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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001679
Southmoor Elementary School
3755 SOUTH MAGNOLIA WAY, DENVER, CO 80237 · (720) 424-3930 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% 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
17.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
159 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 | 17 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
60%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
57.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -10.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 down about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 56.5% | 50.6% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Southmoor Elementary School
Southmoor Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southmoor Elementary School this school | 431 | 36.9% | 54.0% |
| Peakview Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 447 | 36.2% | 42.0% |
| Antelope Ridge Elementary School AURORA | 549 | 39.7% | 45.4% |
| Patriot Elementary School FORT CARSON | 523 | 40.3% | 30.1% |
| Timberline Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 478 | 33.1% | 37.0% |
| Bradley International School DENVER | 574 | 42.2% | 49.7% |
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 Southmoor Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #233 of 931 | #26 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #409 of 940 ▼ 174 | #35 of 108 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #247 of 946 ▲ 20 | #25 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #363 of 1,056 | #46 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #699 of 896 | #84 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.5% | #196 of 896 | #34 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #625 of 983 | #86 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #525 of 664 | #47 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
431
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+102% since 2000-01, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 431 | 24.8 | 17.4:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 23.7 | 16.6:1 | 34% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | 27% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 29% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 467 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 33% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 29% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 28% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 11 | 19.4:1 | 7% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southmoor Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (467 to 431); teachers down 11% (28 to 24.8).
About Southmoor Elementary School
Southmoor Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, (ZIP code 80237). The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 431 students.
Southmoor Elementary School is one of 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, which enrolls 90,471 students in total.
The student body at Southmoor Elementary School is 58% White. The rest of enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 7% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among Denver County residents, the White share is about 59%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
Southmoor Elementary School reports a ratio of 17.4 students per teacher, from 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.4:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Lunch program data show 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 26 points below the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
Southmoor Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 80% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.4% for Southmoor Elementary School. The school posts 54.0%, 9.6 points above the prediction.
In Denver County, median household income comes to about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.
Southmoor Elementary School is about 0.5 miles from Thomas Jefferson High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Southmoor Elementary School is 2nd of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 431, from 393 in 2020-21. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 17.4:1 in 2024-25.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. 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
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
- Thomas Jefferson High School0.5 mi · 1,390
- The Cottage at Holly Ridge0.6 mi · 74
- Holly Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 633
- Samuels Elementary School1.1 mi · 532
- Holm Elementary School1.2 mi · 510
- Hamilton Middle School1.3 mi · 775
Frequently asked questions
About Southmoor Elementary SchoolHow large is Southmoor Elementary School?
Southmoor Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southmoor Elementary School serve?
Southmoor Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Southmoor Elementary School have?
Southmoor Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Southmoor Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southmoor Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Southmoor Elementary School?
Southmoor Elementary School is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.