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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE COUNTY OF DENVER AND STATE OF C·NCES 080336000319

Brown International Academy

2550 LOWELL BLVD, DENVER, CO 80211 · (720) 424-9250 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
Enrollment
530
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
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
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
38
Kindergarten
85
Grade 1
82
Grade 2
82
Grade 3
88
Grade 4
77
Grade 5
78
Student demographics
White
32561%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 49%
Hispanic
12924%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37%
Black
234%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5%
Asian
102%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Two+
316%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
92%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27953%
Female
25147%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
62.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.6pp since 2023
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
530
-97 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.9:1
% White
61%
was 55%
% Hispanic
24%
was 34%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Brown International Academy

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Brown International Academy is an average-sized primary school, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It hosts 530 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Brown International Academy sits 40% above that benchmark.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Brown International Academy is among them.

On the student-mix side, Brown International Academy logs that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% 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 somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Brown International Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 47.7%, the actual is 57.5%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Denver County) logs that median household income runs about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Brown International Academy is one.

Career Education Center Early College is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Brown International Academy comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 31.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 627 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 24% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Denver County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Brown International Academy
District
School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Address
2550 LOWELL BLVD, DENVER, CO 80211
Phone
(720) 424-9250
County
Denver County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
530
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
17.1:1
Free/Reduced lunch
166 (31%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
080336000319
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
Other schools in DENVER
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Brown International Academy
What 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 School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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