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Park Hill School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Park Hill School is an exceptional elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 667 students in grades PK-5. This high-performing school consistently ranks in the top 5% of Colorado elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

Park Hill School's academic excellence is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (76.7%) and Math (75.4%) were significantly higher than the district (School District No. 1) and state averages. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 76.9% also far surpassed the district and state. This consistent high performance extends to different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, all of whom rank in the top 5-10% of Colorado elementary schools in their respective categories. The school's gifted and talented students also excel, ranking in the top 1% of Colorado elementary schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Park Hill School stands out. For example, Steck Elementary School, the closest school to Park Hill, lags behind in several key metrics, such as proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Other nearby schools, like Smith Elementary and Ashley Elementary, struggle significantly, with much lower proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Park Hill School's success can be attributed to its strong academic programs, effective support for diverse student populations, and low rates of chronic absenteeism and poverty.

717

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,905

Per pupil spending ?

13.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5050 East 19th Avenue
Denver, CO 80220-1229

(720) 424-4910

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.6%

Two or more races:

10.0%

Hispanic:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (76% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

23^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	95.5	23 of 950	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	37 of 943	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	46 of 933	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	28 of 921	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	77.9	171 of 710	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	95.2	26 of 965	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	55 of 917	94.0%	★★★★★
2017	90.3	67 of 929	92.8%	★★★★★
2016	77.7	168 of 914	81.6%	★★★★☆
2015	82.5	141 of 938	85.0%	★★★★☆
2014	78.1	190 of 962	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.4	350 of 954	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	67.4	321 of 935	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.5	508 of 935	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.1	555 of 925	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.6	550 of 872	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.8	594 of 849	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.0	632 of 852	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.7	478 of 829	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.0	489 of 823	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.1	560 of 808	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	26 of 694	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	48 of 684	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	50 of 642	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	19 of 595	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	19 of 758	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	71 of 690	89.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	42 of 119	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	40 of 91	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.4	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	37 of 700	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	43 of 683	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	59 of 649	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	42 of 594	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	41 of 764	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.0	52 of 693	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	17 of 551	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	31 of 539	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.1	44 of 525	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	14 of 454	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	16 of 596	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	21 of 337	93.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science77%+38 vs state

English Language Arts77%+32 vs state

Math75%+40 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, November 2, 2018

Good school if you have an extremely self managing kid. Classroom sizes have ballooned to 30 per class meaning some kids can't keep up. Parents spend a significant amount of time working on homework with their kids due to being left behind in the classroom. Ratings are good primarily due to affluent population with professional parents. At this rate may as well home school as we are doing the majority of our kids education anyways. Will be looking for alternatives with smaller class sizes or private school. I will say the teachers are awesome just way too many kids and little resources for additional help (like any public school in Colorado). Close Quote

Schools Near Park Hill 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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Park Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 East 19th Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4910	717	37	19.2	13.4%	542 (75.6%)	21 (2.9%)	66 (9.2%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.0%)	95.5	23^rd of 950 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.4	37^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.1%	14	73.1	74.3	82.4		76.7	75.0	78.0	73.4		75.4	76.9	$16,905
Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	995 Grape Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5000	197	16	12.6	38.1%	95 (48.2%)	21 (10.7%)	47 (23.9%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (13.2%)	81.3	160^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.2%		58.8	374^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.3%	214			61.9		47.4	60.0				50.0	61.9	$20,030
Odyssey School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	6550 East 21st Avenue	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 316-3944	318	24	13.0	23.3%	187 (58.8%)	28 (8.8%)	64 (20.1%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.4%)	78.7	195^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.5%		71	248^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.7%	53	69.7	64.7	67.6	61.9	62.4	66.7	52.9	48.6	42.9	47.1	41.9	$14,112
Stedman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2940 Dexter Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3800	447	23	19.0	41.2%	160 (35.8%)	124 (27.7%)	125 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	56.4	394^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.5%		57.9	382^nd of 943 public elementary schools	59.5%	12	58.9	40.9	51.1		49.7	39.1	42.4	34.0		39.0	50.0	$16,359
Teller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Garfield Street	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3560	518	29	18.1	22.0%	345 (66.6%)	30 (5.8%)	84 (16.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	93	43^rd of 950 public elementary schools	95.5%		86.9	105^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.9%	62	74.7	70.5	81.3		75.3	65.8	67.8	71.3		68.3	71.1	$18,443
Hallett Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 Jasmine Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6070	250	22	11.4	81.6%	23 (9.2%)	156 (62.4%)	50 (20.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.0%)	10.6	878^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.6%		17.5	770^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.3%	108	15.2	22.2	14.3		17.0		14.8			9.1	14.3	$22,184
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5380	353	25	14.1	79.9%	58 (16.4%)	123 (34.8%)	126 (35.7%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	16.5	787^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.2	729^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.7%	58	9.5	27.7	30.8		23.4	13.6	23.1	15.1		17.4	22.2	$21,252
Steck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Albion Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3870	323	18	18.3	20.1%	201 (62.2%)	17 (5.3%)	54 (16.7%)	13 (4.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	95	31^st of 950 public elementary schools	96.7%		98.3	7^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.3%	24	75.9	83.0	72.5		77.2	74.6	89.4	73.2		78.9	67.5	$16,328
Smith Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3590 Jasmine Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4000	457	29	15.6	88.8%	30 (6.6%)	117 (25.6%)	280 (61.3%)	4 (0.9%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.9%)	12.9	839^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.7%		22.2	708^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.9%	131	10.3	15.1	35.3		21.0	23.2	7.4	11.8		14.3	17.0	$19,955
Ashley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1914 Syracuse Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9748	387	23	16.4	86.0%	14 (3.6%)	49 (12.7%)	306 (79.1%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	6.1	938^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.3%		15.8	795^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.7%	143			15.6		10.3	11.1				6.3	6.7	$18,836

Frequently Asked Questions about Park Hill School

What is the racial makeup of Park Hill School?

Students at Park Hill School are 76% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Park Hill School a good school?

Yes! Park Hill School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 23^rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Park Hill School attend?

Students who attend Park Hill School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Denver Green School Northfield
Middle : DSST: Conservatory Green Middle School
Middle : DSST: Montview Middle School
Middle : McAuliffe International School
High : East High School

What district is Park Hill School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Park Hill School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Park Hill School.

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