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Enrollment
872
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336006332
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School
2100 AKRON WAY, DENVER, CO 80238 · (720) 424-2640 · Denver County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL872 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A+Test 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
18.7:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
114 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 91 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 9% larger than its 8th grade class (91).
Student demographics
54%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
78.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.6pp since 2023
Math
81.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.2% | 81.9% |
| 2023-24 | 83.8% | 78.8% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 19 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 William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School this school | 872 | 13.1% | 78.2% |
| Westerly Creek Elementary DENVER | 647 | 20.1% | 77.3% |
| Slavens K-8 School DENVER | 762 | 13.3% | 84.6% |
| Ranch Creek Elementary COLORADO SPRINGS | 578 | 13.8% | 59.7% |
| World Compass Academy CASTLE ROCK | 791 | 15.5% | 55.9% |
| Park Hill School DENVER | 717 | 13.4% | 73.7% |
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 William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #17 of 931 | #4 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #12 of 940 ▲ 4 | #3 of 108 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #28 of 946 ▼ 16 | #4 of 109 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 872 | #24 of 1,056 | #3 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #819 of 896 | #104 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #328 of 896 | #51 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #915 of 983 | #114 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #589 of 664 | #54 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
872
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 872 | 46.6 | 18.7:1 | 13% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 43.6 | 19.5:1 | 19% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 828 | 43.7 | 18.9:1 | 12% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 44 | 20.0:1 | 11% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 909 | 45.3 | 20.1:1 | 15% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 865 | 57 | 15.2:1 | 18% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 752 | 38 | 19.8:1 | 15% (116) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (909 to 872); teachers up 3% (45.3 to 46.6).
About William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School is a high-enrollment elementary school in Denver Public Schools, located in DENVER, Colorado. It enrolled 872 students in kindergarten through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 130% higher than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School is one school in Denver Public Schools, a system of 198 schools with 90,471 students.
White students account for 65% of enrollment at William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School. Other students are 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 7% Black, and 3% Asian. By the diversity index, William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School comes in at 54%.
Staffing totals 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.7:1. That ratio is over the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School is 13%. The 63% average for public schools in Denver County is 50 points higher.
allk12 grades William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 78.2%, is 19.4 points above the 58.8% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Denver County, median household income is about $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 206 public schools operate in Denver County, serving about 91,233 students.
Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School is the public school closest to William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School, about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School is 1st of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School as City: Large.
In 2020-21, William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School enrolled 881; in 2024-25, 872. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 18.7:1, from 20.0:1.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in Denver Public Schools
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- 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
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
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School0.4 mi · 8
- New Legacy Charter School0.4 mi · 96
- DSST: Montview Middle School0.4 mi · 463
- DSST: Montview High School0.4 mi · 562
- Westerly Creek Elementary0.6 mi · 647
- Boston K-8 School0.7 mi · 413
Frequently asked questions
About William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 SchoolHow many students attend William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School?
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School enrolls approximately 872 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School serve?
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School is approximately 18.7:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School?
William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School reports a student body of 65% White, 14% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School in?
William (Bill) Roberts 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.