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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006521
Barney Ford Elementary School
14500 MAXWELL PLACE, DENVER, CO 80239 · (720) 424-7300 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
458 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 11.0% | 13.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
9.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barney Ford Elementary School
Barney Ford Elementary School's state test result (13.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barney Ford Elementary School this school | 487 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Altura Elementary School AURORA | 527 | 93.4% | 6.1% |
| Maxwell Elementary School DENVER | 638 | 92.9% | 12.5% |
| Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School DENVER | 585 | 88.9% | 12.9% |
| Fulton Academy of Excellence AURORA | 410 | 93.4% | 10.2% |
| John H. Amesse Elementary DENVER | 358 | 94.1% | 8.5% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barney Ford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #883 of 931 | #95 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #841 of 940 ▼ 16 | #84 of 108 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #868 of 946 ▲ 53 | #87 of 109 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #262 of 1,056 | #34 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #502 of 896 | #63 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #817 of 896 | #87 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #7 of 983 | #2 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #164 of 200 | #36 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
487
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 487 | 30.8 | 15.8:1 | 94% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 30.7 | 15.1:1 | 95% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 27.4 | 16.9:1 | 96% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 29 | 17.1:1 | 92% (454) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 30.8 | 15.3:1 | 93% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 31 | 16.1:1 | 93% (463) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barney Ford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (472 to 487); teachers unchanged (30.8 to 30.8).
About Barney Ford Elementary School
Barney Ford Elementary School runs as a mid-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It teaches 487 students in pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Colorado enroll about 379 students on average.
Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students in 198 schools, including Barney Ford Elementary School.
Hispanic students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 10% Black, 2% White, and 2% Pacific Islander. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 28, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.8:1. The school has 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. In all, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
Test results at Barney Ford Elementary School are 4.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (13.7% actual, 9.7% predicted).
Looking at the county, Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.
Among nearby public schools, Escalante-Biggs Academy is closest at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Barney Ford Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment went from 495 in 2020-21 to 487 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students. The school's ratio dropped from 17.1:1 to 15.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Barney Ford Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
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- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
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- Escalante-Biggs Academy0.4 mi · 306
- Marie L. Greenwood Academy0.4 mi · 597
- Lena Archuleta Elementary School0.7 mi · 515
- Montbello High School0.7 mi · 1,112
- Maxwell Elementary School0.8 mi · 638
- Montbello Middle School0.9 mi · 315
Frequently asked questions
About Barney Ford Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Barney Ford Elementary School?
Barney Ford Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Barney Ford Elementary School serve?
Barney Ford Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barney Ford Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barney Ford Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Barney Ford Elementary School?
Barney Ford Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 84% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Barney Ford Elementary School in?
Barney Ford Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.