Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000354
Godsman Elementary School
2120 WEST ARKANSAS AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80223 · (720) 424-7060 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- BBeats 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
16.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
305 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 | 62 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
19%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
20.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 20 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.3% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 11.6% |
% 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
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Godsman Elementary School
Godsman Elementary School's state test result (15.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Godsman Elementary School this school | 332 | 91.9% | 15.1% |
| Johnson Elementary School DENVER | 294 | 87.1% | 16.3% |
| Newlon Elementary School DENVER | 293 | 92.5% | 16.5% |
| Fairview PK-8 DENVER | 397 | 88.2% | 10.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 318 | 90.9% | 14.9% |
| Knapp Elementary School DENVER | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
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 Godsman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #855 of 931 | #87 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #771 of 940 ▲ 79 | #69 of 108 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.3% | #817 of 946 ▲ 52 | #74 of 109 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #609 of 1,056 | #75 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #635 of 896 | #76 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #876 of 896 | #99 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #17 of 983 | #7 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #124 of 664 | #16 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
332
+23 (+7%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 332 | 19.9 | 16.7:1 | 92% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 325 | 21.3 | 15.2:1 | 88% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 19 | 16.3:1 | 92% (284) |
| 2020-21 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 90% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 28 | 16.8:1 | 91% (429) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 93% (530) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 29 | 16.6:1 | 96% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 516 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 72% (369) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 23 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Godsman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (469 to 332); teachers down 29% (28 to 19.9).
About Godsman Elementary School
Godsman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, (ZIP code 80223). The school's enrollment of 332 students covers pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools oversees Godsman Elementary School and 197 other schools, with 90,471 students in total.
At Godsman Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 90% of the student body. Other students are 5% White and 3% Asian. By comparison, Denver County residents are about 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Godsman Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The teaching staff at Godsman Elementary School is 19.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.7:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. About 92% of students, or 305, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Denver County averages 63%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Godsman Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Godsman Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 15.1% actual against 11.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Denver County this way: median household income is about $94,718, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 206 public schools in Denver County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,233.
The closest public school to Godsman Elementary School is Schmitt Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Within five miles of Godsman Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Godsman Elementary School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Godsman Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 309 to 332 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.7:1, from 14.1:1.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Godsman Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Frequently asked questions
About Godsman Elementary SchoolHow large is Godsman Elementary School?
Godsman Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
Is Godsman Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Godsman Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Godsman Elementary School have?
Godsman Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
How diverse is Godsman Elementary School?
Godsman Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Godsman Elementary School?
Godsman Elementary School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
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