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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Green Valley Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
714
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001776
Green Valley Elementary School
4100 JERICHO ST, DENVER, CO 80249 · (720) 424-6710 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL714 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
14.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
584 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 | 58 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
62%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
25.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
21.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 21.1% |
| 2023-24 | 23.7% | 17.9% |
% 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
21.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 17% 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 Green Valley Elementary School
Green Valley Elementary School's state test result (21.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Elementary School this school | 714 | 81.8% | 21.0% |
| Place Bridge Academy DENVER | 824 | 85.2% | 13.0% |
| Marrama Elementary School DENVER | 547 | 85.6% | 18.6% |
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School DENVER | 886 | 85.3% | 18.0% |
| Iowa Elementary School AURORA | 502 | 81.1% | 13.4% |
| Samuels Elementary School DENVER | 532 | 86.5% | 28.2% |
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 Green Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #751 of 931 | #62 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #694 of 940 ▲ 48 | #55 of 108 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #732 of 946 ▲ 15 | #59 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 714 | #61 of 1,056 | #9 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #355 of 896 | #46 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #171 of 896 | #28 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.8% | #135 of 983 | #51 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #606 of 664 | #56 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
714
+51 (+8%) vs 2020
+57% since 2000-01, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 714 | 48.1 | 14.8:1 | 82% (584) |
| 2023-24 | 719 | 43.7 | 16.5:1 | 82% (591) |
| 2022-23 | 660 | 43.5 | 15.2:1 | 82% (541) |
| 2020-21 | 663 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 81% (534) |
| 2017-18 | 737 | 44.1 | 16.7:1 | 79% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 752 | 44 | 17.1:1 | 67% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 604 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 76% (460) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 17% (78) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Green Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (737 to 714); teachers up 9% (44.1 to 48.1).
About Green Valley Elementary School
Located in DENVER, Colorado, Green Valley Elementary School is a large elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 714 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 88% bigger than average.
Denver Public Schools counts 198 schools and 90,471 students, including Green Valley Elementary School.
A majority of students at Green Valley Elementary School, 55%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 8% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 27 points above the 28% share among Denver County residents. Green Valley Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 48.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.8:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Around 82% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Green Valley Elementary School is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 21.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 17.1%.
In Denver County (population about 718,877), median household income is about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 206 public schools operate in Denver County, serving about 91,233 students.
The closest public school, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College, is about 0.8 miles from Green Valley Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Green Valley Elementary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 663 in 2020-21 and 714 in 2024-25, an 8% gain.
Community posts for Green Valley Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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
Other Green Valley Elementary schools
12 other US public schools in 10 states are named Green Valley Elementary. Green Valley Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 13.
- Green Valley ElementaryMonrovia, MD · 850 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 565 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSinking Spring, PA · 505 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolSCHERTZ, TX · 503 students
- Green Valley Elementary SchoolHoover, AL · 501 students
Nearby schools
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College0.8 mi · 1,027
- Marrama Elementary School0.9 mi · 547
- Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School1.3 mi · 886
- Sandra Todd-Williams Academy1.3 mi · 143
- Omar D Blair Charter School1.3 mi · 783
- KIPP Northeast Elementary1.7 mi · 495
Frequently asked questions
About Green Valley Elementary SchoolHow large is Green Valley Elementary School?
Green Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 714 students in grades PK-05.
Is Green Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Green Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Green Valley Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Green Valley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Green Valley Elementary School?
At Green Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 7% White, 55% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Green Valley Elementary School public or private?
Green Valley Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.