Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000332
Cowell Elementary School
4540 WEST 10TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80204 · (720) 424-8300 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
18%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
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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.9% | 4.8% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 5.9% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Cowell Elementary School
Cowell Elementary School's state test result (9.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cowell Elementary School this school | 308 | 91.6% | 9.7% |
| Knapp Elementary School DENVER | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
| Newlon Elementary School DENVER | 293 | 92.5% | 16.5% |
| Rose Hill Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 315 | 88.9% | 9.4% |
| Haskin Elementary School CENTER | 312 | 90.7% | 20.5% |
| Barnum Elementary School DENVER | 334 | 88.6% | 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 Cowell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.7% | #920 of 931 | #105 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.8% | #935 of 940 ▼ 14 | #106 of 108 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #937 of 946 ▼ 37 | #107 of 109 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #691 of 1,056 | #84 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #246 of 896 | #34 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #879 of 896 | #100 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.6% | #21 of 983 | #9 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #271 of 664 | #24 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
308
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 308 | 21.8 | 14.2:1 | 92% (282) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 20.4 | 13.2:1 | 85% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 20.5 | 13.4:1 | 97% (266) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 94% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 93% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 451 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 94% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 30 | 17.4:1 | 96% (500) |
| 2000-01 | 617 | 31 | 19.9:1 | 77% (473) |
| 1990-91 | 449 | 26 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cowell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (388 to 308); teachers down 16% (26 to 21.8).
About Cowell Elementary School
Cowell Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, located in DENVER. A total of 308 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Cowell Elementary School is run by Denver Public Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 90,471 students.
Most students at Cowell Elementary School are Hispanic: 90% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% White and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 62 points above the 28% share among Denver County residents. By the diversity index, Cowell Elementary School comes in at 18%.
Teachers at Cowell Elementary School total 21.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 14.2:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 282 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 92%. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Cowell Elementary School is D. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 7% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Cowell Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 9.7% actual against 11.2% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The public schools of Denver County number 206 and enroll about 91,233.
Colfax Elementary School is located about 0.6 miles from Cowell Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Cowell Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 301 to 308, a small change. The ratio was 12.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- 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 Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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