Traylor Academy

Traylor Academy, a compact K-5 school in DENVER, Colorado, one of the schools within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, teaches 300 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C runs 198 schools in total, collectively educating 90,471 students. Traylor Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Traylor Academy shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 11% White, 4% Asian, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Traylor Academy has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Traylor Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.5%; this one delivers 15.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Denver County shows the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Traylor Academy is one.

Bear Valley International School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Traylor Academy. On composite proficiency, Traylor Academy comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 37%: 476 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 16% to 11% across the same window.

On this page, members of the Traylor Academy community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.