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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001864
Lena Archuleta Elementary School
16000 MAXWELL PLACE, DENVER, CO 80239 · (720) 424-9888 · Denver County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
398 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (92) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
46%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
28.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
24.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.1pp 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 24 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 24.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.8% | 28.3% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Lena Archuleta Elementary School
Lena Archuleta Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lena Archuleta Elementary School this school | 515 | 77.3% | 27.4% |
| Centennial Elementary School EVANS | 481 | 80.0% | 15.0% |
| Kenton Elementary School AURORA | 583 | 84.2% | 11.0% |
| Clyde Miller K-8 AURORA | 466 | 88.2% | 22.1% |
| Maplewood Elementary School GREELEY | 544 | 87.3% | 11.1% |
| Highline Community Elementary School AURORA | 435 | 69.0% | 14.3% |
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 Lena Archuleta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #626 of 931 | #48 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #632 of 940 ▼ 87 | #50 of 108 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #679 of 946 ▼ 55 | #54 of 109 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #215 of 1,056 | #31 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #293 of 896 | #40 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.2% | #547 of 896 | #67 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.3% | #184 of 983 | #57 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #614 of 664 | #57 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
515
+52 (+11%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 515 | 35.5 | 14.5:1 | 77% (398) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 32.5 | 15.3:1 | 78% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 78% (371) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 30 | 15.4:1 | 75% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 30.8 | 17.2:1 | 87% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 88% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 87% (602) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lena Archuleta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (530 to 515); teachers up 15% (30.8 to 35.5).
About Lena Archuleta Elementary School
Lena Archuleta Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in DENVER, Colorado. It teaches 515 students in grades 1 through 5. That is 36% larger than the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Lena Archuleta Elementary School is one of the 198 schools that make up Denver Public Schools (90,471 students in total).
At Lena Archuleta Elementary School, 72% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 6% Asian, 4% White, and 4% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The diversity index for Lena Archuleta Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lena Archuleta Elementary School has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 77% at Lena Archuleta Elementary School. The rate at public schools in Denver County averages 63%, lower than here.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Lena Archuleta Elementary School outscored 50%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
In Colorado, Lena Archuleta Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 27.4% actual against a predicted 19.9%.
Denver County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denver County's 206 public schools enroll about 91,233 students and include Lena Archuleta Elementary School.
Montbello Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Lena Archuleta Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Lena Archuleta Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Lena Archuleta Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 463 to 515.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Lena Archuleta Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 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
- Montbello Middle School0.4 mi · 315
- Rocky Mountain Prep Noel0.4 mi · 287
- Barney Ford Elementary School0.7 mi · 487
- Marie L. Greenwood Academy0.9 mi · 597
- Escalante-Biggs Academy1.1 mi · 306
- Maxwell Elementary School1.3 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Lena Archuleta Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lena Archuleta Elementary School?
Lena Archuleta Elementary School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Lena Archuleta Elementary School serve?
Lena Archuleta Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lena Archuleta Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lena Archuleta Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lena Archuleta Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lena Archuleta Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 72% Hispanic, 10% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lena Archuleta Elementary School in?
Lena Archuleta Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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