Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School

As a sizable elementary campus in DENVER, Colorado, Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School serves 886 students from grades pre-K through 8, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. That puts it 134% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 27% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 85% of students at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Denver County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 15.0%, the actual is 18.0%, a residual of +3.0 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Denver County put 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%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is one.

Green Valley Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 19.5%.

Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School has edged up 3%, going from 860 students in 2018 to 886 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment rose from 5% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 17.9:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.