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Garden Place Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-6

867^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Garden Place Academy is an elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 378 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Garden Place Academy faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 57.8% over the past few years, far exceeding the district and state averages. Academically, the school's performance on CMAS tests is also significantly lower than the district and state, with only 17.6% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.77% to 91.35%, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

While Garden Place Academy's performance is low, some nearby schools, such as International Academy of Denver at Harrington and Swansea Elementary School, also have relatively low academic performance and high rates of chronic absenteeism and free/reduced lunch recipients. This suggests that the challenges faced by Garden Place Academy may be reflective of broader issues within the district or the local community. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 15.4 to 16, could be an asset, but it does not seem to be translating into improved academic outcomes, indicating a need to focus on other areas, such as teacher professional development, curriculum and instructional strategies, and family engagement, to drive student success.

385

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,757

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4425 Lincoln Street
Denver, CO 80216-3520

(720) 424-7220

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Garden Place Academy usually attend:

Middle:	DSST: Cole Middle School
	Manual Middle School
High:	Manual High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.6%

White:

10.6%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

867^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

83^rd of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

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
2025	11.2	867 of 950	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	885 of 943	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	906 of 921	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	860 of 965	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	605 of 917	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.7	711 of 929	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	735 of 914	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.9	868 of 938	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.4	916 of 962	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.4	867 of 954	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	900 of 935	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.5	835 of 935	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	5.2	890 of 925	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.0	868 of 872	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.8	845 of 849	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	836 of 852	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.6	779 of 829	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.7	729 of 823	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	8.0	748 of 808	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts18%-27 vs state

Math12%-23 vs state

Science8%-31 vs state

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Schools Near Garden Place Academy

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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
Garden Place Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	4425 Lincoln Street	Denver	80216	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7220	385	28	13.9	86.0%	41 (10.6%)	27 (7.0%)	295 (76.6%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.9%)	11.2	867^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.7%		9.9	885^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.2%	18	17.9		20.5				17.6		11.9	22.5				12.5	7.9		$21,757
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
Wyatt Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3620 Franklin Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 292-5515	240	18	13.6	81.3%	22 (9.2%)	43 (17.9%)	166 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.9%)	21.8	714^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.8%					(n/a)	24.3	18.8	14.3				20.0	13.6	35.3	39.1				26.7			$15,338
Cole Arts and Science Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 E 33rd Ave	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9120	275	21	13.0	83.6%	29 (10.5%)	41 (14.9%)	189 (68.7%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)			20.9				13.6							7.9	9.3		$23,197
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
University Prep - Arapahoe St.	Public, Charter	K-5	2409 Arapahoe Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 292-0463	313	27	11.7	89.8%	15 (4.8%)	155 (49.5%)	124 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (3.8%)	13.8	822^nd of 950 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.4	862^nd of 943 public elementary schools	8.6%	40	12.1	16.7	22.4				16.8	16.9	31.6	16.7				20.7			$18,826
International Academy of Denver at Harrington	Public	PK, KG-5	2401 East 37th Avenue	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6420	152	17	9.0	92.1%	4 (2.6%)	28 (18.4%)	109 (71.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.9%)	5 (3.3%)								(n/a)			14.3				13.6										$29,373
Swansea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4650 Columbine Street	Denver	80216	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3630	381	27	14.3	86.4%	16 (4.2%)	25 (6.6%)	331 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	8	920^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.2%		9.2	898^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.8%	22			18.4				14.0	17.5	7.4	9.1				10.7			$21,359
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Garden Place Academy

What schools do graduates of Garden Place Academy attend?

Students who attend Garden Place Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : DSST: Cole Middle School
Middle : Manual Middle School
High : Manual High School

How many students attend Garden Place Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 385 students attended Garden Place Academy.

What district is Garden Place Academy in?

School District No. 1

Is Garden Place Academy a good school?

Garden Place Academy ranks in the bottom 8.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Garden Place Academy?

Students at Garden Place Academy are 77% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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