Castro Elementary School

Castro Elementary School, a tight-knit elementary campus in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, caters to 241 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Castro Elementary School sits 36% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Castro Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Castro Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Other groups include 5% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, Castro Elementary School lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Castro Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 92% of students at Castro Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Castro Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 11.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 14.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Denver County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Castro Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kepner Beacon Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Castro Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Castro Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 13.9%.

Castro Elementary School operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Castro Elementary School has edged down 37%, going from 384 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025.

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