Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000327
Colfax Elementary School
1526 TENNYSON STREET, DENVER, CO 80204 · (720) 424-8740 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
250 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 59% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
45%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
28.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
16.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.4% | 16.2% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 20.0% |
% 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
21.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Colfax Elementary School
Colfax Elementary School's state test result (21.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax Elementary School this school | 280 | 89.3% | 21.5% |
| Escalante-Biggs Academy DENVER | 306 | 85.0% | N/A |
| Bricker Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 269 | 82.5% | 20.0% |
| Cole Arts and Science Academy DENVER | 275 | 83.6% | 12.4% |
| Stratton Meadows Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 290 | 83.8% | 15.7% |
| Garden Place Academy DENVER | 385 | 86.0% | 14.7% |
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 Colfax Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #742 of 931 | #60 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #778 of 940 ▼ 76 | #70 of 108 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #683 of 946 ▲ 130 | #55 of 109 ▲ 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #764 of 1,056 | #94 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #284 of 896 | #39 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #563 of 896 | #69 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.3% | #38 of 983 | #15 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #535 of 664 | #49 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
280
+32 (+13%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 361
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 280 | 19.4 | 14.4:1 | 89% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 20.3 | 12.6:1 | 87% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 19.3 | 13.4:1 | 88% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 90% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 20.2 | 15.0:1 | 90% (273) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 93% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 373 | 22 | 16.9:1 | 96% (359) |
| 2000-01 | 367 | 20 | 18.4:1 | 86% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 20 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colfax Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (302 to 280); teachers down 4% (20.2 to 19.4).
About Colfax Elementary School
A small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, Colfax Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 280 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
The district for Colfax Elementary School is Denver Public Schools, with 198 schools and 90,471 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Colfax Elementary School, with 73% of enrollment. It is also 11% Black, 10% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Native American. Denver County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 45 points below the school's share. Colfax Elementary School's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Colfax Elementary School, 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 14.4:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Roughly 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 26 points lower.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Colfax Elementary School's results are 8.9 points above predicted: 21.5% against 12.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. There are 206 public schools in Denver County, enrolling about 91,233 students in all.
Of nearby public schools, Lake Middle School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Colfax Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Colfax Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 280, a 13% rise from 248 in 2020-21.
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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 Colfax Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Colfax Elementary. Colfax Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, NC · 587 students
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, WI · 398 students
- Colfax ElementaryColfax, CA · 345 students
- Colfax Elementary SchoolColfax, LA · 159 students
Nearby schools
- Lake Middle School0.6 mi · 592
- Cowell Elementary School0.6 mi · 308
- Cheltenham Elementary School0.7 mi · 373
- Edgewater Elementary School1.0 mi · 335
- Brown International Academy1.1 mi · 530
- Eagleton Elementary School1.1 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Colfax Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Colfax Elementary School?
Colfax Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Colfax Elementary School serve?
Colfax Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Colfax Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Colfax Elementary School.
How diverse is Colfax Elementary School?
Colfax Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 73% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Colfax Elementary School?
Colfax Elementary School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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