Federal Heights Elementary School

Federal Heights Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The school enrolls 430 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 34,466 students; Federal Heights Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Federal Heights Elementary School lists that nearly all students (91%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 6% White. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Federal Heights Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Federal Heights Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 10.0%; this one delivers 14.7%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Adams County) records that the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Federal Heights Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students).

The closest other public school is Sunset Ridge PK-8, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Federal Heights Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 20.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Federal Heights Elementary School has edged down 29%, going from 605 students in 2018 to 430 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

On this page, members of the Federal Heights Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.