Enrollment
306
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006559
Creativity Challenge Community
1551 S. MONROE ST, DENVER, CO 80210 · (720) 424-0630 · Denver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
44 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
42%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
75.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.2% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.2% | 72.7% |
% 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
71.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 58% 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 14 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 →
Schools most like Creativity Challenge Community
Creativity Challenge Community's state test result (71.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creativity Challenge Community this school | 306 | 14.4% | 71.6% |
| Northeast Elementary School PARKER | 329 | 15.8% | 64.2% |
| Ray E Kilmer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 300 | 16.3% | 65.8% |
| Douglass Elementary School BOULDER | 313 | 14.1% | 66.5% |
| Greenwood Elementary School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 355 | 16.1% | 61.8% |
| Broadmoor Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 327 | 18.3% | 68.8% |
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 Creativity Challenge Community ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #48 of 931 | #10 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #92 of 940 ▼ 64 | #13 of 108 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #46 of 946 ▲ 3 | #9 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #698 of 1,056 | #86 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #736 of 896 | #89 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #646 of 896 | #72 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #898 of 983 | #110 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.0% | #189 of 200 | #44 of 45 |
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
306
-1 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 306 | 17.4 | 17.6:1 | 14% (44) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 15.7 | 18.8:1 | 17% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 297 | 17.4 | 17.0:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 17.2 | 17.6:1 | 11% (32) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 16 | 17.4:1 | 13% (37) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creativity Challenge Community.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (303 to 306); teachers up 1% (17.2 to 17.4).
About Creativity Challenge Community
Creativity Challenge Community is a small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It enrolls 306 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Creativity Challenge Community reports to Denver Public Schools, which has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
The student body at Creativity Challenge Community is 75% White. It is also 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Denver County's residents are about 59% White, 16 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 42, compared with 70 nationally.
Creativity Challenge Community reported 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.6:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 1.1 fewer students per teacher than here. There are 44 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 14% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Denver County averages 63%, higher than here.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Creativity Challenge Community would score about 58.0%. It scores 71.6%, a top-10% result among Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school's county is Denver County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Creativity Challenge Community shares Denver County with 205 other public schools.
Merrill Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 49.3%; Creativity Challenge Community's is 71.6%, ranking 2nd of 8.
Federal data place Creativity Challenge Community in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Creativity Challenge Community was 307 in 2020-21 and 306 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
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- Merrill Middle School0.0 mi · 611
- Cory Elementary School0.2 mi · 407
- Ellis Elementary School0.7 mi · 467
- University Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 413
- Stephen Knight Center for Early Education1.1 mi · 276
- South High School1.1 mi · 1,950
Frequently asked questions
About Creativity Challenge CommunityWhat is the total enrollment at Creativity Challenge Community?
Creativity Challenge Community enrolls approximately 306 students in grades KG-05.
Is Creativity Challenge Community an elementary, middle, or high school?
Creativity Challenge Community is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Creativity Challenge Community?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Creativity Challenge Community.
How diverse is Creativity Challenge Community?
Creativity Challenge Community reports a student body of 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Creativity Challenge Community?
Creativity Challenge Community is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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