Downtown Denver Expeditionary School

Located at 1860 LINCOLN ST, in DENVER, Colorado, Downtown Denver Expeditionary School is a tight-knit elementary-level community that caters to 263 students (grades K through 5), operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 379.

Downtown Denver Expeditionary School is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that caters to 90,471 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Downtown Denver Expeditionary School logs that the largest single group is White at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 30% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Downtown Denver Expeditionary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Downtown Denver Expeditionary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 34% of students at Downtown Denver Expeditionary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Downtown Denver Expeditionary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Denver County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Downtown Denver Expeditionary School is one campus in the mix.

Emily Griffith High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Downtown Denver Expeditionary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting. Downtown Denver Expeditionary School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Downtown Denver Expeditionary School has fell 35%, going from 405 students in 2018 to 263 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 18% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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