Whittier ECE-8 School

Whittier ECE-8 School, an intimate elementary school in DENVER, Colorado, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, educates 242 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 36% leaner than the state mean of about 379.

Within School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, which oversees 198 schools and 90,471 students, Whittier ECE-8 School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Whittier ECE-8 School shows that the most-represented group is Black (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 9% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Whittier ECE-8 School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 88% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Denver County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Whittier ECE-8 School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 18.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Denver County put the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 Whittier ECE-8 School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gilliam Youth Services Center, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Whittier ECE-8 School. On composite proficiency, Whittier ECE-8 School comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 35.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 16%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 242 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 39% to 30%.

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