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Cowell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

308

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,220

Per pupil spending ?

91.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4540 West 10th Avenue
Denver, CO 80204-2913

(720) 424-8300

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

3.6%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2009 → 29th in 2019

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2009

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (6% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 28% Colorado)

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school6%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

Not ranked this year

Cowell 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	27.2	688 of 965	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	758 of 929	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.0	844 of 914	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	894 of 938	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	945 of 962	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	876 of 954	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.2	864 of 935	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	875 of 935	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	895 of 925	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.4	839 of 872	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.0	841 of 849	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	846 of 852	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.7	807 of 829	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.4	802 of 823	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.1	797 of 808	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	23.0	581 of 758	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	32.2	497 of 764	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2019)35th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2019)23rd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts8%-37 vs state

Math5%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Cowell Elementary School

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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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Cowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 West 10th Avenue	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8300	308	22	14.1	91.6%	11 (3.6%)	7 (2.3%)	278 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)	13.6			7.9					4.8		$20,220
Colfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1526 Tennyson Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8740	280	19	14.4	89.3%	29 (10.4%)	31 (11.1%)	203 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	16.8	781^st of 950 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.5	644^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.7%	137	41.4	23.5	17.9	28.4	17.4	16.7	13.8		16.2	13.8	$21,235
Newlon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Vrain Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5150	293	23	12.6	92.5%	13 (4.4%)	5 (1.7%)	265 (90.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14.4	816^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.1%		10.4	874^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.3%	58			23.3	19.5	27.0	14.9	19.1		19.8	12.8	$20,049
Eagleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	880 N Hooker Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7930	317	26	12.2	87.1%	31 (9.8%)	18 (5.7%)	260 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9	907^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.5%		20.2	741^st of 943 public elementary schools	21.4%	166			12.5	15.4	7.7	12.9	18.5		12.4	14.3	$23,225
Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	373	34	11.0	85.3%	23 (6.2%)	86 (23.1%)	234 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	5.4	943^rd of 950 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.6	892^nd of 943 public elementary schools	5.4%	51	10.9	10.0	14.6	11.8					4.2	6.3	$24,285
Barnum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Hooker Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9590	334	21	15.6	88.6%	14 (4.2%)	12 (3.6%)	302 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	14.7	812^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.5%		6.9	921^st of 943 public elementary schools	2.3%	109			22.9	19.5	27.5	16.3	12.5		19.0	16.7	$19,834
Edgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5570 West 24th Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6050	335	22	15.4	63.9%	54 (16.1%)	5 (1.5%)	255 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	21.2	721^st of 950 public elementary schools	24.1%		18.4	765^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.9%	44	44.4		32.4	30.0	21.6	10.5	23.7	14.7	18.0	21.1	$18,927
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
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6130	351	21	16.9	91.2%	15 (4.3%)	8 (2.3%)	323 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	765^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.5%		23.4	695^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.3%	70	25.9	25.0	34.0	29.1	23.4	10.9	18.0		17.5	22.9	$20,999
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3400 West Nevada Place	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 934-3245	146	13	10.8	89.0%	7 (4.8%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)				22.7							$25,510

Frequently Asked Questions about Cowell Elementary School

How many students attend Cowell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 308 students attended Cowell Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Cowell Elementary School?

Students at Cowell Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Cowell Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What schools do graduates of Cowell Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lake Middle School
High : North High School

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