Valverde Elementary School

Valverde Elementary School, an average-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, enrolls 359 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C comprises 198 schools with combined enrollment of 90,471 students; Valverde Elementary School is among them.

On demographics, Valverde Elementary School records that 81% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Black, 6% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Denver County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Valverde Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 15.0%, the actual is 14.2%, a residual of -0.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Denver County put 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 Valverde Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Valverde Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 20.5%.

Valverde Elementary School operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 12%: 320 students in 2018 compared to 359 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Valverde Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.