Asbury Elementary School

Asbury Elementary School, a small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, serves 292 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 23% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Asbury Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Asbury Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Asbury Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 23% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Asbury Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 52.6%; actual is 70.5%, +17.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Denver County shows median household earnings sit near $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Asbury Elementary School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grant Beacon Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Asbury Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Asbury Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 292). Over the same period, the Hispanic share shrank from 25% to 20%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.