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What's the most underrated thing about Stedman Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000411
Stedman Elementary School
2940 DEXTER STREET, DENVER, CO 80207 · (720) 424-3800 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
184 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 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
71%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
49.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.8% | 43.6% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Stedman Elementary School
Stedman Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stedman Elementary School this school | 447 | 41.2% | 45.3% |
| Highline Academy Southeast DENVER | 591 | 53.3% | 46.8% |
| Sky Ranch Academy AURORA | 495 | 42.4% | 25.1% |
| Columbine Elementary School DENVER | 346 | 42.2% | 31.8% |
| Polton Community Elementary School AURORA | 466 | 55.6% | 24.8% |
| Mountainside Elementary School FORT CARSON | 346 | 44.2% | 24.1% |
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 Stedman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #369 of 931 | #33 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #420 of 940 ▼ 86 | #36 of 108 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #374 of 946 no change | #30 of 109 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #331 of 1,056 | #44 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #834 of 896 | #105 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.1% | #36 of 896 | #5 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #569 of 983 | #83 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +71.3% | #7 of 200 | #1 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
447
+91 (+26%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 447 | 23.5 | 19.1:1 | 41% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 24.2 | 17.8:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 25.7 | 17.1:1 | 43% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 47% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 21.4 | 12.2:1 | 62% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 281 | 17 | 16.5:1 | 85% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 25 | 14.4:1 | 88% (317) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 73% (252) |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 21 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stedman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 71% (261 to 447); teachers up 9% (21.4 to 23.5).
About Stedman Elementary School
Stedman Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, (ZIP code 80207). Enrollment is 447 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools has 198 schools and 90,471 students, and Stedman Elementary School is one of those schools.
White students are the largest group at Stedman Elementary School, with 36% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 28% Hispanic, 28% Black, and 8% multiracial. The school's White share is 24 points below the 59% share among Denver County residents. Stedman Elementary School has a diversity index of 71%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Stedman Elementary School's 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 19.1:1. That ratio is over the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 41%. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Stedman Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 45.3% actual against 41.8% predicted.
In Denver County (population about 718,877), median household income is about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. A total of 206 public schools operate in Denver County, serving about 91,233 students.
Of nearby public schools, Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Stedman Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
NCES assigns Stedman Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal counts put enrollment at 356 in 2020-21 and 447 in 2024-25, a 26% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.5:1 in 2020-21 to 19.1:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Stedman Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Stedman Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Stedman Elementary. Stedman Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Stedman ElementaryStedman, NC · 284 students
Nearby schools
- Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy0.6 mi · 89
- McAuliffe International School0.7 mi · 1,329
- Hallett Academy0.7 mi · 250
- Smith Elementary School0.9 mi · 457
- Park Hill School1.0 mi · 717
- University Prep - Steele St.1.1 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Stedman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Stedman Elementary School?
Stedman Elementary School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Stedman Elementary School serve?
Stedman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Stedman Elementary School have?
Stedman Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Stedman Elementary School?
Student demographics at Stedman Elementary School are roughly 36% White, 28% Hispanic, 28% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Stedman Elementary School in?
Stedman Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.