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Enrollment
886
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001933
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
21601 EAST 51ST PLACE, DENVER, CO 80249 · (720) 424-2840 · Denver County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL886 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.9:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
756 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 65 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 79 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (79).
Student demographics
68%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
22.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
11.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.7% | 11.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.2% | 12.8% |
% 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School this school | 886 | 85.3% | 18.0% |
| Place Bridge Academy DENVER | 824 | 85.2% | 13.0% |
| Green Valley Elementary School DENVER | 714 | 81.8% | 21.0% |
| Marrama Elementary School DENVER | 547 | 85.6% | 18.6% |
| KIPP Northeast Elementary DENVER | 495 | 75.8% | 21.3% |
| Omar D Blair Charter School DENVER | 783 | 79.2% | 18.3% |
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 Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #801 of 931 | #70 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.8% | #866 of 940 ▼ 30 | #91 of 108 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #778 of 946 ▼ 62 | #67 of 109 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 886 | #20 of 1,056 | #2 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #762 of 896 | #93 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #69 of 896 | #12 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.3% | #93 of 983 | #39 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #166 of 200 | #37 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
886
+98 (+12%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 972
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 886 | 49.4 | 17.9:1 | 85% (756) |
| 2023-24 | 912 | 46.5 | 19.6:1 | 82% (750) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 46.3 | 17.9:1 | 87% (719) |
| 2020-21 | 788 | 46 | 17.1:1 | 80% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 44.7 | 19.2:1 | 85% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 892 | 51 | 17.5:1 | 77% (690) |
| 2010-11 | 972 | 45 | 21.6:1 | 67% (656) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (860 to 886); teachers up 10% (44.7 to 49.4).
About Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Denver Public Schools, located in DENVER, Colorado. It serves 886 students in pre-K through 8. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 134% bigger than that.
Denver Public Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 90,471 students.
Enrollment at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 48%. Other reported shares: 27% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Pacific Islander, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Denver County residents. By the diversity index, Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School comes in at 68%.
Teacher staffing is 49.4 full-time equivalents, or about 17.9 students per teacher. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 85%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Denver County.
The allk12 Grade for Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School would be expected to post about 15.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 18.0%.
Denver County census figures show that median household income is about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is among the 206 public schools in Denver County.
The closest public school to Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is Green Valley Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School saw enrollment rise 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- 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
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
- Green Valley Elementary School1.3 mi · 714
- Highline Academy Northeast1.4 mi · 589
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College1.4 mi · 1,027
- Sandra Todd-Williams Academy1.5 mi · 143
- Omar D Blair Charter School1.6 mi · 783
- Marrama Elementary School1.9 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School?
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School enrolls approximately 886 students in grades PK-08.
Is Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is approximately 17.9:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School?
At Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 48% Hispanic, 27% Black, 11% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School?
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.