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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Denver, Colorado

Across Denver, Colorado, 131 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. John H. Amesse Elementary leads the list at 94.1%, against a median of 78.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

131

Denver, Colorado

Top % FRL

94.1%

Median % FRL

78.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	John H. Amesse Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	358	94.1%
2	Barney Ford Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	487	94.0%
3	Federal Heights Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	430	93.5%
4	College View Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	368	93.2%
5	Maxwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	638	92.9%
6	Newlon Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	293	92.5%
7	International Academy of Denver at Harrington	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	152	92.1%
8	Godsman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	332	91.9%
9	Castro Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	241	91.7%
10	Cowell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	308	91.6%
11	Knapp Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	351	91.2%
12	Schmitt Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	157	91.1%
13	Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	453	90.9%
14	Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	425	90.4%
15	University Prep - Arapahoe St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	313	89.8%
16	Beach Court Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	275	89.5%
17	Colfax Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	280	89.3%
18	University Prep - Steele St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	334	89.2%
19	Orchard Park Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	531	89.1%
20	KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	146	89.0%
21	McGlone Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	842	89.0%
22	Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	585	88.9%
23	Munroe Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	332	88.9%
24	Smith Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	457	88.8%
25	Force Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	303	88.8%
26	Barnum Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	334	88.6%
27	Marie L. Greenwood Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	597	88.4%
28	Whittier ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	242	88.4%
29	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	397	88.2%
30	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	244	88.1%
31	Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	597	87.6%
32	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	339	87.3%
33	Johnson Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	294	87.1%
34	Eagleton Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	317	87.1%
35	Columbian Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	171	86.5%
36	Samuels Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	532	86.5%
37	Swansea Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	381	86.4%
38	North Star Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	320	86.3%
39	Ashley Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	387	86.0%
40	Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	443	86.0%
41	Garden Place Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	385	86.0%
42	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	637	85.9%
43	Marrama Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	547	85.6%
44	Oakland Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	352	85.5%
45	Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	886	85.3%
46	Doull Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	381	85.3%
47	Sherrelwood Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	204	85.3%
48	Cheltenham Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	373	85.3%
49	Valverde Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	359	85.2%
50	Ellis Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	467	85.2%

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