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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000415
Teller Elementary School
1150 GARFIELD STREET, DENVER, CO 80206 · (720) 424-3560 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
114 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
51%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
75.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
68.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.3% | 68.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 59.2% |
% 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
67.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% 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 Teller Elementary School
Teller Elementary School's state test result (67.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teller Elementary School this school | 518 | 22.0% | 67.7% |
| Carson Elementary School DENVER | 412 | 17.7% | 64.4% |
| Explorer Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 470 | 27.4% | 55.1% |
| Meridian Ranch Elementary School FALCON | 670 | 27.5% | 50.9% |
| Rock Ridge Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 449 | 22.7% | 37.9% |
| Edison Elementary School DENVER | 583 | 18.0% | 71.7% |
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 Teller Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #74 of 931 | #13 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #62 of 940 ▲ 64 | #10 of 108 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #44 of 946 ▲ 29 | #7 of 109 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #211 of 1,056 | #30 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #784 of 896 | #97 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #411 of 896 | #56 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #804 of 983 | #100 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #168 of 200 | #38 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
518
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 518 | 28.5 | 18.2:1 | 22% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 558 | 29.9 | 18.7:1 | 22% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 29.6 | 17.9:1 | 19% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 22% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | 29.3 | 17.2:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2015-16 | 484 | 30 | 16.1:1 | 29% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 25 | 17.0:1 | 36% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 19 | 14.8:1 | 60% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Teller Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (504 to 518); teachers down 3% (29.3 to 28.5).
About Teller Elementary School
Teller Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in DENVER, Colorado. The school counts 518 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
The Denver Public Schools system has 198 schools and 90,471 students.
Teller Elementary School is 67% White by enrollment. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. Teller Elementary School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 at Teller Elementary School, with 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 18.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 22% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Denver County is 63%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Teller Elementary School would score about 53.4%. It scores 67.7%, a top-10% result among Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Across Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denver County is home to 206 public schools and about 91,233 public school students.
Steck Elementary School is the public school closest to Teller Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Teller Elementary School is 4th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Teller Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Enrollment at Teller Elementary School was 510 in 2020-21 and 518 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
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- 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
- Steck Elementary School0.8 mi · 323
- East High School0.8 mi · 2,476
- Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences0.9 mi · 651
- Palmer Elementary School1.0 mi · 197
- Park Hill School1.1 mi · 717
- Bromwell Elementary School1.1 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About Teller Elementary SchoolHow large is Teller Elementary School?
Teller Elementary School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Teller Elementary School serve?
Teller Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Teller Elementary School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Teller Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Teller Elementary School?
At Teller Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Teller Elementary School?
Teller 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.