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If you had an hour of school board time for Federal Heights Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
430
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001176
Federal Heights Elementary School
2500 W 96TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80221 · (720) 972-5360 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
402 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
22.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
11.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 11.3% |
| 2023-24 | 16.4% | 9.2% |
% 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
14.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
10.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% 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 Federal Heights Elementary School
Federal Heights Elementary School's state test result (14.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Heights Elementary School this school | 430 | 93.5% | 14.7% |
| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy DENVER | 425 | 90.4% | 14.5% |
| Knapp Elementary School DENVER | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
| Kemp Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 517 | 88.6% | 19.3% |
| Dupont Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 488 | 87.1% | 13.5% |
| Sunset Ridge PK-8 WESTMINSTER | 449 | 87.8% | 19.3% |
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 Federal Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.7% | #867 of 931 | #74 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.3% | #871 of 940 ▲ 14 | #69 of 89 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #792 of 946 ▲ 70 | #60 of 89 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 430 | #372 of 1,056 | #48 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #269 of 896 | #8 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #889 of 896 | #87 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #9 of 983 | #3 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.9% | #131 of 664 | #11 of 63 |
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
430
-24 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 633
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 93% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 30.7 | 13.9:1 | 93% (394) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 30.3 | 13.7:1 | 87% (361) |
| 2020-21 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 86% (389) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 33 | 18.3:1 | 85% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 561 | 33 | 17.0:1 | 90% (503) |
| 2010-11 | 637 | 41 | 15.5:1 | 96% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 32 | 17.9:1 | 51% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 633 | 37 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Federal Heights Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (605 to 430); teachers down 9% (33 to 30).
About Federal Heights Elementary School
Families in DENVER, Colorado, are served by Federal Heights Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Its 430 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools enrolls 34,466 students, and its 54 schools include Federal Heights Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Federal Heights Elementary School is 91% Hispanic. The school is also 6% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 43%. Pick two students at random and there is a 16% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 30 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Federal Heights Elementary School was 14.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. Federal Heights Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 93%. Public schools in Adams County average 62%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Federal Heights Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 14.7%; the prediction is 10.0%.
Adams County has these Census figures: the median household income is $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Adams County has 171 public schools and roughly 87,938 students.
The nearest public school is Sunset Ridge PK-8, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 14.7% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at Federal Heights Elementary School dropped 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 454 to 430 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.3:1.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 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
- Sunset Ridge PK-80.6 mi · 449
- STEM Launch0.7 mi · 677
- Rocky Mountain Elementary School0.8 mi · 318
- Mesa Elementary School1.1 mi · 317
- Hillcrest Elementary School1.2 mi · 338
- Crown Pointe Charter Academy1.3 mi · 461
Frequently asked questions
About Federal Heights Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Federal Heights Elementary School?
Federal Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Federal Heights Elementary School serve?
Federal Heights Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Federal Heights Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Federal Heights Elementary School is approximately 14.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Federal Heights Elementary School?
Federal Heights Elementary School reports a student body of 6% White, 91% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Federal Heights Elementary School?
Federal Heights Elementary School is overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.