Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE COUNTY OF DENVER AND STATE OF C·NCES 080336000371
Knapp Elementary School
500 SOUTH UTICA STREET, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-6130 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
320 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
29.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
Math
17.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
351
-210 (-37%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.9:1
% White
4%
was 6%
% Hispanic
92%
was 91%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Knapp Elementary School
Knapp Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in DENVER, Colorado, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 351 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Knapp Elementary School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Knapp Elementary School logs that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 4% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 91% of students at Knapp Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Knapp Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 11.4%, the actual is 23.2%, a residual of +11.8 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Denver County put the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Knapp Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
Brady Exploration School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Knapp Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 13.1%.
Knapp Elementary School operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Knapp Elementary School has fell 37%, going from 561 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C
- 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
- Brady Exploration School0.6 mi · 294
- Castro Elementary School0.7 mi · 241
- Munroe Elementary School0.8 mi · 332
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary0.8 mi · 146
- New America School0.8 mi · 74
- Deane Elementary School0.9 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Knapp Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Knapp Elementary School?
Knapp Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Knapp Elementary School serve?
Knapp Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knapp Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Knapp Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Knapp Elementary School?
At Knapp Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 92% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Knapp Elementary School public or private?
Knapp Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.