Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000349
Force Elementary School
1550 SOUTH WOLFF STREET, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-7400 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
269 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
24%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
17.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
17.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.3% | 17.2% |
| 2023-24 | 7.9% | 6.4% |
% 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
12.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 Force Elementary School
Force Elementary School's state test result (12.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Force Elementary School this school | 303 | 88.8% | 12.6% |
| Godsman Elementary School DENVER | 332 | 91.9% | 15.1% |
| Johnson Elementary School DENVER | 294 | 87.1% | 16.3% |
| Fairview PK-8 DENVER | 397 | 88.2% | 10.7% |
| Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ARVADA | 364 | 88.5% | 16.1% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 338 | 84.3% | 14.8% |
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 Force Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #896 of 931 | #100 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.2% | #759 of 940 ▲ 150 | #67 of 108 ▲ 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #864 of 946 ▲ 72 | #84 of 109 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #705 of 1,056 | #88 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #473 of 896 | #62 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #856 of 896 | #95 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #50 of 983 | #22 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.0% | #32 of 664 | #4 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
303
-64 (-17%) vs 2020
-47% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 303 | 19.4 | 15.6:1 | 89% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 23.8 | 12.8:1 | 92% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 24.7 | 12.9:1 | 88% (280) |
| 2020-21 | 367 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 92% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | 32.4 | 15.3:1 | 91% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 585 | 34 | 17.2:1 | 94% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 30 | 18.9:1 | 93% (527) |
| 2000-01 | 579 | 29 | 20.0:1 | 65% (377) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 32 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Force Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 39% (497 to 303); teachers down 40% (32.4 to 19.4).
About Force Elementary School
Students in DENVER, Colorado, attend Force Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 303 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. That is 20% below the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Across its 198 schools, Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students. Force Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 87% of students at Force Elementary School are Hispanic. Other groups make up 5% Asian and 3% White. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Force Elementary School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 19.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Force Elementary School has a ratio of 15.6:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 89%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Denver County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 12.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 12.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.
Among nearby public schools, Denison Montessori School is closest at about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Force Elementary School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 367 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 303 by 2024-25.
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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
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- 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
- Denison Montessori School0.4 mi · 364
- Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School0.8 mi · 339
- Summit Academy0.8 mi · 236
- Brady Exploration School0.9 mi · 294
- Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy1.0 mi · 670
- Lasley Elementary School1.0 mi · 576
Frequently asked questions
About Force Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Force Elementary School?
Force Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Force Elementary School serve?
Force Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Force Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Force Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Force Elementary School?
Student demographics at Force Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Force Elementary School in?
Force Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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