Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is a mid-tier primary school, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It serves 339 students across grades K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School records that nearly all students (98%) are Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School records 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Denver County's rate of about 63%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 13.8%; this one delivers 17.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Denver County indicate the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is one campus in the mix.

Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 14.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School has grew 10%, going from 308 students in 2018 to 339 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

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