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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Joe Shoemaker School this year?
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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006662
Joe Shoemaker School
3333 SOUTH HAVANA STREET, DENVER, CO 80231 · (720) 423-9333 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
370 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 | 46 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
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
18.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
10.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.3% | 10.9% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% | 14.9% |
% 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
16.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Joe Shoemaker School
Joe Shoemaker School's state test result (16.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Shoemaker School this school | 543 | 68.1% | 16.2% |
| Vassar Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 72.8% | 27.4% |
| Denver Green School Southeast DENVER | 586 | 64.8% | 19.5% |
| Mountain Vista Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 590 | 72.5% | 33.5% |
| Highline Community Elementary School AURORA | 435 | 69.0% | 14.3% |
| McMeen Elementary School DENVER | 706 | 63.3% | 22.1% |
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 Joe Shoemaker School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #837 of 931 | #82 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #876 of 940 ▼ 74 | #93 of 108 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #854 of 946 ▼ 73 | #80 of 109 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #168 of 1,056 | #27 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #808 of 896 | #102 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #247 of 896 | #41 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #283 of 983 | #68 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #58 of 200 | #11 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
543
+109 (+25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 543 | 29.3 | 18.5:1 | 68% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 439 | 29.2 | 15.0:1 | 72% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 31.3 | 14.2:1 | 73% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 63% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 29.3 | 15.3:1 | 67% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 21 | 17.6:1 | 63% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Joe Shoemaker School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (448 to 543); teachers unchanged (29.3 to 29.3).
About Joe Shoemaker School
Among the schools in DENVER, Colorado, is Joe Shoemaker School, a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 543 students on the rolls. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
The 198 schools of Denver Public Schools, including Joe Shoemaker School, enroll 90,471 students.
The largest group at Joe Shoemaker School is Hispanic students, at 61%. Enrollment also includes 20% Black, 11% White, 4% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among people living in Denver County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. The diversity index for Joe Shoemaker School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 18.5 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Joe Shoemaker School, which has 29.3. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Joe Shoemaker School is about 68%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Joe Shoemaker School is -9.2 points: 16.2% actual, 25.4% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 206 public schools and about 91,233 students.
Polton Community Elementary School sits about 0.9 miles from Joe Shoemaker School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 27.0%, higher than Joe Shoemaker School's 16.2%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal enrollment counts increased from 434 (2020-21) to 543 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 15.0:1 to 18.5:1.
The discussion board for Joe Shoemaker School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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
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- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
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- Polton Community Elementary School0.9 mi · 466
- Hamilton Middle School1.3 mi · 775
- Holm Elementary School1.3 mi · 510
- Eastridge Community Elementary School1.3 mi · 716
- Samuels Elementary School1.7 mi · 532
- Ponderosa Elementary School1.8 mi · 634
Frequently asked questions
About Joe Shoemaker SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Joe Shoemaker School?
Joe Shoemaker School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Joe Shoemaker School serve?
Joe Shoemaker School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Joe Shoemaker School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Joe Shoemaker School is approximately 18.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Joe Shoemaker School?
Student demographics at Joe Shoemaker School are roughly 11% White, 61% Hispanic, 20% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Joe Shoemaker School public or private?
Joe Shoemaker 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.