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Enrollment
532
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000399
Samuels Elementary School
3985 SOUTH VINCENNES COURT, DENVER, CO 80237 · (720) 424-4450 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL532 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest 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
18.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
460 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 | 53 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (83).
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
34.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 24.1% |
% 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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 14% 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 14 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 Samuels Elementary School
Samuels Elementary School's state test result (28.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuels Elementary School this school | 532 | 86.5% | 28.2% |
| Jewell Elementary School AURORA | 493 | 85.8% | 21.6% |
| Iowa Elementary School AURORA | 502 | 81.1% | 13.4% |
| Lansing Elementary Community School AURORA | 366 | 85.8% | 10.3% |
| Tollgate Elementary School of Expeditionary Learning AURORA | 601 | 82.9% | 8.8% |
| SOAR at Green Valley Ranch DENVER | 484 | 80.0% | 20.6% |
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 Samuels Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.2% | #616 of 931 | #46 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #635 of 940 ▼ 14 | #51 of 108 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #585 of 946 ▲ 179 | #47 of 109 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 532 | #183 of 1,056 | #28 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #801 of 896 | #101 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #147 of 896 | #21 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #77 of 983 | #31 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.9% | #142 of 200 | #27 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
532
+95 (+22%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 532 | 28.9 | 18.4:1 | 86% (460) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 82% (393) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 30.6 | 15.3:1 | 83% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 77% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 30.9 | 16.4:1 | 75% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 77% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 74% (474) |
| 2000-01 | 511 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 34% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 23 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Samuels Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (507 to 532); teachers down 6% (30.9 to 28.9).
About Samuels Elementary School
Samuels Elementary School is a public elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 532 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Samuels Elementary School is in Denver Public Schools, a district with 90,471 students across 198 schools.
About 55% of the student body at Samuels Elementary School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 22% Black, 13% White, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Samuels Elementary School are from different groups.
Samuels Elementary School reports a ratio of 18.4 students per teacher, from 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 18.4:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Lunch program data show 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Denver County averages 63%, lower than here.
Samuels Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 60% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 14.3%. Samuels Elementary School posts 28.2%, 13.9 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Denver County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $94,718 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Denver County has 206 public schools with about 91,233 students, including Samuels Elementary School.
The closest school to Samuels Elementary School is Holm Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 28.2% is below the 44.2% average for nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Samuels Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 532, compared with 437 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (18.4:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Samuels Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- Holm Elementary School1.0 mi · 510
- Cherry Creek High School1.0 mi · 3,852
- Southmoor Elementary School1.1 mi · 431
- Campus Middle School1.2 mi · 1,311
- Hamilton Middle School1.2 mi · 775
- Belleview Elementary School1.3 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Samuels Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Samuels Elementary School?
Samuels Elementary School enrolls approximately 532 students in grades PK-05.
Is Samuels Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Samuels Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Samuels Elementary School have?
Samuels Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Samuels Elementary School?
Student demographics at Samuels Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 55% Hispanic, 22% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Samuels Elementary School public or private?
Samuels 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.