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Ashley Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

Summary

Ashley Elementary School is a PK–5 school in School District No. 1, located at 1914 Syracuse Street in Denver's 80220 zip code, serving 387 students in a community where 86% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks 938th out of 950 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 1st percentile with a 0-star rating — a steep decline from the 24th percentile it held in 2022-2023. The most recent CMAS scores show just 10% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 6.5% in Math, far below district and state averages.

What makes Ashley's situation especially striking is its location. Within a mile, families will find some of Colorado's highest-performing elementary schools: Westerly Creek Elementary (99th percentile, 89.5% ELA), William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School (97th percentile, 80.7% ELA), and Odyssey School of Denver (88th percentile, 64.6% ELA) all serve far fewer low-income students and post dramatically higher proficiency rates. Even nearby schools with similar poverty levels, such as Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment and Hallett Academy, achieve roughly double Ashley's ELA proficiency. Ashley's outcomes more closely resemble high-poverty schools across the Aurora boundary like Crawford Elementary School and Vanguard Classical School - West.

The most urgent challenge at Ashley is chronic absenteeism. In 2024-2025, 67.8% of students were chronically absent — far above the district rate of 38.1% and roughly 2.4 times the state rate. This is 20–25 percentage points worse than other struggling schools serving similar poverty levels, such as Crawford (43.8%) and Hallett (42.3%), while nearby high-performing schools like Park Hill School (9.4%) and Swigert International School (14.3%) post rates below 15%. With the student-teacher ratio also rising from 12.7 to 16.4 over two years, Ashley is under compounding stress. For parents, the data makes clear that improving attendance must be the first priority in any turnaround effort.

387

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,836

Per pupil spending ?

86%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1914 Syracuse Street
Denver, CO 80220-2018

(720) 424-9748

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Ashley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
High:	George Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.1%

African American:

12.7%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 28% Colorado)

!English Language Arts scores 35 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

Not ranked this year

Ashley Elementary School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

69^th of 114School 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	6.1	938 of 950	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	795 of 943	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	708 of 933	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	844 of 921	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	835 of 965	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	811 of 917	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	837 of 929	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	840 of 914	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	846 of 938	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	913 of 962	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.3	900 of 954	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.2	924 of 935	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	929 of 935	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	914 of 925	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	842 of 872	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	2.7	837 of 849	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.7	830 of 852	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.3	823 of 829	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.1	815 of 823	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.5	795 of 808	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts10%-35 vs state

Math6%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)								(n/a)		20.0	707.0				10.0	709.0	9.3	708.0				6.5	692.0		$18,836
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%)	86.5	112^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.2%		78.7	195^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.5%	83	54.5	84.2	71.4	61.9	38.9	57.9	64.6	74.3	68.4	63.6	50.0	27.8	60.0	61.0	48.5	50.0	$14,112
William (Bill) Roberts K-8 School	Public	K-8	2100 Akron Way	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-2640	872	47	18.7	13.1%	563 (64.6%)	63 (7.2%)	126 (14.4%)	30 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (10.1%)	95.5	25^th of 946 public elementary schools	97.4%		95.4	24^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.5%	1	77.4	74.5	77.2	79.5	89.7	87.3	80.7	82.8	71.9	78.5	78.2	87.1	96.2	82.0	66.7	76.0	$16,018
Westerly Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8800 East 28th Avenue	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3160	647	42	15.5	20.1%	401 (62.0%)	52 (8.0%)	102 (15.8%)	25 (3.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (9.9%)	97.3	13^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.6%		96	17^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.2%	4	87.8	87.1	93.8				89.5	91.9	65.3	79.4				78.8	89.8		$17,907
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%)	17.2	788^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.7%		16.5	787^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.2%	1	14.3	22.2	34.1				23.5	17.0	14.9	30.4				20.5	22.2		$21,252
Boston K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	1365 Boston St.	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-6878	413	26	15.8	95.6%	17 (4.1%)	46 (11.1%)	310 (75.1%)	25 (6.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	5.5	941^st of 946 public elementary schools	0.5%		6.4	935^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.6%	6	692.0	14.6	9.3	12.8	20.0	712.0	11.7	696.0	703.0	708.0	708.0	12.5	701.0	4.0	689.0	704.0	$21,523
Vanguard Classical School - West	Public, Charter	K-8	801 Yosemite Street	Denver	80230	Denver County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 691-2384	380	29	13.1	83.4%	19 (5.0%)	85 (22.4%)	246 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	7.1	922^nd of 946 public elementary schools	2.5%		13.5	828^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.8%	94	11.1	8.5	18.2	10.5	23.1	22.0	15.5	19.4	8.3	706.0	703.0	17.9	14.6	11.4	11.4	12.2	$22,744
Swigert International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3480 Syracuse Street	Denver	80238	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4800	673	40	16.7	20.5%	381 (56.6%)	63 (9.4%)	118 (17.5%)	42 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (9.8%)	86	121^st of 946 public elementary schools	87.2%		86.2	115^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.9%	6	63.9	75.8	75.2				71.7	56.8	75.3	57.0				63.0	50.5		$16,694
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%)	14	829^th of 946 public elementary schools	12.4%		10.6	878^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.6%	49	20.8	20.0	34.8				24.7	701.0	13.3	716.0				13.0	714.0		$22,184
Crawford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Florence St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 340-3290	567	36	15.5	97.7%	17 (3.0%)	80 (14.1%)	401 (70.7%)	49 (8.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	5.7	940^th of 946 public elementary schools	0.6%					(n/a)	696.0	695.0	11.1				8.1	707.0	699.0	11.1				9.1	5.7		$19,728

Frequently Asked Questions about Ashley Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ashley Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
High : George Washington High School

What is the racial makeup of Ashley Elementary School?

Students at Ashley Elementary School are 79% Hispanic, 13% African American, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Ashley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 387 students attended Ashley Elementary School.

What district is Ashley Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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