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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001867
Lowry Elementary School
8001 EAST CEDAR AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80230 · (720) 424-5910 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
299 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
71%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
28.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.3pp 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 27 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 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.8% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 23.9% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Lowry Elementary School
Lowry Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowry Elementary School this school | 400 | 74.8% | 25.9% |
| Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment DENVER | 353 | 79.9% | 22.2% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside DENVER | 637 | 85.9% | 47.0% |
| Academy 360 DENVER | 201 | 70.1% | 13.8% |
| Aurora Academy Charter School AURORA | 536 | 73.9% | 40.3% |
| AXL Academy AURORA | 402 | 79.6% | 16.8% |
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 Lowry Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #656 of 931 | #49 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #585 of 940 ▲ 37 | #46 of 108 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #675 of 946 ▲ 23 | #53 of 109 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #426 of 1,056 | #52 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #221 of 896 | #28 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #40 of 896 | #7 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.8% | #220 of 983 | #59 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #249 of 664 | #22 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
400
-98 (-20%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 400 | 28.7 | 13.9:1 | 75% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 25.2 | 15.6:1 | 73% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 27.8 | 13.8:1 | 70% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 32 | 15.6:1 | 58% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 27.5 | 18.5:1 | 50% (255) |
| 2015-16 | 498 | 28 | 17.8:1 | 44% (217) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 29 | 18.3:1 | 38% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lowry Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (509 to 400); teachers up 4% (27.5 to 28.7).
About Lowry Elementary School
Lowry Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in DENVER, Colorado. Federal data show 400 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, with 90,471 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Lowry Elementary School, about 38 are Black, the largest group. Other students are 31% Hispanic, 20% White, and 7% multiracial. That is higher than the 9% Black share among all Denver County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Based on 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, Lowry Elementary School has a ratio of 13.9:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 2.6 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 75%. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 12 points.
In Colorado, Lowry Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 25.9% actual against a predicted 21.4%.
The school is in Denver County, where the median household earns about $94,718 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
Lowry Elementary School's nearest public school is Denver Green School Southeast (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lowry Elementary School. Lowry Elementary School places 5th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Under the NCES locale system, Lowry Elementary School is City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 498 (2020-21) to 400 (2024-25). There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.9:1) than in 2020-21 (15.6:1).
This page collects posts and questions about Lowry Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. 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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Nearby schools
- Denver Green School Southeast0.8 mi · 586
- Denver Language School1.0 mi · 930
- Delta High School1.0 mi · 105
- George Washington High School1.1 mi · 1,326
- Vanguard Classical School - West1.2 mi · 380
- New America School - Aurora1.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About Lowry Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lowry Elementary School?
Lowry Elementary School enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lowry Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lowry Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lowry Elementary School have?
Lowry Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lowry Elementary School?
At Lowry Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 31% Hispanic, 38% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Lowry Elementary School in?
Lowry Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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