Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000385
Dora Moore ECE-8 School
846 CORONA STREET, DENVER, CO 80218 · (720) 424-5300 · Denver County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.5:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
228 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 22 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 123% larger than its 8th grade class (22).
Student demographics
72%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
30.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
17.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.8% | 18.7% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 Dora Moore ECE-8 School
Dora Moore ECE-8 School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dora Moore ECE-8 School this school | 349 | 65.3% | 25.9% |
| Cimarron Elementary School AURORA | 393 | 65.4% | 20.6% |
| Abrams Elementary School FORT CARSON | 396 | 64.4% | 23.8% |
| Independence Elementary School AURORA | 439 | 64.7% | 25.9% |
| Wildflower Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 346 | 71.4% | 20.2% |
| Meadow Point Elementary School AURORA | 401 | 59.9% | 28.6% |
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 Dora Moore ECE-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #659 of 931 | #50 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.0% | #763 of 940 ▼ 32 | #68 of 108 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #645 of 946 ▼ 45 | #49 of 109 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #565 of 1,056 | #68 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #615 of 896 | #74 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.6% | #30 of 896 | #3 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.3% | #315 of 983 | #71 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #178 of 200 | #41 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
349
-31 (-8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 459
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 349 | 21.1 | 16.5:1 | 65% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 317 | 21.4 | 14.8:1 | 61% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 22 | 14.4:1 | 62% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 23 | 16.5:1 | 63% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 23.4 | 14.7:1 | 73% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 74% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 27 | 17.2:1 | 78% (361) |
| 2000-01 | 457 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 53% (243) |
| 1990-91 | 459 | 28 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dora Moore ECE-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (343 to 349); teachers down 10% (23.4 to 21.1).
About Dora Moore ECE-8 School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Dora Moore ECE-8 School serves students in DENVER, Colorado. The student body numbers 349 students, from pre-K through 8.
Dora Moore ECE-8 School sits within Denver Public Schools, which has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Dora Moore ECE-8 School. The largest is Hispanic students, at 39%. Other students are 31% White, 16% Black, and 11% multiracial. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Denver County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 72% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The count of teachers at Dora Moore ECE-8 School is 21.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Around 65% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Dora Moore ECE-8 School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 27.1% for a school in Colorado with Dora Moore ECE-8 School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Dora Moore ECE-8 School posts 25.9%.
Within Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Dora Moore ECE-8 School, Denver County has 205 other public schools.
Denver Justice High School is located about 0.5 miles from Dora Moore ECE-8 School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 4 nearby schools with scores, Dora Moore ECE-8 School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Dora Moore ECE-8 School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 349 students in 2024-25, 31 fewer than the 380 it had in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Dora Moore ECE-8 SchoolHow many students attend Dora Moore ECE-8 School?
Dora Moore ECE-8 School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades PK-08.
Is Dora Moore ECE-8 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dora Moore ECE-8 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Dora Moore ECE-8 School have?
Dora Moore ECE-8 School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Dora Moore ECE-8 School?
Student demographics at Dora Moore ECE-8 School are roughly 31% White, 39% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Dora Moore ECE-8 School?
Dora Moore ECE-8 School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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