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Center for Talent Development at Greenlee

1150 LIPAN STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 · (720) 424-6800 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL244 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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

Enrollment
244
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
215 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2811%
Kindergarten3615%
Grade 12510%
Grade 24016%
Grade 34318%
Grade 43314%
Grade 53916%

This year's kindergarten class (36) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).

Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
239%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
12852%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
7129%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
62%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
42%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
11346%
Female
13154%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
12.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2512.0%18.5%
2023-2421.6%9.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 Center for Talent Development at Greenlee

Center for Talent Development at Greenlee's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee this school24488.1%18.0%
University Prep - Steele St.
DENVER
33489.2%23.7%
AXL Academy
AURORA
40279.6%16.8%
Cheltenham Elementary School
DENVER
37385.3%11.4%
Smith Elementary School
DENVER
45788.8%19.9%
Lansing Elementary Community School
AURORA
36685.8%10.3%
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 Center for Talent Development at Greenlee ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Denver County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#802 of 931#71 of 108
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
18.5%#732 of 940
▲ 145
#61 of 108
▲ 29
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
12.0%#915 of 946
▼ 120
#101 of 109
▼ 31
Enrollment
ranked largest first
244#844 of 1,056#100 of 114
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#141 of 896#19 of 107
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.9%#149 of 896#22 of 107
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
88.1%#59 of 983#26 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-19.5%#288 of 664#28 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 2024-25
Enrollment
244
-21 (-8%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 437
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524418.413.2:188% (215)
2023-242612211.9:182% (215)
2022-2327720.913.3:186% (239)
2020-212652212.1:185% (225)
2017-1830324.812.2:195% (287)
2015-163582315.6:192% (331)
2010-114373014.6:195% (413)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Center for Talent Development at Greenlee.

Since 2017-18: students down 19% (303 to 244); teachers down 26% (24.8 to 18.4).

About Center for Talent Development at Greenlee

Center for Talent Development at Greenlee is a small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, (ZIP code 80204). It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 244 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.

The 198 schools in Denver Public Schools enroll 90,471 students altogether, Center for Talent Development at Greenlee among them.

Hispanic students make up a majority at Center for Talent Development at Greenlee, at 52%. The remaining shares are 29% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denver County's population at about 28%. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at Center for Talent Development at Greenlee total 18.4 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.2:1. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 88%. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.

Center for Talent Development at Greenlee is graded C by allk12, scoring above 32% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Test results at Center for Talent Development at Greenlee are 4.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (18.0% actual, 13.3% predicted).

Denver County census figures show that the median household income is $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 206 public schools in Denver County, enrolling about 91,233 students in all.

The closest public school to Center for Talent Development at Greenlee is Colorado High School Charter, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Center for Talent Development at Greenlee ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

2024-25 enrollment was 244, an 8% decrease from 265 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.1:1 to 13.2:1 over the same years.

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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
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
District
Denver Public Schools
Address
1150 LIPAN STREET, DENVER, CO 80204
Phone
(720) 424-6800
County
Denver County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
244
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
215 (88%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
080336006477
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
How many students attend Center for Talent Development at Greenlee?
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee enrolls approximately 244 students in grades PK-05.
Is Center for Talent Development at Greenlee an elementary, middle, or high school?
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Center for Talent Development at Greenlee?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Center for Talent Development at Greenlee.
How diverse is Center for Talent Development at Greenlee?
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee reports a student body of 9% White, 52% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Center for Talent Development at Greenlee public or private?
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee 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.
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