Enrollment
359
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000421
Valverde Elementary School
2030 WEST ALAMEDA AVENUE, DENVER, CO 80223 · (720) 424-3250 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% 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.
- C+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
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
306 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
33%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
21.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
15.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.3% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 12.0% | 9.2% |
% 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
14.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Valverde Elementary School
Valverde Elementary School's state test result (14.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valverde Elementary School this school | 359 | 85.2% | 14.2% |
| Swansea Elementary School DENVER | 381 | 86.4% | 13.1% |
| Garden Place Academy DENVER | 385 | 86.0% | 14.7% |
| Eagleton Elementary School DENVER | 317 | 87.1% | 17.7% |
| North Star Elementary School DENVER | 320 | 86.3% | 13.9% |
| Central Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 421 | 90.5% | 7.1% |
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 Valverde Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #876 of 931 | #92 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #792 of 940 ▲ 88 | #73 of 108 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #806 of 946 ▲ 99 | #72 of 109 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #542 of 1,056 | #62 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #192 of 896 | #26 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.3% | #770 of 896 | #81 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.2% | #97 of 983 | #42 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.2% | #87 of 200 | #16 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
359
+95 (+36%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 359 | 26.2 | 13.7:1 | 85% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 25.3 | 13.7:1 | 89% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 22.6 | 12.5:1 | 88% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 264 | 22 | 12.0:1 | 89% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 24.8 | 12.9:1 | 96% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 309 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 97% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 96% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 454 | 25 | 18.2:1 | 82% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 366 | 16 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valverde Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (320 to 359); teachers up 5% (24.8 to 26.2).
About Valverde Elementary School
Valverde Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, under Denver Public Schools. It had 359 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Valverde Elementary School is one of 198 schools in Denver Public Schools, which enrolls 90,471 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 81% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 7% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Denver County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Valverde Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Valverde Elementary School, there are about 13.7 students; the school has 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. There are 306 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 85% of enrollment. Among public schools in Denver County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Valverde Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Valverde Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 14.2% is within a point of the 15.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Denver County, the median household earns about $94,718 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Valverde Elementary School shares Denver County with 205 other public schools.
Valverde Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Valverde Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Valverde Elementary School is behind the 20.5% nearby average, ranking 5th of 6.
Under the NCES locale system, Valverde Elementary School is City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Valverde Elementary School had a net gain of 95 students, or 36%. The ratio was 12.0:1 in 2020-21 and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Valverde Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
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- KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy0.1 mi · 301
- Denver Online0.1 mi · 611
- KIPP Denver Collegiate High School0.1 mi · 477
- Florence Crittenton High School0.4 mi · 107
- Goldrick Elementary School0.9 mi · 385
- KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary1.1 mi · 146
Frequently asked questions
About Valverde Elementary SchoolHow large is Valverde Elementary School?
Valverde Elementary School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Valverde Elementary School serve?
Valverde Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Valverde Elementary School have?
Valverde Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Valverde Elementary School?
Student demographics at Valverde Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Valverde Elementary School in?
Valverde Elementary School is part of Denver Public Schools.
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