Columbian Elementary School

Columbian Elementary School is a small K-5 school in DENVER, Colorado, run under School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. The school hosts 171 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 55% smaller than the state mean of about 379.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. Columbian Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Columbian Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment; the rest looks like 11% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Columbian Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 14.2%; this one delivers 16.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Denver County indicate median household earnings sit near $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Columbian Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Skinner Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Columbian Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Columbian Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.2%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Columbian Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 36% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 171).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.