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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000365
Holm Elementary School
3185 SOUTH WILLOW COURT, DENVER, CO 80231 · (720) 424-6350 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- B+Beats 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
15.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
356 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 | 33 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
58%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
40.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.1% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 28.8% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Holm Elementary School
Holm Elementary School's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holm Elementary School this school | 510 | 69.8% | 31.5% |
| Highline Community Elementary School AURORA | 435 | 69.0% | 14.3% |
| Sabin World School DENVER | 559 | 65.1% | 42.9% |
| Mountain Vista Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 590 | 72.5% | 33.5% |
| Holly Hills Elementary School DENVER | 633 | 62.4% | 25.3% |
| Centennial Elementary School EVANS | 481 | 80.0% | 15.0% |
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 Holm Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #559 of 931 | #42 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #508 of 940 ▲ 21 | #41 of 108 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #505 of 946 ▲ 129 | #39 of 109 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #220 of 1,056 | #32 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #452 of 896 | #56 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #244 of 896 | #40 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #270 of 983 | #65 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #141 of 200 | #26 of 45 |
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
510
+58 (+13%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 466
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 510 | 33 | 15.5:1 | 70% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 31.1 | 15.5:1 | 70% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 30.3 | 15.5:1 | 67% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 72% (326) |
| 2017-18 | 486 | 29.9 | 16.3:1 | 84% (406) |
| 2015-16 | 512 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 81% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 30 | 19.5:1 | 81% (472) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 34% (192) |
| 1990-91 | 466 | 23 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Holm Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (486 to 510); teachers up 10% (29.9 to 33).
About Holm Elementary School
Holm Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in DENVER, Colorado. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 510 students. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Holm Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools, where 198 schools serve 90,471 students.
Hispanic students account for 60% of enrollment at Holm Elementary School. Smaller groups are 20% White, 11% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Holm Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Holm Elementary School's 33 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 70%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Holm Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Holm Elementary School is +7.1 points: 31.5% actual, 24.4% predicted.
Within Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Denver County number 206 and enroll about 91,233.
The school nearest to Holm Elementary School is Hamilton Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Holm Elementary School places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Holm Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 510 was 13% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 452.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Hamilton Middle School0.2 mi · 775
- Samuels Elementary School1.0 mi · 532
- The Cottage at Holly Ridge1.1 mi · 74
- Southmoor Elementary School1.2 mi · 431
- Joe Shoemaker School1.3 mi · 543
- Holly Hills Elementary School1.4 mi · 633
Frequently asked questions
About Holm Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Holm Elementary School?
Holm Elementary School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Holm Elementary School serve?
Holm Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Holm Elementary School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Holm Elementary School.
How diverse is Holm Elementary School?
Holm Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 60% Hispanic, 11% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Holm Elementary School?
Holm 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.