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If you could change one rule at Omar D Blair Charter School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
783
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001838
Omar D Blair Charter School
4905 CATHAY STREET, DENVER, CO 80249 · (303) 371-9570 · Denver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL783 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest 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
14.2:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
620 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (81).
Student demographics
76%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
24.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
13.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.9% | 13.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 12.0% |
% 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
18.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Omar D Blair Charter School
Omar D Blair Charter School's state test result (18.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omar D Blair Charter School this school | 783 | 79.2% | 18.3% |
| Highline Academy Northeast DENVER | 589 | 73.5% | 19.1% |
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School DENVER | 886 | 85.3% | 18.0% |
| KIPP Northeast Elementary DENVER | 495 | 75.8% | 21.3% |
| Place Bridge Academy DENVER | 824 | 85.2% | 13.0% |
| Green Valley Elementary School DENVER | 714 | 81.8% | 21.0% |
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 Omar D Blair Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #791 of 931 | #68 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #829 of 940 ▲ 16 | #82 of 108 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #741 of 946 ▼ 5 | #62 of 109 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 783 | #38 of 1,056 | #6 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #257 of 896 | #35 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.3% | #3 of 896 | #1 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #161 of 983 | #56 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #625 of 664 | #59 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
783
+108 (+16%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 783 | 55 | 14.2:1 | 79% (620) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 54.4 | 13.8:1 | 79% (589) |
| 2022-23 | 727 | 45.5 | 16.0:1 | 77% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 675 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 73% (495) |
| 2017-18 | 801 | 52.4 | 15.3:1 | 74% (590) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 38 | 21.2:1 | 65% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 800 | 40 | 20.0:1 | 54% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Omar D Blair Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (801 to 783); teachers up 5% (52.4 to 55).
About Omar D Blair Charter School
Omar D Blair Charter School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. The school offers kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 783 students. On average, elementary schools in Colorado enroll around 379, and this school is 107% larger than that mark.
Denver Public Schools counts 90,471 students in its 198 schools, and Omar D Blair Charter School is one of them.
The student body at Omar D Blair Charter School has no majority group. Black students lead at 34%. The next largest groups are 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Pacific Islander, and 6% White. The school's Black share is 25 points above the 9% share among Denver County residents. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at Omar D Blair Charter School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Omar D Blair Charter School is 14.2:1, based on 55 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Lunch program data show 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Denver County, the average is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Omar D Blair Charter School lands at C-, ahead of 18% of Colorado public elementary schools.
A school with Omar D Blair Charter School's lunch-eligibility share in Colorado is predicted to score 18.7%. Omar D Blair Charter School scores 18.3%, within a point of that line.
The school is in Denver County, where median household income comes to about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Sandra Todd-Williams Academy, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Omar D Blair Charter School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large). Omar D Blair Charter School operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 675 to 783, a 16% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.7:1 in 2020-21 to 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Omar D Blair Charter School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- SOAR at Green Valley Ranch0.7 mi · 484
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Frequently asked questions
About Omar D Blair Charter SchoolHow large is Omar D Blair Charter School?
Omar D Blair Charter School enrolls approximately 783 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Omar D Blair Charter School serve?
Omar D Blair Charter School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Omar D Blair Charter School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Omar D Blair Charter School is approximately 14.2:1 (55 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Omar D Blair Charter School?
At Omar D Blair Charter School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 29% Hispanic, 34% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Omar D Blair Charter School public or private?
Omar D Blair Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.