Enrollment
241
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000424
Castro Elementary School
845 SOUTH LOWELL BOULEVARD, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-8990 · Denver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL241 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
221 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
26%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
8.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
14.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 8 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.4% | 14.7% |
| 2023-24 | 9.0% | 8.5% |
% 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
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Castro Elementary School
Castro Elementary School's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castro Elementary School this school | 241 | 91.7% | 14.7% |
| Atlas Preparatory Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 286 | 87.4% | 13.7% |
| Newlon Elementary School DENVER | 293 | 92.5% | 16.5% |
| Johnson Elementary School DENVER | 294 | 87.1% | 16.3% |
| Godsman Elementary School DENVER | 332 | 91.9% | 15.1% |
| Eva R Baca Elementary School PUEBLO | 250 | 91.2% | 20.6% |
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 Castro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #865 of 931 | #88 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #809 of 940 ▲ 84 | #74 of 108 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #936 of 946 no change | #106 of 109 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 241 | #851 of 1,056 | #103 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #170 of 896 | #22 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #846 of 896 | #92 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #20 of 983 | #8 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #45 of 664 | #7 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
241
-78 (-24%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 241 | 17.8 | 13.6:1 | 92% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 17.1 | 13.6:1 | 94% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 259 | 20.8 | 12.5:1 | 97% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 93% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 29.5 | 13.0:1 | 97% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 98% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 41 | 16.7:1 | 97% (661) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 39 | 15.4:1 | 83% (499) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 26 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Castro Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (384 to 241); teachers down 40% (29.5 to 17.8).
About Castro Elementary School
Castro Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 241 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Castro Elementary School belongs to Denver Public Schools, a district of 198 schools and 90,471 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Castro Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denver County's population at about 28%. Castro Elementary School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 92%. That is 29 points above the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
allk12 grades Castro Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Castro Elementary School is 3.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 14.7% actual, 11.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Castro Elementary School is located in Denver County, where median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 206 public schools in Denver County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,233.
Of nearby public schools, Kepner Beacon Middle School is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Castro Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 24%, from 319 to 241.
The Castro Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Other Castro Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Castro Elementary. Castro Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Castro Elementary SchoolMISSION, TX · 328 students
Nearby schools
- Kepner Beacon Middle School0.4 mi · 467
- Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest0.4 mi · 453
- Munroe Elementary School0.4 mi · 332
- Pascual Ledoux Academy0.5 mi · 236
- Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood0.6 mi · 411
- Rocky Mountain Prep SMART0.6 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Castro Elementary SchoolHow large is Castro Elementary School?
Castro Elementary School enrolls approximately 241 students in grades KG-05.
Is Castro Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Castro Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Castro Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Castro Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Castro Elementary School?
Student demographics at Castro Elementary School are roughly 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Castro Elementary School in?
Castro Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.