Enrollment
332
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000387
Munroe Elementary School
3440 WEST VIRGINIA AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80219 · (720) 424-5230 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL332 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
295 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 | 37 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
16%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
4.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
6.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 5 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4.6% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 5.5% | 6.9% |
% 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
7.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 Munroe Elementary School
Munroe Elementary School's state test result (7.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munroe Elementary School this school | 332 | 88.9% | 7.8% |
| Barnum Elementary School DENVER | 334 | 88.6% | 14.7% |
| Rose Hill Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 315 | 88.9% | 9.4% |
| Knapp Elementary School DENVER | 351 | 91.2% | 23.2% |
| Atlas Preparatory Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 286 | 87.4% | 13.7% |
| Cowell Elementary School DENVER | 308 | 91.6% | 9.7% |
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 Munroe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #928 of 931 | #108 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #922 of 940 ▼ 11 | #104 of 108 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 4.6% | #946 of 946 no change | #109 of 109 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 332 | #610 of 1,056 | #76 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #400 of 896 | #51 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.5% | #887 of 896 | #104 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.9% | #47 of 983 | #20 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #87 of 664 | #13 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
332
-62 (-16%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 332 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 89% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 21.8 | 15.2:1 | 93% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 21.9 | 15.5:1 | 96% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 97% (383) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 34.6 | 14.1:1 | 97% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 573 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 98% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 98% (539) |
| 2000-01 | 570 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 82% (470) |
| 1990-91 | 389 | 22 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Munroe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (489 to 332); teachers down 36% (34.6 to 22).
About Munroe Elementary School
Munroe Elementary School is an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, and it is part of Denver Public Schools. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 332 students in pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 198 schools in Denver Public Schools totals 90,471 students.
At Munroe Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 91% of the student body. After that, the student body is 4% Black. Among all residents of Denver County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. By the diversity index, Munroe Elementary School comes in at 16%.
Teachers at the school number 22 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Denver County is 63%.
allk12 grades Munroe Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Munroe Elementary School is -5.1 points: 7.8% actual, 12.8% predicted.
Federal survey data for Denver County show that median household income is about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Munroe Elementary School is among the 206 public schools in Denver County.
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Munroe Elementary School ranks 6th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 7.8% against a local average of 15.3%.
NCES assigns Munroe Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Munroe Elementary School saw enrollment fall 16% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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- 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
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary0.2 mi · 146
- Castro Elementary School0.4 mi · 241
- Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest0.5 mi · 453
- Kepner Beacon Middle School0.5 mi · 467
- Pascual Ledoux Academy0.7 mi · 236
- Barnum Elementary School0.7 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Munroe Elementary SchoolHow large is Munroe Elementary School?
Munroe Elementary School enrolls approximately 332 students in grades PK-05.
Is Munroe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Munroe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Munroe Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Munroe Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Munroe Elementary School?
At Munroe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 91% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Munroe Elementary School public or private?
Munroe Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.