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Enrollment
930
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006482
Denver Language School
451 NEWPORT STREET, DENVER, CO 80220 · (303) 557-0852 · Denver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
192 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 82 | 9% |
Student demographics
70%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
64.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 59.6% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where Denver Language School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #121 of 931 | #18 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #90 of 940 | #12 of 108 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #140 of 946 | #20 of 109 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #18 of 1,056 | #1 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #559 of 896 | #69 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #48 of 896 | #9 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.6% | #819 of 983 | #102 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #49 of 200 | #10 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
930
+45 (+5%) vs 2020
+284% since 2010-11, when it was 242
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 930 | 57.6 | 16.1:1 | 21% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 924 | 57.7 | 16.0:1 | 20% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 55.1 | 16.0:1 | 18% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 885 | 51 | 17.4:1 | 16% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 45.7 | 16.4:1 | 18% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 15% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 242 | 11 | 22.0:1 | 15% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Denver Language School.
About Denver Language School
Denver Language School is a high-enrollment elementary school found in DENVER, Colorado. The school serves kindergarten through 8. Enrollment is 930 students. That is 145% bigger than the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Denver Language School is in Denver Public Schools, a district with 90,471 students across 198 schools.
White students make up 41% of enrollment at Denver Language School, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 31% Hispanic, 17% multiracial, 7% Asian, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Denver County's population at about 59%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
Denver Language School has 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.1:1. It is about the same as the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 21%. Public schools in Denver County average 63%.
The model predicts 54.2% for a school in Colorado with Denver Language School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Denver Language School posts 63.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that the median household earns about $94,718 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment is the nearest public school to Denver Language School, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Denver Language School is ahead of the 32.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). Federal records list Denver Language School as a charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 885 to 930, a 5% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 16.1:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Denver Language School. 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
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
- Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment0.7 mi · 353
- Carson Elementary School0.8 mi · 412
- Lowry Elementary School1.0 mi · 400
- Palmer Elementary School1.0 mi · 197
- Denver Green School Southeast1.1 mi · 586
- Delta High School1.2 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Denver Language SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Denver Language School?
Denver Language School enrolls approximately 930 students in grades KG-08.
Is Denver Language School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Denver Language School is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Denver Language School have?
Denver Language School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Denver Language School?
Student demographics at Denver Language School are roughly 41% White, 31% Hispanic, 4% Black, 7% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees Denver Language School?
Denver Language School 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.