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Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000319
Brown International Academy
2550 LOWELL BLVD, DENVER, CO 80211 · (720) 424-9250 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
166 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 | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
56%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
62.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.5% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 53.5% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Brown International Academy
Brown International Academy's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown International Academy this school | 530 | 31.3% | 57.5% |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School FALCON | 613 | 33.0% | 44.6% |
| Explorer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 470 | 27.4% | 55.1% |
| Timnath Elementary School TIMNATH | 455 | 30.8% | 53.6% |
| High Plains School LOVELAND | 495 | 34.1% | 47.6% |
| Kendrick Lakes Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 443 | 30.0% | 52.2% |
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 Brown International Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #183 of 931 | #24 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #256 of 940 ▼ 64 | #26 of 108 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #173 of 946 ▲ 37 | #21 of 109 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #188 of 1,056 | #29 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #674 of 896 | #82 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #288 of 896 | #45 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.3% | #691 of 983 | #88 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #372 of 664 | #35 of 63 |
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
530
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 544
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 530 | 30.9 | 17.1:1 | 31% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 34.8 | 15.7:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 35% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 40% (244) |
| 2010-11 | 492 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 73% (387) |
| 1990-91 | 544 | 27 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brown International Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (627 to 530); teachers down 12% (35 to 30.9).
About Brown International Academy
Brown International Academy is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in DENVER, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 530 students. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 40% larger than that.
Denver Public Schools (198 schools, 90,471 students) runs Brown International Academy.
White students account for 61% of enrollment at Brown International Academy. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, about 59% of residents are White. Brown International Academy has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 30.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.1:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. The school's lunch program data list 31% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Denver County, the average is 63%.
allk12 grades Brown International Academy an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 47.7% at Brown International Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.5%.
Federal survey data for Denver County show that median household income is about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Brown International Academy is among the 206 public schools in Denver County.
Career Education Center Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Brown International Academy ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Brown International Academy saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 14.8:1 in 2020-21 and 17.1:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Career Education Center Early College0.6 mi · 468
- Lake Middle School0.6 mi · 592
- North High School Engagement Center0.7 mi · 103
- North High School0.8 mi · 1,653
- Edison Elementary School0.8 mi · 583
- Cheltenham Elementary School0.9 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Brown International AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Brown International Academy?
Brown International Academy enrolls approximately 530 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Brown International Academy serve?
Brown International Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Brown International Academy?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Brown International Academy.
How diverse is Brown International Academy?
Brown International Academy reports a student body of 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Brown International Academy public or private?
Brown International Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.