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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080723001241
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
7001 LIPAN STREET, DENVER, CO 80221 · (303) 428-8583 · Adams County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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.
- B-Beats 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
15.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
384 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 16 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (58).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy→Westminster High School
Based on grade levels within Westminster Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
5.1%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 5 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 3 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 5.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | N/A |
% 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
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy this school | 425 | 90.4% | 14.5% |
| Federal Heights Elementary School DENVER | 430 | 93.5% | 14.7% |
| Monaco Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 434 | 87.1% | 12.7% |
| Sunset Ridge PK-8 WESTMINSTER | 449 | 87.8% | 19.3% |
| Dupont Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 488 | 87.1% | 13.5% |
| Knapp Elementary School DENVER | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
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 Colorado Sports Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #871 of 931 | #75 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.1% | #934 of 940 | #86 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #869 of 946 ▲ 16 | #73 of 89 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #379 of 1,056 | #50 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #399 of 896 | #23 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.4% | #873 of 896 | #84 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #32 of 983 | #8 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.3% | #379 of 664 | #33 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
425
-86 (-17%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 425 | 28.2 | 15.1:1 | 90% (384) |
| 2023-24 | 417 | 21.1 | 19.8:1 | 91% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 30.1 | 13.6:1 | 86% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 511 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 86% (437) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 27.1 | 18.5:1 | 92% (460) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 30 | 17.6:1 | 93% (491) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 91% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 625 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 48% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 563 | 31 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colorado Sports Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (502 to 425); teachers up 4% (27.1 to 28.2).
About Colorado Sports Leadership Academy
As a medium-sized elementary school, Colorado Sports Leadership Academy serves students in DENVER, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 8 attend, and enrollment is 425 students.
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy reports to Westminster Public Schools, which has 18 schools and 7,724 students.
At Colorado Sports Leadership Academy, Hispanic students make up 89% of the student body. Smaller groups are 7% White. County-wide, 43% of Adams County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Colorado Sports Leadership Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 20%.
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy operates with 28.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. About 90% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Adams County averages 62%, lower than here.
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy scores 14.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 11.9%.
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is located in Adams County, where median household income is about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 171 public schools in Adams County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,938.
Nearest public school: Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Colorado Sports Leadership Academy places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 17%, from 511 to 425.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westminster Public Schools
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day0.2 mi · 69
- Valley View Innovation School0.4 mi · 183
- Trailside Academy0.6 mi · 492
- Orchard Park Academy0.8 mi · 531
- Performing Arts School on Broadway1.0 mi · 169
- Mapleton Online1.0 mi · 152
Frequently asked questions
About Colorado Sports Leadership AcademyHow large is Colorado Sports Leadership Academy?
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-08.
Is Colorado Sports Leadership Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Colorado Sports Leadership Academy have?
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
How diverse is Colorado Sports Leadership Academy?
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy reports a student body of 7% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Colorado Sports Leadership Academy?
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is overseen by Westminster Public Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.