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The highest-performing public schools in science in Denver, Colorado

Across Denver, Colorado, 181 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Polaris Elementary School leads the list at 95.0%, against a median of 19.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

181

Denver, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

95.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

19.4%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)	Rank change
1	Polaris Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	350	95.0%	no change
2	Challenge School	DENVER, CO	Cherry Creek School District	Elementary	560	91.9%	no change
3	Bromwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	329	84.6%	▲ 14
4	Westerly Creek Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	647	84.0%	▲ 11
5	D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	DENVER, CO	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	High	1,212	81.9%	▲ 5
6	Asbury Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	292	81.0%	▲ 7
7	University Park Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	413	78.2%	▲ 12
8	Slavens K-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	762	77.7%	▼ 5
9	Park Hill School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	717	76.9%	▲ 9
10	Steele Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	452	76.8%	▼ 1
11	Carson Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	412	72.9%	▼ 4
12	Creativity Challenge Community	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	306	72.5%	▼ 1
13	Morey Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	479	71.5%	▲ 3
14	Edison Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	583	71.4%	▼ 8
15	Skinner Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	673	71.4%	▲ 20
16	Teller Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	518	71.1%	▲ 12
17	Denver School of the Arts	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	1,044	69.3%	▲ 10
18	Denver Language School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	930	69.3%	▲ 14
19	Cory Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	407	69.1%	▼ 15
20	Denver Green School Northfield	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	558	68.2%	no change
21	McAuliffe International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	1,329	67.9%	▲ 5
22	William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	872	67.7%	no change
23	Steck Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	323	67.5%	▼ 9
24	French American School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	230	66.7%	▲ 5
25	McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	305	65.4%	▲ 27
26	Brown International Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	530	62.1%	▼ 2
27	Palmer Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	197	61.9%	▲ 10
28	Isabella Bird Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	487	61.4%	▼ 20
29	Southmoor Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	431	60.0%	▼ 17
30	Willow Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	596	59.7%	▲ 4
31	DSST: Cedar Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	485	58.7%	▲ 5
32	Merrill Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	611	56.3%	▼ 1
33	Rocky Mountain School of Expeditionary Learning	DENVER, CO	DENVER 1	Combined	382	56.2%	▼ 3
34	Swigert International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	673	56.1%	▼ 11
35	Inspire Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	645	54.9%	▼ 10
36	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	637	53.2%	▲ 9
37	Valley View Innovation School	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	Elementary	183	52.6%	—
38	Gust Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	602	50.7%	▲ 14
39	Stedman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	447	50.0%	▲ 4
40	Valdez Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	423	50.0%	▼ 18
41	Girls Athletic Leadership School Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	223	46.9%	▲ 1
42	Columbine Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	346	46.4%	—
43	Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	477	45.7%	▼ 3
44	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	344	45.7%	▲ 34
45	Sabin World School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	559	44.9%	▲ 21
46	Bradley International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	574	43.6%	▼ 11
47	Odyssey School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	318	41.9%	▲ 17
48	Grant Ranch ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	334	41.7%	—
49	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	591	39.2%	▼ 3
50	Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	443	38.5%	▲ 9

Rank change counts the places a school moved since its prior test year, among the schools on this list that were tested both years. A dash means the school has no prior-year result.

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