McMeen Elementary School

McMeen Elementary School, a sizable elementary campus in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, enrolls 706 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so McMeen Elementary School sits 86% above that benchmark.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. McMeen Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, McMeen Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder breaks down as 21% White, 15% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), McMeen Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.3%, the actual is 22.1%, a residual of -6.2 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Denver County shows median household earnings sit near $94,718, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which McMeen Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: George Washington High School, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around McMeen Elementary School. On composite proficiency, McMeen Elementary School comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 38.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. McMeen Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 15% since 2018, when it stood at 615 (now 706). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 38% to 56% over that span.

On allk12, the feed for McMeen Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.