Grant Ranch ECE-8 School

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Grant Ranch ECE-8 School is a mid-sized elementary school, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It caters to 334 students across grades pre-K through 8.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Grant Ranch ECE-8 School is among them.

On demographics, Grant Ranch ECE-8 School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 6% Black, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Grant Ranch ECE-8 School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Grant Ranch ECE-8 School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.9%, the actual is 23.1%, a residual of -2.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household earnings sit near $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Grant Ranch ECE-8 School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

The closest other public school is Blue Heron Elementary School, roughly 0.3 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), Grant Ranch ECE-8 School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Grant Ranch ECE-8 School's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 487 (now 334).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.