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If you could change one rule at Park Hill School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
717
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000391
Park Hill School
5050 EAST 19TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80220 · (720) 424-4910 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL717 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
19.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
96 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 127 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (127) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
41%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
76.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.7% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 75.6% | 69.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Park Hill School
Park Hill School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hill School this school | 717 | 13.4% | 73.7% |
| Slavens K-8 School DENVER | 762 | 13.3% | 84.6% |
| Ford Elementary CENTENNIAL | 653 | 13.0% | 60.3% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School WINDSOR | 780 | 16.4% | 62.9% |
| Monument Charter Academy MONUMENT | 612 | 10.0% | 45.5% |
| Sage Canyon Elementary CASTLE ROCK | 552 | 9.8% | 55.3% |
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 Park Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #33 of 931 | #8 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #27 of 940 ▲ 22 | #6 of 108 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.7% | #38 of 946 no change | #6 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 717 | #59 of 1,056 | #8 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #847 of 896 | #106 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.7% | #662 of 896 | #73 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.4% | #911 of 983 | #112 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.4% | #134 of 200 | #23 of 45 |
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
717
+44 (+7%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 717 | 37.3 | 19.2:1 | 13% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 667 | 36.2 | 18.4:1 | 11% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 676 | 37.5 | 18.0:1 | 10% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 673 | 39 | 17.3:1 | 10% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 680 | 36.8 | 18.5:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 27 | 18.9:1 | 34% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 32 | 17.1:1 | 31% (167) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 18 | 21.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park Hill School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (680 to 717); teachers up 1% (36.8 to 37.3).
About Park Hill School
DENVER, Colorado, is home to Park Hill School, a large elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 717 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Colorado enroll about 379 students on average.
Enrollment across the 198 schools in Denver Public Schools totals 90,471 students.
Of every 100 students at Park Hill School, about 76 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is lower, at 59%. The diversity index for Park Hill School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 19.2 students per teacher. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Of all students at Park Hill School, 13% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Denver County.
Park Hill School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 96% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Park Hill School does better than predicted by 15.1 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.7%; the prediction is 58.6%.
In the wider Denver County area, median household income comes to about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denver County's 206 public schools enroll about 91,233 students and include Park Hill School.
McAuliffe International School sits about 0.7 miles from Park Hill School. Park Hill School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 52.8%, lower than Park Hill School's 73.7%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 717, from 673 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 17.3 to 19.2 over 4 years.
People who know Park Hill School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- 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
Other schools in DENVER
- 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
Other Park Hill schools
One other US public school is named Park Hill. Park Hill School is the largest of the 2.
- PARK HILL SCHOOLEAST SYRACUSE, NY · 227 students
Nearby schools
- McAuliffe International School0.7 mi · 1,329
- Palmer Elementary School0.9 mi · 197
- Odyssey School of Denver1.0 mi · 318
- Stedman Elementary School1.0 mi · 447
- Teller Elementary School1.1 mi · 518
- Hallett Academy1.1 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Park Hill SchoolHow many students attend Park Hill School?
Park Hill School enrolls approximately 717 students in grades PK-05.
Is Park Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park Hill School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Park Hill School have?
Park Hill School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park Hill School?
At Park Hill School, the student body is approximately 76% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Park Hill School public or private?
Park Hill 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.