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Columbian Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

171

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,086

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2925 West 40th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211-2076

(720) 424-8580

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Columbian Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
	Skinner Middle School
High:	North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

White:

11.1%

African American:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2010 → 19th in 2019

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2010

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (61% vs 28% Colorado)

!English Language Arts scores 31 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school13%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

Not ranked this year

Columbian Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

76^th of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	19.9	778 of 965	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	754 of 917	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	814 of 929	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	835 of 914	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	829 of 938	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	866 of 962	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	879 of 954	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.4	850 of 935	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	894 of 935	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	843 of 925	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.4	807 of 872	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	810 of 849	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	772 of 852	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	792 of 829	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.5	748 of 823	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	750 of 808	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Columbian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8580	171	15	11.4	86.5%	19 (11.1%)	7 (4.1%)	136 (79.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)			25.0				14.0			15.0				11.9			$26,086
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	Public	PK, KG-6	3655 Wyandot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4370	409	22	18.2	38.6%	133 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	253 (61.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	34.3	577^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.3%		37	549^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.8%	28	28.6	33.3	40.0	60.0			40.0	34.1	15.2	27.8	19.2			25.0	37.1		$17,987
Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Quivas St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9170	454	31	14.7	71.8%	47 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	390 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	31.9	599^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.1	586^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.9%	13	58.3	54.5	35.7	25.5	34.2	35.7	37.6	38.9	26.5	18.2	8.0	9.5	10.9	17.4	31.3	34.8	$19,027
Beach Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4950 Beach Court	Denver	80221	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9470	275	19	14.6	89.5%	31 (11.3%)	7 (2.5%)	234 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20.9	725^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.7%		15.8	793^rd of 943 public elementary schools	15.9%	68	27.3	22.2	39.3				29.9	18.8	20.6	21.4				20.2	25.0		$19,065
Valdez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 West 29th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3310	423	24	17.7	49.9%	100 (23.6%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	75.8	220^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.8%		90.5	73^rd of 943 public elementary schools	92.3%	147	53.6	66.7	80.0				67.8	46.2	46.8	68.4				52.6	50.0		$18,668
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%		94	34^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.4%	30	58.1	82.3	79.2				73.5	66.2	70.5	64.6				67.1	71.4		$16,231
Trevista at Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Navajo Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9800	482	31	15.4	60.0%	127 (26.3%)	53 (11.0%)	264 (54.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.6%)	28.8	624^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.3%		12.4	845^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.4%	221	42.0	23.7	40.4				36.4	33.3	9.3	29.4				25.2	21.6		$18,477
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	329	22	14.7	60.2%	101 (30.7%)	38 (11.6%)	166 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	498^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.2%	27	44.7	40.0	24.4				36.7	62.5	35.9	43.9				48.4	20.0		$17,396
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 Raleigh Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8900	477	27	17.5	27.9%	304 (63.7%)	9 (1.9%)	124 (26.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	72.4	252^nd of 950 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.2	294^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.8%	42	56.7	56.5	58.8				57.1	49.3	64.6	40.0				53.3	45.7		$17,352
Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	530	31	17.1	31.3%	325 (61.3%)	23 (4.3%)	129 (24.3%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	31 (5.8%)	77.4	208^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	174^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.5%	34	65.0	55.7	66.7				62.5	59.3	45.7	46.3				50.9	62.1		$17,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Columbian Elementary School

What district is Columbian Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Columbian Elementary School?

Students at Columbian Elementary School are 80% Hispanic, 11% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Columbian Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Columbian Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
Middle : Skinner Middle School
High : North High School

How many students attend Columbian Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Columbian Elementary School.

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