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Knapp Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

765^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Knapp Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 362 students in grades PK-5. 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.

Knapp Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates (ranging from 27.7% to 47.9%) and low test scores, with only 29.1% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has a very high percentage of students (90.61% to 93.57%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families. Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Castro Elementary, Munroe Elementary, and KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary, exhibit similar performance characteristics.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, Knapp Elementary's performance has remained stagnant over the past several years, with little to no improvement in its statewide ranking or SchoolDigger star rating. This suggests that the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed through a comprehensive and targeted approach to improve student outcomes and support the school community.

351

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,999

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 South Utica Street
Denver, CO 80219-2364

(720) 424-6130

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

4.3%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 33rd percentile in 2019 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

765^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

59^th 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	18.1	765 of 950	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	695 of 943	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	654 of 933	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	645 of 921	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	643 of 965	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	673 of 917	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	799 of 929	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	671 of 914	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.1	764 of 938	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.6	844 of 962	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.7	836 of 954	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	872 of 935	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.3	878 of 935	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	861 of 925	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	855 of 872	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	843 of 849	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.6	832 of 852	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.2	811 of 829	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.1	793 of 823	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.0	787 of 808	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	6 of 19	68.4%	★★★★☆
2019	67.2	10 of 43	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	36.9	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	649 of 694	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	440 of 684	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.7	546 of 642	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	444 of 595	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	582 of 758	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	628 of 690	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	518 of 700	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	573 of 683	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	516 of 649	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	467 of 594	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	527 of 764	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	531 of 693	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2022)68th percentile+38 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-16 vs state

Science23%-16 vs state

Math18%-18 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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
Castro Elementary School	Public	K-5	845 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8990	241	18	13.5	91.7%	5 (2.1%)	12 (5.0%)	207 (85.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)					8.4	44.8			14.7	10.4	$20,501
Munroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Virginia Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5230	332	22	15.0	88.9%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.2%)	303 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)								(n/a)					4.6	12.2			6.3		$21,109
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
Deane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	580 South Harlan Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9655	341	26	12.9	80.1%	50 (14.7%)	7 (2.1%)	262 (76.8%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	6.6	932^nd of 950 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.8	903^rd of 943 public elementary schools	4.2%	29			16.7	15.6	12.4	11.6		6.1	6.4	8.3	$18,065
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
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
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	453	34	13.2	90.9%	16 (3.5%)	28 (6.2%)	386 (85.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	17.9	768^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.2%		9.1	899^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.7%	131	19.5	21.0	34.5		25.3		19.4		14.1	19.3	$13,558
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	Public	K-5	1300 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4300	339	22	15.1	87.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.9	821^st of 943 public elementary schools	12.9%	27			23.9		18.8	24.5	25.5	14.0	21.3	12.0	$19,929
Force Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 South Wolff Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7400	303	19	15.6	88.8%	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	263 (86.8%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	10.4	880^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.4%					(n/a)			21.1		17.3	19.6			17.2	7.7	$21,150

Frequently Asked Questions about Knapp Elementary School

What district is Knapp Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Knapp Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 351 students attended Knapp Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Knapp Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Compass Academy
Middle : DSST: College View Middle School
Middle : Kepner Beacon Middle School
Middle : KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
Middle : West Middle School
High : West High School

Is Knapp Elementary School a good school?

Knapp Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Knapp Elementary School?

Students at Knapp Elementary School are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American.

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