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

Across Denver, Colorado, 125 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Munroe Elementary School leads the list at 7.8%, against a median of 22.7% 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

125

Denver, Colorado

Best % Proficient

7.8%

Median % Proficient

22.7%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DENVER, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Munroe Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.9%	332	7.8%
2	McGlone Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	89.0%	842	8.3%
3	John H. Amesse Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	94.1%	358	8.5%
4	Cowell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.6%	308	9.7%
5	Fairview PK-8	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	88.2%	397	10.7%
6	Cheltenham Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.3%	373	11.4%
7	International Academy of Denver at Harrington	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	92.1%	152	12.2%
8	Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	87.6%	597	12.2%
9	Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	DENVER, CO	State Charter School Institute	Elementary	83.6%	292	12.3%
10	Cole Arts and Science Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	83.6%	275	12.4%
11	Maxwell Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	92.9%	638	12.5%
12	Force Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.8%	303	12.6%
13	Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.9%	585	12.9%
14	Place Bridge Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	824	13.0%
15	Swansea Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.4%	381	13.1%
16	Ashley Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	387	13.4%
17	Barney Ford Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	94.0%	487	13.7%
18	Academy 360	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	70.1%	201	13.8%
19	Ellis Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	467	13.9%
20	North Star Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	86.3%	320	13.9%
21	Valverde Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.2%	359	14.2%
22	Schmitt Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.1%	157	14.5%
23	Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	90.4%	425	14.5%
24	Garden Place Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.0%	385	14.7%
25	Federal Heights Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	Elementary	93.5%	430	14.7%
26	Barnum Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.6%	334	14.7%
27	Castro Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.7%	241	14.7%
28	Godsman Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	91.9%	332	15.1%
29	Traylor Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	66.3%	300	15.2%
30	College View Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	93.2%	368	15.7%
31	Marie L. Greenwood Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.4%	597	15.9%
32	Oakland Elementary	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.5%	352	16.1%
33	Joe Shoemaker School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	68.1%	543	16.2%
34	Johnson Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	87.1%	294	16.3%
35	Newlon Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	92.5%	293	16.5%
36	Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	90.9%	453	16.5%
37	Columbian Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	86.5%	171	16.8%
38	University Prep - Arapahoe St.	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	89.8%	313	16.9%
39	Monarch Montessori	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	68.4%	282	16.9%
40	Orchard Park Academy	DENVER, CO	Westminster Public Schools	Elementary	89.1%	531	16.9%
41	Hallett Academy	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	81.6%	250	17.1%
42	Global Primary Academy	DENVER, CO	Mapleton Public Schools	Elementary	72.1%	272	17.3%
43	Vanguard Classical School - West	DENVER, CO	Aurora Public Schools	Elementary	83.4%	380	17.4%
44	Eagleton Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	87.1%	317	17.7%
45	Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	87.3%	339	17.9%
46	Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.3%	886	18.0%
47	Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.1%	244	18.0%
48	Whittier ECE-8 School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	88.4%	242	18.2%
49	Omar D Blair Charter School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	79.2%	783	18.3%
50	Marrama Elementary School	DENVER, CO	Denver Public Schools	Elementary	85.6%	547	18.6%

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