Enrollment
313
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006517
University Prep - Arapahoe St.
2409 ARAPAHOE STREET, DENVER, CO 80205 · (303) 292-0463 · Denver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL313 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
281 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
59%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
16.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.8% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 15.3% | 16.0% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 University Prep - Arapahoe St.
University Prep - Arapahoe St.'s state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Prep - Arapahoe St. this school | 313 | 89.8% | 16.9% |
| Whittier ECE-8 School DENVER | 242 | 88.4% | 18.2% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside DENVER | 637 | 85.9% | 47.0% |
| Aurora Academy Charter School AURORA | 536 | 73.9% | 40.3% |
| Hallett Academy DENVER | 250 | 81.6% | 17.1% |
| Lowry Elementary School DENVER | 400 | 74.8% | 25.9% |
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 University Prep - Arapahoe St. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #824 of 931 | #77 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #700 of 940 ▲ 73 | #56 of 108 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #867 of 946 ▲ 6 | #86 of 109 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 313 | #672 of 1,056 | #82 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #46 of 896 | #6 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #224 of 896 | #39 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #35 of 983 | #13 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #486 of 664 | #44 of 63 |
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
313
-51 (-14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 313 | 26.7 | 11.7:1 | 90% (281) |
| 2023-24 | 285 | 28 | 10.2:1 | 91% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 27.2 | 10.3:1 | 92% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 364 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 83% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 34.4 | 10.1:1 | 81% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 37 | 9.8:1 | 82% (297) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Prep - Arapahoe St..
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (346 to 313); teachers down 22% (34.4 to 26.7).
About University Prep - Arapahoe St.
University Prep - Arapahoe St. is a low-enrollment elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, that operates as a charter school. There are 313 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
University Prep - Arapahoe St. is run by Denver Public Schools, whose 198 schools enroll 90,471 students.
About 50% of students at University Prep - Arapahoe St. are Black, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 40% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Denver County, the Black share is about 9%. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at University Prep - Arapahoe St. are from different groups.
University Prep - Arapahoe St. has 26.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.6:1. The school has 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 27 points above the 63% average for public schools in Denver County.
On the allk12 Grade, University Prep - Arapahoe St. lands at C, ahead of 30% of Colorado public elementary schools.
University Prep - Arapahoe St.'s actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (16.9%) and its predicted rate (12.3%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
The school is in Denver County, where median household income comes to about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Denver County's 206 public schools enroll about 91,233 students and include University Prep - Arapahoe St..
Among nearby public schools, RiseUp Community School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, University Prep - Arapahoe St. ranks 4th in a group of 5 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. University Prep - Arapahoe St. operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 313, down from 364 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.0 in 2020-21.
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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
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- Whittier ECE-8 School0.7 mi · 242
- Emily Griffith High School0.7 mi · 311
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Frequently asked questions
About University Prep - Arapahoe St.What is the total enrollment at University Prep - Arapahoe St.?
University Prep - Arapahoe St. enrolls approximately 313 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does University Prep - Arapahoe St. serve?
University Prep - Arapahoe St. serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does University Prep - Arapahoe St. have?
University Prep - Arapahoe St. employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Prep - Arapahoe St.?
At University Prep - Arapahoe St., the student body is approximately 5% White, 40% Hispanic, 50% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is University Prep - Arapahoe St. public or private?
University Prep - Arapahoe St. is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
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