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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Valdez Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000420
Valdez Elementary School
2525 WEST 29TH AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80211 · (720) 424-3310 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest 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
17.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
211 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 100 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
43%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
67.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 65.3% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% 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 26 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 Valdez Elementary School
Valdez Elementary School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez Elementary School this school | 423 | 49.9% | 62.6% |
| Foster Dual Language PK-8 ARVADA | 454 | 50.2% | 28.3% |
| Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School LAFAYETTE | 439 | 46.2% | 48.9% |
| Columbine Elementary School FORT MORGAN | 421 | 50.8% | 28.8% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School LOCHBUIE | 440 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Homestake Peak School AVON | 421 | 57.7% | 32.5% |
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 Valdez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #126 of 931 | #19 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #235 of 940 ▼ 161 | #24 of 108 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #110 of 946 ▼ 35 | #17 of 109 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #383 of 1,056 | #47 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #750 of 896 | #91 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #615 of 896 | #71 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #478 of 983 | #79 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #154 of 200 | #32 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
423
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 737
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 423 | 23.8 | 17.8:1 | 50% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 412 | 22.4 | 18.4:1 | 38% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 25.8 | 15.1:1 | 38% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 26 | 16.2:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 25.1 | 16.2:1 | 48% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 48% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 369 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 71% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 85% (503) |
| 1990-91 | 737 | 31 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valdez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (406 to 423); teachers down 5% (25.1 to 23.8).
About Valdez Elementary School
Valdez Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in DENVER, Colorado. Its 423 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Denver Public Schools runs 198 schools with a combined 90,471 students. Valdez Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students are the majority at Valdez Elementary School, with 72% of enrollment. It is also 24% White and 2% multiracial. Denver County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 44 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 17.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's lunch program data list 50% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Denver County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Valdez Elementary School is A. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 94% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Valdez Elementary School beats its 36.5% prediction with 62.6%, a top-10% result in Colorado.
Across Denver County, the median household income is $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Denver County is home to 206 public schools and about 91,233 public school students.
The shortest distance from Valdez Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to AUL Denver. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Valdez Elementary School is 1st among 7 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal data show 422 students in 2020-21 and 423 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher rose from 16.2 in 2020-21 to 17.8 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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
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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
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- AUL Denver0.1 mi · 156
- North High School0.2 mi · 1,653
- North High School Engagement Center0.2 mi · 103
- Career Education Center Early College0.3 mi · 468
- Academia Ana Marie Sandoval0.6 mi · 409
- Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School0.8 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Valdez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Valdez Elementary School?
Valdez Elementary School enrolls approximately 423 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Valdez Elementary School serve?
Valdez Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Valdez Elementary School have?
Valdez Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valdez Elementary School?
At Valdez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 72% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Valdez Elementary School in?
Valdez Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.