Teller Elementary School

Teller Elementary School is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, with 518 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Teller Elementary School is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that serves 90,471 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Teller Elementary School records that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 6% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Denver County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Teller Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.4%; actual is 67.7%, +14.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Denver County put 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. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), Teller Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Steck Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Teller Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 3%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 12% to 16% over that span.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.