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The highest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Denver County, Colorado

Across Denver County, Colorado, 108 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by composite state-assessment proficiency. Polaris Elementary School leads the list at 93.5%, against a median of 23.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

108

Denver County, Colorado

Top % Proficient

93.5%

Median % Proficient

23.2%

HIGHEST PROFICIENCY · DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Polaris Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	17.4%	350	93.5%
2	Slavens K-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	13.3%	762	84.6%
3	Steck Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	20.1%	323	80.2%
4	William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	13.1%	872	78.2%
5	Westerly Creek Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	20.1%	647	77.3%
6	Steele Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	13.9%	452	75.5%
7	Cory Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	23.1%	407	73.9%
8	Park Hill School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	13.4%	717	73.7%
9	Edison Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	18.0%	583	71.7%
10	Creativity Challenge Community	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	14.4%	306	71.6%
11	Asbury Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	23.3%	292	70.5%
12	Bromwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	21.0%	329	68.7%
13	Teller Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	22.0%	518	67.7%
14	Swigert International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	20.5%	673	67.3%
15	University Park Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	28.6%	413	65.7%
16	Carson Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	17.7%	412	64.4%
17	Lincoln Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	26.1%	310	63.6%
18	Denver Language School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	20.6%	930	63.0%
19	Valdez Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	49.9%	423	62.6%
20	French American School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	20.0%	230	61.1%
21	Inspire Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	25.4%	645	58.3%
22	Isabella Bird Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	25.7%	487	58.1%
23	Willow Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	29.0%	596	57.8%
24	Brown International Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	31.3%	530	57.5%
25	McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	24.3%	305	55.7%
26	Southmoor Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	36.9%	431	54.0%
27	Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	27.9%	477	50.9%
28	Palmer Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	38.1%	197	50.0%
29	Bradley International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	42.2%	574	49.7%
30	Odyssey School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	23.3%	318	48.6%
31	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.9%	637	47.0%
32	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	53.3%	591	46.8%
33	Stedman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	41.2%	447	45.3%
34	Sabin World School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	65.1%	559	42.9%
35	Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	34.2%	263	38.8%
36	Gust Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	82.2%	602	37.5%
37	Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	60.2%	329	34.5%
38	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	48.8%	344	34.1%
39	Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	443	33.5%
40	Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	38.6%	409	32.7%
41	Columbine Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	42.2%	346	31.8%
42	Holm Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	69.8%	510	31.5%
43	Doull Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.3%	381	31.3%
44	Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	71.8%	454	30.7%
45	Denison Montessori School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	55.5%	364	29.8%
46	Samuels Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	532	28.2%
47	Goldrick Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	82.6%	385	27.8%
48	Lena Archuleta Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	77.3%	515	27.4%
49	Lowry Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	74.8%	400	25.9%
50	Dora Moore ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	65.3%	349	25.9%

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