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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000359
Gust Elementary School
3440 WEST YALE AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-6560 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
495 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 | 106 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
34%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
42.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 32.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 17% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Gust Elementary School
Gust Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gust Elementary School this school | 602 | 82.2% | 37.5% |
| James Madison STEAM Academy GREELEY | 768 | 85.0% | 14.8% |
| Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy DENVER | 597 | 87.6% | 12.2% |
| Martinez Elementary School GREELEY | 469 | 80.4% | 19.3% |
| Lumberg Elementary School EDGEWATER | 526 | 85.4% | 8.2% |
| Lasley Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 576 | 75.9% | 12.5% |
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 Gust Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #473 of 931 | #36 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #406 of 940 ▲ 76 | #34 of 108 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #480 of 946 ▲ 168 | #36 of 109 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #105 of 1,056 | #16 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #691 of 896 | #83 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #760 of 896 | #79 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #131 of 983 | #50 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #420 of 664 | #38 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
602
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 429
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 602 | 34.8 | 17.3:1 | 82% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 36.3 | 15.4:1 | 80% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 33.7 | 17.0:1 | 84% (482) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 84% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 693 | 42.8 | 16.2:1 | 89% (619) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 46 | 16.3:1 | 89% (667) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 81% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 27 | 19.9:1 | 51% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 429 | 20 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gust Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (693 to 602); teachers down 19% (42.8 to 34.8).
About Gust Elementary School
Gust Elementary School is a large elementary school found in DENVER, Colorado. It had 602 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Colorado enroll about 379 students on average.
Denver Public Schools has 90,471 students in 198 schools, and Gust Elementary School is one of those schools.
Gust Elementary School is 80% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 10% White, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Denver County's population at about 28%. The diversity index for Gust Elementary School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gust Elementary School is 17.3:1, based on 34.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Gust Elementary School counts 82% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Denver County average 63%.
A school in Colorado with Gust Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 16.9%. Gust Elementary School scores 37.5%.
Looking at the county, Denver County, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Gust Elementary School, Denver County has 206 public schools.
Gust Elementary School's nearest public school is College View Elementary School (about 0.4 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Gust Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns Gust Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 597 in 2020-21 to 602 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 17.3:1.
The discussion board for Gust Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- College View Elementary School0.4 mi · 368
- DSST: College View High School0.5 mi · 533
- DSST: College View Middle School0.5 mi · 446
- Abraham Lincoln High School0.7 mi · 965
- Compass Academy0.7 mi · 200
- Respect Academy0.7 mi · 99
Frequently asked questions
About Gust Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Gust Elementary School?
Gust Elementary School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gust Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gust Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Gust Elementary School?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Gust Elementary School.
How diverse is Gust Elementary School?
Gust Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Gust Elementary School?
Gust Elementary 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.