Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE COUNTY OF DENVER AND STATE OF C·NCES 080336000332
Cowell Elementary School
4540 WEST 10TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80204 · (720) 424-8300 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
282 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
7.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
4.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 8 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 down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
9.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
-80 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.9:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
90%
was 93%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cowell Elementary School
Cowell Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school in DENVER, Colorado, run under School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. The school teaches 308 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Cowell Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, Cowell Elementary School lists that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 4% White, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Cowell Elementary School has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cowell Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 11.2%; this one delivers 9.7%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Denver County) records that the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Cowell Elementary School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).
The closest other public school is Colfax Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Cowell Elementary School comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cowell Elementary School has decreased 21%, going from 388 students in 2018 to 308 in 2025.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
- 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
- Colfax Elementary School0.6 mi · 280
- Newlon Elementary School0.7 mi · 293
- Eagleton Elementary School0.9 mi · 317
- Cheltenham Elementary School1.0 mi · 373
- Lake Middle School1.1 mi · 592
- Barnum Elementary School1.3 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Cowell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cowell Elementary School?
Cowell Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cowell Elementary School serve?
Cowell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cowell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cowell Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Cowell Elementary School?
Cowell Elementary School reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Cowell Elementary School?
Cowell Elementary School is overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C in Denver County.
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