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

116 public elementary schools in Denver, Colorado appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public elementary schools in science, 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 21.0% 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

116

Denver, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Science)

95.0%

Median % Proficient (Science)

21.0%

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%	▲ 12
4	Westerly Creek Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	647	84.0%	▲ 10
5	Asbury Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	292	81.0%	▲ 7
6	University Park Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	413	78.2%	▲ 11
7	Slavens K-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	762	77.7%	▼ 4
8	Park Hill School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	717	76.9%	▲ 8
9	Steele Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	452	76.8%	no change
10	Carson Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	412	72.9%	▼ 3
11	Creativity Challenge Community	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	306	72.5%	▼ 1
12	Edison Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	583	71.4%	▼ 6
13	Teller Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	518	71.1%	▲ 10
14	Denver Language School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	930	69.3%	▲ 11
15	Cory Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	407	69.1%	▼ 11
16	William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	872	67.7%	▲ 3
17	Steck Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	323	67.5%	▼ 4
18	French American School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	230	66.7%	▲ 6
19	McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	305	65.4%	▲ 17
20	Brown International Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	530	62.1%	▲ 1
21	Palmer Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	197	61.9%	▲ 7
22	Isabella Bird Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	487	61.4%	▼ 14
23	Southmoor Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	431	60.0%	▼ 12
24	Willow Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	596	59.7%	▲ 3
25	Swigert International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	673	56.1%	▼ 5
26	Inspire Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	645	54.9%	▼ 4
27	Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	637	53.2%	▲ 6
28	Valley View Innovation School	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	Elementary	183	52.6%	—
29	Gust Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	602	50.7%	▲ 7
30	Stedman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	447	50.0%	▲ 2
31	Valdez Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	423	50.0%	▼ 12
32	Columbine Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	346	46.4%	—
33	Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	477	45.7%	▼ 2
34	Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	344	45.7%	▲ 20
35	Sabin World School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	559	44.9%	▲ 10
36	Bradley International School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	574	43.6%	▼ 8
37	Odyssey School of Denver	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	318	41.9%	▲ 7
38	Grant Ranch ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	334	41.7%	—
39	Highline Academy Southeast	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	591	39.2%	▼ 4
40	Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	443	38.5%	▲ 2
41	Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	409	37.1%	▼ 8
42	Dora Moore ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	349	36.7%	▲ 8
43	Lincoln Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	310	36.4%	▼ 35
44	Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	454	33.4%	▼ 1
45	Kaiser Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	243	31.8%	▼ 4
46	Denison Montessori School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	364	30.4%	▲ 2
47	Holm Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	510	28.2%	▲ 13
48	Metropolitan Arts Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	302	27.7%	▲ 34
49	Lena Archuleta Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	515	27.0%	▲ 9
50	Samuels Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	532	25.6%	—

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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