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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000710
Dennison Elementary School
401 INDEPENDENCE STREET, LAKEWOOD, CO 80226 · (303) 982-6382 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 99% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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
21.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
73 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 96 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (96).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
90.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
88.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.5% | 88.7% |
| 2023-24 | 90.5% | 86.7% |
% 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
88.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 30 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 Dennison Elementary School
Dennison Elementary School's state test result (88.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennison Elementary School this school | 575 | 12.7% | 88.8% |
| Blue Mountain Elementary LONGMONT | 542 | 17.2% | 74.5% |
| Zach Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 492 | 15.9% | 84.4% |
| Black Rock Elementary ERIE | 597 | 19.3% | 61.4% |
| Meadowlark School ERIE | 747 | 10.3% | 64.4% |
| Northridge Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 560 | 15.4% | 73.7% |
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 Dennison Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.8% | #4 of 931 | #1 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #5 of 940 ▲ 2 | #1 of 85 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #5 of 946 ▼ 3 | #1 of 85 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #139 of 1,056 | #9 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #883 of 896 | #86 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #400 of 896 | #27 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #919 of 983 | #69 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #511 of 664 | #51 of 62 |
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
575
-48 (-8%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 518
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 575 | 26.7 | 21.6:1 | 13% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 28.2 | 20.4:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 30.2 | 20.3:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 623 | 30 | 20.8:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 29.2 | 21.5:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 30 | 20.8:1 | 5% (33) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 32 | 19.5:1 | 8% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 25 | 24.2:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 518 | 20 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dennison Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (627 to 575); teachers down 9% (29.2 to 26.7).
About Dennison Elementary School
Dennison Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of LAKEWOOD, Colorado. The school enrolls 575 students in kindergarten through 6. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
The district, Jefferson County School District No. R-1, operates 148 schools serving 74,935 students.
More than half of the students at Dennison Elementary School are White (67%). Other reported shares: 14% Hispanic, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Jefferson County residents. The diversity index for Dennison Elementary School is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Dennison Elementary School, giving a ratio of 21.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. A total of 73 students, or 13%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 19 points higher.
Dennison Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 99% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Dennison Elementary School is among the top 10% of schools in Colorado. Predicted: 59.0%. Actual: 88.8%.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. There are 168 public schools in the county, enrolling about 74,739, Dennison Elementary School among them.
Miller Special Education is about 0.2 miles from Dennison Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Dennison Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Dennison Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 575, down from 623 in 2020-21.
People who know Dennison Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in LAKEWOOD
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
- Green Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Alameda International Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- Bear Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 863 students
- Dunstan Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Miller Special Education0.2 mi · 97
- Creighton Middle School0.3 mi · 741
- Lakewood High School0.5 mi · 1,735
- South Lakewood Elementary School0.7 mi · 393
- Eiber Elementary School1.1 mi · 255
- Belmar School of Integrated Arts1.4 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Dennison Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dennison Elementary School?
Dennison Elementary School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dennison Elementary School serve?
Dennison Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dennison Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dennison Elementary School is approximately 21.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dennison Elementary School?
Dennison Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Dennison Elementary School?
Dennison Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.