Enrollment
243
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000369
Kaiser Elementary School
4500 SOUTH QUITMAN STREET, DENVER, CO 80236 · (720) 424-6210 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL243 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
179 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 | 57 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
55%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
21.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -9.3pp since 2023
Math
22.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.7% | 22.4% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 16.3% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Kaiser Elementary School
Kaiser Elementary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Elementary School this school | 243 | 73.7% | 24.6% |
| Wm E Bishop Elementary School ENGLEWOOD | 200 | 78.5% | 26.3% |
| Eiber Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 255 | 75.7% | 20.0% |
| Oak Creek Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 235 | 74.9% | 32.8% |
| Union Colony Elementary School EVANS | 342 | 76.0% | 22.0% |
| Swanson Elementary School ARVADA | 283 | 72.4% | 16.5% |
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 Kaiser Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #688 of 931 | #51 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #668 of 940 ▲ 99 | #53 of 108 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #798 of 946 ▼ 160 | #70 of 109 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 243 | #845 of 1,056 | #101 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #165 of 896 | #20 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #313 of 896 | #48 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #229 of 983 | #60 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.3% | #65 of 664 | #12 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
243
-17 (-7%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 243 | 18 | 13.5:1 | 74% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 21.5 | 10.4:1 | 79% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 20.4 | 11.0:1 | 80% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 260 | 24 | 10.8:1 | 70% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 22.6 | 16.4:1 | 78% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 73% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 76% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 20 | 17.9:1 | 28% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 22 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kaiser Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (370 to 243); teachers down 20% (22.6 to 18).
About Kaiser Elementary School
Kaiser Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, located in DENVER. Total enrollment is 243 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 36% below the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Denver Public Schools (198 schools, 90,471 students) runs Kaiser Elementary School.
At Kaiser Elementary School, 63% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 23% White, 7% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The diversity index for Kaiser Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Kaiser Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.5 students per teacher, from 18 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 3.0 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Kaiser Elementary School, 74% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 11 points above the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.1%.
Census data for Denver County show median household income comes to about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 206 public schools in the county, enrolling about 91,233, Kaiser Elementary School among them.
Alice Terry Elementary School is the nearest public school to Kaiser Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kaiser Elementary School is 3rd of 5 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Kaiser Elementary School is City: Large.
Enrollment decreased 7% over 4 years, reaching 243 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.8:1 in 2020-21 to 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Kaiser Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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Other Kaiser Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Kaiser Elementary. Kaiser Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Kaiser Elementary SchoolKLEIN, TX · 724 students
- Kaiser Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 505 students
- Kaiser Elementary SchoolROSEVILLE, MI · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Alice Terry Elementary School0.6 mi · 167
- Fort Logan Northgate0.8 mi · 338
- SOAR Academy0.9 mi · 78
- Sheridan High School0.9 mi · 321
- Early Childhood Education Center0.9 mi · 114
- Goddard Middle School1.3 mi · 575
Frequently asked questions
About Kaiser Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kaiser Elementary School?
Kaiser Elementary School enrolls approximately 243 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kaiser Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kaiser Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kaiser Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kaiser Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (18 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Kaiser Elementary School?
Kaiser Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 63% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kaiser Elementary School public or private?
Kaiser Elementary 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.