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Which teacher or staff member at Inspire Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006733
Inspire Elementary
5650 N ELMIRA CT, DENVER, CO 80238 · (720) 424-4850 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
164 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
61%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
60.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 50.6% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Inspire Elementary
Inspire Elementary's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inspire Elementary this school | 645 | 25.4% | 58.3% |
| Parker Performing Arts ENGLEWOOD | 638 | 27.0% | 43.2% |
| Westerly Creek Elementary DENVER | 647 | 20.1% | 77.3% |
| Grand Peak Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 608 | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 538 | 28.8% | 40.4% |
| Meridian Ranch Elementary School FALCON | 670 | 27.5% | 50.9% |
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 Inspire Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #172 of 931 | #21 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #169 of 940 ▲ 65 | #20 of 108 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #204 of 946 ▼ 69 | #24 of 109 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #86 of 1,056 | #13 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #717 of 896 | #85 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #185 of 896 | #32 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #761 of 983 | #95 of 114 |
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
645
+197 (+44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 645 | 36.9 | 17.5:1 | 25% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 629 | 37.2 | 16.9:1 | 21% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 567 | 33.3 | 17.1:1 | 20% (111) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 27 | 16.6:1 | 18% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 91 | 6.4 | 14.3:1 | 34% (31) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Inspire Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 609% (91 to 645); teachers up 479% (6.4 to 36.9).
About Inspire Elementary
Inspire Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in DENVER, Colorado. The school serves 645 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
Inspire Elementary is one of the 198 schools that make up Denver Public Schools (90,471 students in total).
Inspire Elementary's enrollment is 56% White. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Black, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 59% White, within a few points of the school. By the diversity index, Inspire Elementary comes in at 61%.
Inspire Elementary employs 36.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. Inspire Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 25%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 38 points.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.3%. Inspire Elementary scores 58.3%.
In the county around the school, Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Inspire Elementary is among the 206 public schools in Denver County.
The closest public school to Inspire Elementary is Denver Green School Northfield, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Inspire Elementary comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 448 to 645. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
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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
- Denver Green School Northfield0.0 mi · 558
- Northfield High School0.7 mi · 2,137
- DSST: Conservatory Green High School0.7 mi · 556
- DSST: Elevate Northeast High School1.2 mi · 545
- DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School1.2 mi · 451
- DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School1.3 mi · 468
Frequently asked questions
About Inspire ElementaryHow many students attend Inspire Elementary?
Inspire Elementary enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Inspire Elementary serve?
Inspire Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Inspire Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Inspire Elementary is approximately 17.5:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Inspire Elementary?
At Inspire Elementary, the student body is approximately 56% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Inspire Elementary?
Inspire Elementary 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.