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What's one thing Cory Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000331
Cory Elementary School
1550 SOUTH STEELE STREET, DENVER, CO 80210 · (720) 424-8380 · Denver County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
94 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 19% |
Student demographics
48%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
68.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 77.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Cory Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #32 of 931 | #7 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #41 of 940 | #8 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #98 of 946 | #15 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #414 of 1,056 | #51 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #654 of 896 | #80 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #519 of 896 | #63 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #787 of 983 | #99 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #662 of 664 | #63 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
+67% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 407 | 24.1 | 16.9:1 | 23% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | 20% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 22 | 17.9:1 | 11% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 21.8 | 18.8:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 382 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 13% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 473 | 23 | 20.6:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | 9% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 13 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cory Elementary School.
About Cory Elementary School
Cory Elementary School is an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, and it is part of Denver Public Schools. The school covers grades 1 through 5 and reported 407 students in 2024-25.
Denver Public Schools counts 198 schools and 90,471 students, including Cory Elementary School.
The largest group at Cory Elementary School is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 59% of Denver County residents are White. The diversity index for Cory Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 16.6:1. About 23% of students at Cory Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Denver County.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Cory Elementary School does better than predicted by 21.2 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.9%; the prediction is 52.7%.
For the population of Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denver County counts 206 public schools with about 91,233 students.
Cory Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Merrill Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cory Elementary School is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Cory Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cory Elementary School had a net gain of 12 students, or 3%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.9:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Cory Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- 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
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- 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
- Merrill Middle School0.2 mi · 611
- Creativity Challenge Community0.2 mi · 306
- South High School0.9 mi · 1,950
- Ellis Elementary School0.9 mi · 467
- University Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 413
- Stephen Knight Center for Early Education1.1 mi · 276
Frequently asked questions
About Cory Elementary SchoolHow large is Cory Elementary School?
Cory Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades 01-05.
Is Cory Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cory Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Cory Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Cory Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cory Elementary School?
At Cory Elementary School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is Cory Elementary School public or private?
Cory Elementary 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.