McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School

McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School is one of the cozy primary schools in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 305 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School lists that 61% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.0%; this one delivers 55.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household earnings sit near $94,718, 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), McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grant Beacon Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School has climbed 77%, going from 172 students in 2018 to 305 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 47% to 61%. Class-load math has loosened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.