Stedman Elementary School

Stedman Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack primary schools in DENVER, Colorado, operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 447 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Stedman Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Stedman Elementary School logs that 36% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Hispanic, 28% Black, 8% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 59% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.1:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Denver County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Stedman Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Denver County indicate median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Stedman Elementary School is one of 206 public schools in Denver County (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students).

Robert F. Smith STEAM Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stedman Elementary School comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 71%: 261 students in 2018 compared to 447 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 36% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 19.1:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Stedman Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.