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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Denver, Colorado

189 public schools in Denver, Colorado appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Abraham Lincoln High School leads the list at 3.8%, against a median of 21.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

189

Denver, Colorado

Best % Proficient

3.8%

Median % Proficient

21.5%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Abraham Lincoln High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.9%	965	3.8%
2	Montbello High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	86.9%	1,112	4.7%
3	West High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	90.9%	519	5.8%
4	Montbello Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	91.7%	315	6.8%
5	Rocky Mountain Prep SMART	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	92.2%	604	7.5%
6	Career Education Center Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.5%	468	7.6%
7	Munroe Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.9%	332	7.8%
8	Bruce Randolph School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.5%	663	7.8%
9	McGlone Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	89.0%	842	8.3%
10	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	68.5%	555	8.4%
11	John H. Amesse Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	94.1%	358	8.5%
12	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	87.8%	287	9.6%
13	Cowell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.6%	308	9.7%
14	Compass Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	91.5%	200	10.2%
15	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	88.2%	397	10.7%
16	KIPP Denver Collegiate High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	88.1%	477	10.8%
17	West Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	95.7%	188	10.9%
18	Fort Logan Northgate	DENVER, CO	Sheridan School District No. 2	Middle	85.8%	338	11.2%
19	Cheltenham Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.3%	373	11.4%
20	John F Kennedy High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	78.9%	681	11.4%
21	Northeast Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	85.8%	507	11.4%
22	DSST: Cole High School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	82.2%	287	11.8%
23	International Academy of Denver at Harrington	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	92.1%	152	12.2%
24	Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	87.6%	597	12.2%
25	Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	DENVER, CO	State Charter School Institute	Elementary	83.6%	292	12.3%
26	Cole Arts and Science Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	83.6%	275	12.4%
27	Maxwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	92.9%	638	12.5%
28	Force Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	303	12.6%
29	Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.9%	585	12.9%
30	Place Bridge Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	824	13.0%
31	Swansea Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.4%	381	13.1%
32	Ashley Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	387	13.4%
33	Barney Ford Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	94.0%	487	13.7%
34	Academy 360	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	70.1%	201	13.8%
35	Ellis Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	467	13.9%
36	North Star Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	86.3%	320	13.9%
37	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	77.8%	586	13.9%
38	Valverde Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	359	14.2%
39	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	High	79.0%	1,027	14.3%
40	Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Combined	82.1%	670	14.4%
41	Schmitt Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.1%	157	14.5%
42	Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	90.4%	425	14.5%
43	Garden Place Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	385	14.7%
44	Federal Heights Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	93.5%	430	14.7%
45	Barnum Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.6%	334	14.7%
46	Castro Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.7%	241	14.7%
47	Kepner Beacon Middle School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	89.9%	467	14.9%
48	KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Middle	93.7%	301	15.0%
49	Godsman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.9%	332	15.1%
50	Traylor Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	66.3%	300	15.2%

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