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Newlon Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

816^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Newlon Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 273 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.

Newlon Elementary consistently underperforms compared to district and state averages on CMAS assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state in science (12.8% vs. 34% and 39%), English language arts (19.5% vs. 41.9% and 44.8%), and math (19.8% vs. 32.9% and 35.9%). Newlon also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 27.7% to 37.1% in recent years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty student population, with 90.7% to 94.14% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, Newlon's English language learner students have performed relatively better compared to other subgroups, ranking 15th out of 43 Colorado elementary schools in 2018-2019 and 8th out of 12 in 2017-2018 on the ELL student metric. However, the school's female students have consistently outperformed male students, suggesting potential gender-based achievement gaps. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Castro Elementary and Cowell Elementary, Newlon's academic performance is consistently lower, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations. The nearby KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary, a public charter school, also outperforms Newlon in English language arts proficiency.

293

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,049

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

361 Vrain Street
Denver, CO 80219-1147

(720) 424-5150

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

White:

4.4%

African American:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2013 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

816^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

70^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	14.4	816 of 950	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	874 of 943	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	903 of 921	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	733 of 965	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	716 of 917	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	717 of 929	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	831 of 914	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	747 of 938	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.3	792 of 962	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.3	772 of 954	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	764 of 935	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	7.5	877 of 935	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	815 of 925	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.2	795 of 872	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.5	797 of 849	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.5	819 of 852	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.1	812 of 829	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.3	812 of 823	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	798 of 808	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	59.2	15 of 43	65.1%	★★★★☆
2018	42.7	8 of 12	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	599 of 694	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	614 of 758	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	452 of 690	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	687 of 700	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	597 of 764	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	668 of 693	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)65th percentile+41 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math20%-16 vs state

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Science13%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Newlon Elementary School

Is Newlon Elementary School a good school?

Newlon Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Newlon Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 293 students attended Newlon Elementary School.

What district is Newlon Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Newlon Elementary School?

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

What schools do graduates of Newlon Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Newlon 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

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