Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336001576
University Prep - Steele St.
3230 EAST 38TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80205 · (303) 329-8412 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
11.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
298 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 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 62% larger than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
54%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
22.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.0% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 26.9% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 13% 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 - Steele St.
University Prep - Steele St.'s state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Prep - Steele St. this school | 334 | 89.2% | 23.7% |
| Smith Elementary School DENVER | 457 | 88.8% | 19.9% |
| Cheltenham Elementary School DENVER | 373 | 85.3% | 11.4% |
| Center for Talent Development at Greenlee DENVER | 244 | 88.1% | 18.0% |
| Vanguard Classical School - West DENVER | 380 | 83.4% | 17.4% |
| AXL Academy AURORA | 402 | 79.6% | 16.8% |
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 - Steele St. ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #705 of 931 | #52 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #535 of 940 ▲ 24 | #42 of 108 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #789 of 946 ▲ 21 | #69 of 109 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #605 of 1,056 | #73 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #36 of 896 | #5 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #347 of 896 | #52 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #40 of 983 | #16 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.3% | #23 of 200 | #3 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
334
-29 (-8%) vs 2020
+11% since 2000-01, when it was 301
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
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 | 334 | 29.1 | 11.5:1 | 89% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 333 | 26.9 | 12.4:1 | 91% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 287 | 29.3 | 9.8:1 | 91% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 87% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 26.8 | 8.9:1 | 89% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 26 | 12.3:1 | 90% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 94% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 301 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 80% (241) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Prep - Steele St..
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (238 to 334); teachers up 9% (26.8 to 29.1).
About University Prep - Steele St.
Students in DENVER, Colorado, attend University Prep - Steele St., a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 334 students, from pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools oversees University Prep - Steele St. and 197 other schools, with 90,471 students in total.
A majority of students at University Prep - Steele St., 62%, are Hispanic. Other groups make up 28% Black, 4% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 28% of Denver County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at University Prep - Steele St. belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 54%.
Staffing totals 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 89%. Public schools in Denver County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for University Prep - Steele St. is B-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 49% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
University Prep - Steele St. is 11.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (23.7% versus 12.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Census estimates describe Denver County this way: median household income is about $94,718, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Denver County number 206 and enroll about 91,233.
The school nearest to University Prep - Steele St. is Bruce Randolph School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of University Prep - Steele St., there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 17.7%; University Prep - Steele St.'s is 23.7%, ranking 2nd of 6.
The federal government classifies University Prep - Steele St.'s location as City: Large. University Prep - Steele St. is one of the charter schools in Colorado.
Federal counts put enrollment at 363 in 2020-21 and 334 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.5:1.
Community posts for University Prep - Steele St. can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About University Prep - Steele St.How large is University Prep - Steele St.?
University Prep - Steele St. enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does University Prep - Steele St. serve?
University Prep - Steele St. serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does University Prep - Steele St. have?
University Prep - Steele St. employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is University Prep - Steele St.?
University Prep - Steele St. reports a student body of 4% White, 62% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is University Prep - Steele St. public or private?
University Prep - Steele St. is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
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