Steck Elementary School

Located at 450 ALBION STREET, in DENVER, Colorado, Steck Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that caters to 323 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Steck Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Steck Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Steck Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Denver County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Steck Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 54.5%; actual is 80.2%, +25.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Denver County) shows that median household income runs about $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Steck Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Steck Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 53.8%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 10%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 323 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 62% across the same window.

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