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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Denver Green School Southeast this year?
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Enrollment
586
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006453
Denver Green School Southeast
6700 EAST VIRGINIA AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80224 · (720) 424-7480 · Denver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL586 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
380 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 66 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (66).
Student demographics
68%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
23.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
12.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.3% | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 14.2% |
% 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
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Denver Green School Southeast
Denver Green School Southeast's state test result (19.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Green School Southeast this school | 586 | 64.8% | 19.5% |
| McMeen Elementary School DENVER | 706 | 63.3% | 22.1% |
| Soaring Eagles Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 764 | 62.6% | 39.6% |
| Mountain Vista Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 590 | 72.5% | 33.5% |
| Sunrise Elementary School AURORA | 497 | 61.2% | 17.4% |
| Joe Shoemaker School DENVER | 543 | 68.1% | 16.2% |
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 Denver Green School Southeast ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.5% | #773 of 931 | #65 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #852 of 940 ▼ 45 | #87 of 108 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.3% | #767 of 946 ▼ 106 | #65 of 109 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 586 | #123 of 1,056 | #21 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #545 of 896 | #67 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #73 of 896 | #13 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.8% | #325 of 983 | #73 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #97 of 200 | #19 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
586
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
+184% since 2010-11, when it was 206
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 586 | 36.4 | 16.1:1 | 65% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 549 | 34.5 | 15.9:1 | 71% (392) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 31 | 16.9:1 | 69% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 64% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 531 | 34 | 15.6:1 | 67% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 536 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 59% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 206 | 14 | 14.7:1 | 48% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denver Green School Southeast.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (531 to 586); teachers up 7% (34 to 36.4).
About Denver Green School Southeast
DENVER, Colorado, is home to Denver Green School Southeast, a high-enrollment elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 586 students. It has 55% more students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
Denver Green School Southeast is run by Denver Public Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 90,471 students.
Hispanic students account for 49% of enrollment at Denver Green School Southeast, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 21% White, 17% Black, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
Denver Green School Southeast lists 36.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 65% of the student body. That is in line with the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
Denver Green School Southeast earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 6% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Denver Green School Southeast would score about 27.4%. It scores 19.5%, 7.9 points below that figure.
Denver County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Denver Green School Southeast shares Denver County with 205 other public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Delta High School is closest at about 0.2 miles. Denver Green School Southeast is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Denver Green School Southeast comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
A 3% rise took enrollment from 569 in 2020-21 to 586 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
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
- Delta High School0.2 mi · 105
- George Washington High School0.3 mi · 1,326
- Lowry Elementary School0.8 mi · 400
- McMeen Elementary School0.9 mi · 706
- Carson Elementary School1.1 mi · 412
- Denver Language School1.1 mi · 930
Frequently asked questions
About Denver Green School SoutheastWhat is the total enrollment at Denver Green School Southeast?
Denver Green School Southeast enrolls approximately 586 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Denver Green School Southeast serve?
Denver Green School Southeast serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Denver Green School Southeast?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Denver Green School Southeast.
How diverse is Denver Green School Southeast?
Denver Green School Southeast reports a student body of 21% White, 49% Hispanic, 17% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Denver Green School Southeast?
Denver Green School Southeast is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.