Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000426
Whittier ECE-8 School
2480 DOWNING STREET, DENVER, CO 80205 · (720) 424-3040 · Denver County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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
14.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
214 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 18 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 28% larger than its 8th grade class (18).
Student demographics
64%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
17.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
7.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.6% | 7.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.3% | 4.1% |
% 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
18.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% 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 Whittier ECE-8 School
Whittier ECE-8 School's state test result (18.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier ECE-8 School this school | 242 | 88.4% | 18.2% |
| University Prep - Arapahoe St. DENVER | 313 | 89.8% | 16.9% |
| Hallett Academy DENVER | 250 | 81.6% | 17.1% |
| Aurora Academy Charter School AURORA | 536 | 73.9% | 40.3% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside DENVER | 637 | 85.9% | 47.0% |
| 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 Whittier ECE-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.2% | #794 of 931 | #69 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.0% | #914 of 940 ▲ 16 | #102 of 108 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.6% | #861 of 946 ▲ 2 | #82 of 109 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #848 of 1,056 | #102 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #262 of 896 | #36 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #132 of 896 | #17 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #56 of 983 | #25 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #362 of 664 | #33 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
242
+20 (+9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 242 | 17 | 14.3:1 | 88% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 214 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 91% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 219 | 16.4 | 13.4:1 | 93% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 89% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 19.7 | 14.6:1 | 91% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 90% (276) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 95% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 16 | 16.0:1 | 88% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 15 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whittier ECE-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (288 to 242); teachers down 14% (19.7 to 17).
About Whittier ECE-8 School
Whittier ECE-8 School is an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, according to federal school records. It reports enrollment of 242 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in Colorado enroll around 379, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Denver Public Schools is the local district for Whittier ECE-8 School. It runs 198 schools with 90,471 students.
Federal enrollment data show Whittier ECE-8 School is 50% Black. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 5% White. The school's Black share is 41 points above the 9% share among Denver County residents. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at Whittier ECE-8 School are from different groups.
The school lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 88% of the student body. Across public schools in Denver County, the average is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Whittier ECE-8 School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Colorado public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Whittier ECE-8 School is 5.1 points above its prediction. Actual: 18.2%. Predicted: 13.1%.
The school is in Denver County, where the median household earns about $94,718 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Denver County, 206 public schools serve about 91,233 students.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Gilliam Youth Services Center, is the closest to Whittier ECE-8 School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Whittier ECE-8 School is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 222 to 242, a 9% rise.
This page is set up for the Whittier ECE-8 School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- Gilliam Youth Services Center0.3 mi · 21
- Manual High School0.4 mi · 348
- Manual Middle School0.4 mi · 257
- Polaris Elementary School0.5 mi · 350
- French American School of Denver0.7 mi · 230
- Cole Arts and Science Academy0.7 mi · 275
Frequently asked questions
About Whittier ECE-8 SchoolHow many students attend Whittier ECE-8 School?
Whittier ECE-8 School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Whittier ECE-8 School serve?
Whittier ECE-8 School serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whittier ECE-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whittier ECE-8 School is approximately 14.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Whittier ECE-8 School?
Whittier ECE-8 School reports a student body of 5% White, 30% Hispanic, 50% Black, 12% Two or more.
What district is Whittier ECE-8 School in?
Whittier ECE-8 School is part of Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.