Joe Shoemaker School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, Joe Shoemaker School hosts 543 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 43% above typical.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Joe Shoemaker School is among them.

On demographics, Joe Shoemaker School logs that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 11% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.5:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Joe Shoemaker School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 25.4%, the actual is 16.2%, a residual of -9.2 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household income runs about $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Joe Shoemaker School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Polton Community Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Joe Shoemaker School at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 27.0%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Joe Shoemaker School's enrollment has rose 21% since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 543). Hispanic enrollment moved from 37% to 61% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 today.

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