Enrollment
350
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001767
Polaris Elementary School
410 PARK AVENUE WEST, DENVER, CO 80205 · (720) 424-7860 · Denver County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL350 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% 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.
- A+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
19.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
61 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 24% |
This year's 1st grade class (49) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
63%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
94.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
92.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 94 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.0% | 92.4% |
| 2023-24 | 95.6% | 91.4% |
% 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
93.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 93% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% 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 37 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 Polaris Elementary School
Polaris Elementary School's state test result (93.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Elementary School this school | 350 | 17.4% | 93.5% |
| Academy International Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 368 | 15.5% | 54.6% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 462 | 14.7% | 65.8% |
| Black Forest Hills Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 18.0% | 60.5% |
| Zach Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 492 | 15.9% | 84.4% |
| Wildcat Mountain Elementary School LITTLETON | 423 | 15.6% | 66.5% |
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 Polaris Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 93.5% | #1 of 931 | #1 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.4% | #3 of 940 ▼ 2 | #1 of 108 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #2 of 946 ▼ 1 | #1 of 109 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 350 | #561 of 1,056 | #67 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #854 of 896 | #107 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #158 of 896 | #26 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.4% | #861 of 983 | #109 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #143 of 200 | #28 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
350
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
+254% since 2000-01, when it was 99
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 350 | 17.9 | 19.6:1 | 17% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 339 | 19.3 | 17.6:1 | 15% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 19.3 | 17.0:1 | 7% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 332 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 17.8 | 18.8:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2015-16 | 333 | 17 | 19.6:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 17 | 19.4:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 99 | 6 | 16.5:1 | 30% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Polaris Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (334 to 350); teachers up 1% (17.8 to 17.9).
About Polaris Elementary School
In DENVER, Colorado, part of Denver County, Polaris Elementary School is an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 350 students, covering grades 1 through 5.
Denver Public Schools enrolls 90,471 students in 198 schools, including Polaris Elementary School.
About 57% of the student body at Polaris Elementary School is White. Other students are 15% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 4% Black. Denver County residents are about 59% White, a similar share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is lower. A total of 61 students, or 17%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Denver County is 63%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Polaris Elementary School outscored 99%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Polaris Elementary School beats its 56.2% prediction with 93.5%, a top-10% result in Colorado.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that median household income comes to 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%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.
Measured in a straight line, Downtown Denver Expeditionary School is about 0.3 miles from Polaris Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Polaris Elementary School is 1st of 5 on proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Polaris Elementary School inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
In 2020-21, Polaris Elementary School enrolled 332 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 350. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.5:1 to 19.6:1.
Polaris Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Polaris Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Polaris Elementary School?
Polaris Elementary School enrolls approximately 350 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Polaris Elementary School serve?
Polaris Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Polaris Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Polaris Elementary School is approximately 19.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Polaris Elementary School?
Student demographics at Polaris Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Black, 10% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Is Polaris Elementary School public or private?
Polaris 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.