Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000306
John H. Amesse Elementary
5440 SCRANTON STREET, DENVER, CO 80239 · (720) 424-9988 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 8% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
337 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 29 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
26%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
10.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
9.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.3% | 9.4% |
| 2023-24 | 7.9% | 5.7% |
% 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
8.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
9.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 10% 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 John H. Amesse Elementary
John H. Amesse Elementary's state test result (8.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John H. Amesse Elementary this school | 358 | 94.1% | 8.5% |
| College View Elementary School DENVER | 368 | 93.2% | 15.7% |
| Fulton Academy of Excellence AURORA | 410 | 93.4% | 10.2% |
| Barney Ford Elementary School DENVER | 487 | 94.0% | 13.7% |
| Central Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 421 | 90.5% | 7.1% |
| Swansea Elementary School DENVER | 381 | 86.4% | 13.1% |
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 John H. Amesse Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.5% | #924 of 931 | #106 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.4% | #893 of 940 ▲ 26 | #97 of 108 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #929 of 946 ▲ 10 | #104 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #544 of 1,056 | #63 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #589 of 896 | #71 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.5% | #839 of 896 | #90 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #6 of 983 | #1 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.8% | #212 of 664 | #20 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
358
-19 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 530
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 358 | 21.9 | 16.3:1 | 94% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 20.9 | 17.7:1 | 91% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 350 | 24.5 | 14.3:1 | 93% (325) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | 30 | 12.6:1 | 92% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 32.4 | 14.5:1 | 95% (447) |
| 2015-16 | 558 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 95% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 94% (558) |
| 2000-01 | 645 | 37 | 17.4:1 | 77% (498) |
| 1990-91 | 530 | 25 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John H. Amesse Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (470 to 358); teachers down 32% (32.4 to 21.9).
About John H. Amesse Elementary
DENVER, Colorado, is home to John H. Amesse Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 358 students in pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 90,471 students.
John H. Amesse Elementary enrolls a student body that is 85% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 3% White, and 2% Pacific Islander. In Denver County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, John H. Amesse Elementary comes in at 26%.
Federal data list 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at John H. Amesse Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. The lunch program counts 94% of students at John H. Amesse Elementary as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
John H. Amesse Elementary is graded D by allk12, scoring above 8% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 9.6% at John H. Amesse Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 8.5%.
In Denver County (population about 718,877), median household income is about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 206 public schools operate in Denver County, serving about 91,233 students.
Monarch Montessori is the public school closest to John H. Amesse Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. John H. Amesse Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. John H. Amesse Elementary ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 8.5% against a local average of 12.8%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 358 was 5% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 377. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.6:1 to 16.3:1.
The John H. Amesse Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- Monarch Montessori0.6 mi · 282
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Frequently asked questions
About John H. Amesse ElementaryHow many students attend John H. Amesse Elementary?
John H. Amesse Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does John H. Amesse Elementary serve?
John H. Amesse Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at John H. Amesse Elementary?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at John H. Amesse Elementary.
How diverse is John H. Amesse Elementary?
John H. Amesse Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 85% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is John H. Amesse Elementary in?
John H. Amesse Elementary is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.