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The fastest-growing public elementary schools in Denver, Colorado

Across Denver, Colorado, 52 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by enrollment growth between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Stedman Elementary School leads the list at 71.3%, against a median of 7.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Denver, Colorado

Top Enrollment growth

71.3%

Median Enrollment growth

7.4%

FASTEST GROWING · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Stedman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	261	447	71.3%
2	Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	290	453	56.2%
3	Orchard Park Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	347	531	53.0%
4	University Prep - Steele St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	238	334	40.3%
5	Highline Academy Northeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	427	589	37.9%
6	Trevista at Horace Mann	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	351	482	37.3%
7	Odyssey School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	235	318	35.3%
8	Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	247	329	33.2%
9	Columbine Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	260	346	33.1%
10	KIPP Northeast Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	373	495	32.7%
11	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	302	397	31.5%
12	Denver Language School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	748	930	24.3%
13	Welby Community School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	253	308	21.7%
14	Joe Shoemaker School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	448	543	21.2%
15	Smith Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	394	457	16.0%
16	McMeen Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	615	706	14.8%
17	Adventure Elementary	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	374	429	14.7%
18	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	522	591	13.2%
19	Monarch Montessori	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	250	282	12.8%
20	Valverde Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	320	359	12.2%
21	Maxwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	575	638	11.0%
22	Swigert International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	607	673	10.9%
23	Global Primary Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	246	272	10.6%
24	Denver Green School Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	531	586	10.4%
25	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	308	339	10.1%
26	Oakland Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	326	352	8.0%
27	Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	425	454	6.8%
28	Park Hill School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	680	717	5.4%
29	SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	459	484	5.4%
30	Bromwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	313	329	5.1%
31	Challenge School	DENVER, CO	Cherry Creek School District	534	560	4.9%
32	Holm Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	486	510	4.9%
33	Samuels Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	507	532	4.9%
34	Polaris Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	334	350	4.8%
35	Ellis Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	446	467	4.7%
36	Beach Court Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	263	275	4.6%
37	Marrama Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	524	547	4.4%
38	Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	DENVER, CO	State Charter School Institute	280	292	4.3%
39	Valdez Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	406	423	4.2%
40	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	612	637	4.1%
41	Slavens K-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	734	762	3.8%
42	Willow Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	577	596	3.3%
43	Barney Ford Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	472	487	3.2%
44	Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	860	886	3.0%
45	Teller Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	504	518	2.8%
46	Garden Place Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	376	385	2.4%
47	Hallett Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	245	250	2.0%
48	Dora Moore ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	343	349	1.7%
49	Edison Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	576	583	1.2%
50	Bradley International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	568	574	1.1%

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