Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000400
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
1300 SOUTH LOWELL BOULEVARD, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-4300 · Denver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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
15.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
296 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 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
4%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
21.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 21.3% |
| 2023-24 | 24.1% | 17.7% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School this school | 339 | 87.3% | 17.9% |
| Community Leadership Academy COMMERCE CITY | 316 | 85.1% | 18.7% |
| Ricardo Flores Magon Academy DENVER | 292 | 83.6% | 12.3% |
| Knapp Elementary School DENVER | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
| Haskin Elementary School CENTER | 312 | 90.7% | 20.5% |
| Cowell Elementary School DENVER | 308 | 91.6% | 9.7% |
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 Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #803 of 931 | #72 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #691 of 940 ▲ 55 | #54 of 108 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #846 of 946 ▼ 98 | #79 of 109 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #591 of 1,056 | #71 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #406 of 896 | #52 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #896 of 896 | #107 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.3% | #69 of 983 | #27 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #102 of 200 | #20 of 45 |
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
339
+25 (+8%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 339 | 22.3 | 15.2:1 | 87% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 87% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 20.8 | 15.3:1 | 92% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 21 | 14.9:1 | 89% (280) |
| 2017-18 | 308 | 23.1 | 13.3:1 | 94% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 97% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 42 | 15.9:1 | 94% (633) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 76% (363) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 29 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (308 to 339); teachers down 3% (23.1 to 22.3).
About Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, reachable at (720) 424-4300. Enrollment is 339 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Besides Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School, Denver Public Schools runs 197 other schools. The district enrolls 90,471 students.
About 98% of the student body at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is Hispanic. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 4%, meaning two students picked at random have a 4% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School total 22.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 87%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 24 points.
The allk12 Grade for Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (17.9%) and its predicted rate (13.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Denver County 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. Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is one of 206 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood, at about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment is up 8% from 2020-21, when Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School had 314 students, to 2024-25, when it had 339.
The Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community SchoolHow many students attend Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School?
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School serve?
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School is approximately 15.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School?
At Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School public or private?
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School 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.