holm Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80231	470
Inspire Elementary	PK–5	Denver 80238	567
International Academy of Denver at Harrington	PK–5	Denver 80205	171
Isabella Bird Community School	PK–5	Denver 80238	414
Joe Shoemaker School	PK–5	Denver 80231	444
John F Kennedy High School	9–12	Denver 80227	789
John H. Amesse Elementary	PK–5	Denver 80239	350
Johnson Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	288
KIPP Denver Collegiate High Schoolcharter	9–12	Denver 80223	477
KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academycharter	9–12	Denver 80249	560
KIPP Northeast Denver Middle Schoolcharter	5–8	Denver 80249	463
KIPP Northeast Elementarycharter	PK–4	Denver 80249	499
KIPP Sunshine Peak Academycharter	5–8	Denver 80223	387
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementarycharter	PK–4	Denver 80219	165
Kaiser Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80236	225
Kepner Beacon Middle School	6–8	Denver 80219	431
Knapp Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	373
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	K–12	Denver 80219	821
Lake Middle School	6–8	Denver 80204	514
Lena Archuleta Elementary School	1–5	Denver 80239	473
Lincoln Elementary School	PK–6	Denver 80209	309
Lowry Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80230	384
Manual High School	9–12	Denver 80205	323
Marie L. Greenwood Academy	PK–8	Denver 80239	592
Marrama Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80249	476
Mathematics and Science Leadership Academy	K–5	Denver 80223	116
Maxwell Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80239	631
McAuliffe International School	6–8	Denver 80207	1,487
McAuliffe Manual Middle School	6–8	Denver 80207	240
McGlone Academy	PK–8	Denver 80239	803
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80210	255
McMeen Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80246	561
Merrill Middle School	6–8	Denver 80210	623
Monarch Montessoricharter	K–5	Denver 80239	223
Montbello High School	9–12	Denver 80239	1,130
Montbello Middle School	6–8	Denver 80239	367
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	PK–5	Denver 80220	308
Morey Middle School	6–8	Denver 80218	446
Munroe Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	340
Newlon Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80219	285
North High School	9–12	Denver 80211	1,637
Northeast Early College	9–12	Denver 80239	561
Northfield High School	9–12	Denver 80238	1,872
Oakland Elementary	PK–5	Denver 80239	263
Odyssey School of Denvercharter	K–8	Denver 80207	291
Omar D Blair Charter Schoolcharter	K–8	Denver 80249	727
Palmer Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80220	237
Park Hill School	PK–5	Denver 80220	676
Pascual Ledoux Academy	PK	Denver 80219	209
Place Bridge Academy	PK–8	Denver 80224	746
Polaris Elementary School	1–5	Denver 80205	328
Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy	9–10	Denver 80239	137
Rocky Mountain Prep: Berkeleycharter	PK–5	Denver 80212	298
Rocky Mountain Prep: Creeksidecharter	PK–5	Denver 80231	578
Rocky Mountain Prep: Southwestcharter	PK–5	Denver 80219	358
SOAR at Green Valley Ranchcharter	K–5	Denver 80249	483
STRIVE Prep - Federalcharter	6–8	Denver 80219	366
STRIVE Prep - Green Valley Ranchcharter	6–8	Denver 80249	361
STRIVE Prep - Kepnercharter	6–8	Denver 80219	171
STRIVE Prep - Lakecharter	6–8	Denver 80204	187
STRIVE Prep - Noelcharter	6–8	Denver 80239	194
STRIVE Prep - Risecharter	9–12	Denver 80249	524
STRIVE Prep - Ruby Hillcharter	K–5	Denver 80219	391
STRIVE Prep - Smart Academycharter	9–12	Denver 80219	540
STRIVE Prep - Sunnysidecharter	6–8	Denver 80211	144
STRIVE Prep - Westwoodcharter	6–8	Denver 80219	314
Sabin World School	PK–5	Denver 80236	587
Samuels Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80237	467
Sandra Todd-Williams Academy	PK–K	Denver 80249	125
Schmitt Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80223	176
Skinner Middle School	6–8	Denver 80211	631
Slavens K-8 School	K–8	Denver 80210	752
Smith Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80207	420
South High School	9–12	Denver 80210	1,844
Southmoor Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80237	408
Steck Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80220	321
Stedman Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80207	439
Steele Elementary School	K–5	Denver 80209	429
Stephen Knight Center for Early Education	PK–K	Denver 80209	309
Swansea Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80216	376
Swigert International School	PK–5	Denver 80238	571
Teller Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80206	530
Thomas Jefferson High School	9–12	Denver 80237	1,329
Traylor Academy	PK–5	Denver 80227	324
Trevista at Horace Mann	PK–5	Denver 80211	406
University Park Elementary School	K–5	Denver 80210	385
University Prep - Arapahoe St.charter	K–5	Denver 80205	280
University Prep - Steele St.charter	PK–5	Denver 80205	287
Valdez Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80211	389
Valverde Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80223	283
West High School	9–12	Denver 80204	637
West Middle School	6–8	Denver 80204	255
Westerly Creek Elementary	PK–5	Denver 80238	680
Whittier ECE-8 School	PK–8	Denver 80205	219
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School	K–8	Denver 80238	828
Willow Elementary School	PK–5	Denver 80238	594
Wyatt Academycharter	K–5	Denver 80205	191

Denver Public Schools: questions parents ask

Does Sunbird provide ABA inside Denver Public Schools schools?

No — our sessions happen at home and at daycare. With your consent, your BCBA can align home goals with your child's IEP so the two plans support each other.

How do I get my child evaluated by Denver Public Schools?

Put a request for a special-education evaluation in writing to your child's school or the district's special-education office. Children can be evaluated from age 3.

Is a school evaluation the same as an autism diagnosis?

No. A school evaluation decides eligibility for special-education services; a medical diagnosis comes from a doctor or psychologist and is usually what insurance needs for ABA. Many families pursue both.

Does insurance cover ABA for Denver Public Schools families?

It depends on your plan, so we check it for free. Send a photo of your insurance card and we'll tell you what's covered, usually within a business day.

Start with one short call

Tell us your ZIP code and what you’re seeing. An intake advocate calls back — usually the same business day — with your coverage answer and an honest start timeline.

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