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Swansea Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

920^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Swansea Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 384 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.

Swansea Elementary School consistently performs significantly below the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) test scores for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of Swansea students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Similarly, only 10.7% of Swansea students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 44.6% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Swansea Elementary School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.2% to 90.96% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Swansea Elementary School to the nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that Swansea is consistently one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For example, Columbine Elementary School and Stedman Elementary School, which are both within a 2-mile radius of Swansea, significantly outperform Swansea in academic achievement, with much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.3 to 14.7 over the past few years, could be a potential asset, but the consistently poor academic performance suggests that additional support and resources may be needed to address the complex challenges facing the school and its students.

381

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,359

Per pupil spending ?

86.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4650 Columbine Street
Denver, CO 80216-2833

(720) 424-3630

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.9%

African American:

6.6%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2014 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

920^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

94^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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	920 of 950	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	898 of 943	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	871 of 933	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	853 of 921	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	857 of 965	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	890 of 917	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	908 of 929	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	853 of 914	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	884 of 938	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.4	953 of 962	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.8	914 of 954	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.5	848 of 935	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.8	906 of 935	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.4	900 of 925	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.1	856 of 872	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.9	826 of 849	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.8	839 of 852	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	817 of 829	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.7	810 of 823	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.6	801 of 808	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Math11%-25 vs state

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by a teacher
Monday, July 3, 2017

This school is OUT OF CONTROL!!! The students are very disrespectful. Students ran and yelled in the hall. The more you asked them to be quiet in the hall the louder they were. Even one of the home room teachers was no help. She was even loud walking her class in the hall. The AP and principal DID NOT help. All they care is about getting the test scores higher. If they did something about discipline, then maybe the scores would be higher. They didn't even give me positive feedback from teaching and the growth that I was able to show. I'm a former teacher and it was hard to teach because of this. I'm happily going to another district and school where I was told by several people ,for example parents, and an AP at the near by high school that I will be happy and they don't put up with students acting like that and the Administration is VERY SUPPORTIVE. Close Quote

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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
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
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
University Prep - Steele St.	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3230 East 38th Avenue	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 329-8412	334	29	11.4	89.2%	15 (4.5%)	94 (28.1%)	206 (61.7%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.0%)	23.2	694^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.9%		23.4	696^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.2%	2	32.7	14.3	16.2		22.0	38.2	24.0	28.2		30.6	15.4	$18,565
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
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
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2540 East 29th Ave	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8510	346	25	14.0	42.2%	157 (45.4%)	62 (17.9%)	85 (24.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	33 (9.5%)	48.2	459^th of 950 public elementary schools	51.7%		19.2	750^th of 943 public elementary schools	20.5%	291	48.9	28.0	51.6		44.6	42.2	12.0	39.3		33.7	46.4	$19,233
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
French American School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 N. Gaylord Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 506-4589	230	18	12.7	20.0%	163 (70.9%)	19 (8.3%)	22 (9.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	81.4	159^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.3%		82.2	149^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.2%	10	48.8		61.9		54.7	73.2	60.9			68.4	66.7	$11,986
Whittier Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2480 Downing Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3040	242	17	14.2	88.4%	13 (5.4%)	122 (50.4%)	72 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	29 (12.0%)	8.3	915^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.7%					(n/a)	15.4		15.4	47.8	17.6		12.5		13.0	7.0		$21,737

Frequently Asked Questions about Swansea Elementary School

Is Swansea Elementary School a good school?

Swansea Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Swansea Elementary School?

Students at Swansea Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 7% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Swansea Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Swansea Elementary School.

What district is Swansea Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

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