Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
15%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
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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.1% | 17.5% |
| 2023-24 | 35.5% | 15.3% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Knapp Elementary School
Knapp Elementary School's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp Elementary School this school | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
| Cowell Elementary School DENVER | 308 | 91.6% | 9.7% |
| Barnum Elementary School DENVER | 334 | 88.6% | 14.7% |
| Munroe Elementary School DENVER | 332 | 88.9% | 7.8% |
| Rose Hill Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 315 | 88.9% | 9.4% |
| Newlon Elementary School DENVER | 293 | 92.5% | 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 Knapp Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #710 of 931 | #54 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #751 of 940 ▲ 40 | #64 of 108 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #671 of 946 ▼ 106 | #52 of 109 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #559 of 1,056 | #66 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #659 of 896 | #81 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #890 of 896 | #105 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #23 of 983 | #10 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #42 of 664 | #6 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
351
-68 (-16%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
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 | 351 | 20.7 | 17.0:1 | 91% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 24.4 | 14.9:1 | 93% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 25.4 | 14.7:1 | 94% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 89% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 561 | 37.8 | 14.9:1 | 97% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 94% (598) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 97% (663) |
| 2000-01 | 652 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 74% (484) |
| 1990-91 | 572 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knapp Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (561 to 351); teachers down 45% (37.8 to 20.7).
About Knapp Elementary School
Knapp Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, administered by Denver Public Schools. School enrollment was 351 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools (198 schools, 90,471 students) runs Knapp Elementary School.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Knapp Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. Next come 4% White and 2% Black. That compares with about 28% Hispanic among all Denver County residents. By the diversity index, Knapp Elementary School comes in at 15%.
The teaching staff at Knapp Elementary School is 20.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.0:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have a similar average ratio of 16.6:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 91%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Denver County.
Knapp Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.2% and a predicted 11.4%.
Among Denver County residents, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 206 public schools in Denver County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,233.
Brady Exploration School is the public school closest to Knapp Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Knapp Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Knapp Elementary School at 1st of 6.
Locale data from NCES put Knapp Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Knapp Elementary School had 419 students in 2020-21 and 351 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 17.0:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Knapp Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Knapp Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Knapp Elementary. Knapp Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 5.
- Knapp Elementary SchoolLansdale, PA · 633 students
- Knapp ElementaryRacine, WI · 462 students
- Knapp Elementary SchoolMichigan City, IN · 407 students
- Knapp ElementaryKnapp, WI · 91 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 Denver Public Schools.
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