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Beach Court Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

725^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Beach Court Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 253 students in grades PK-5 in Denver, Colorado. 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.

Beach Court Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 47.1% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In Math, only 20.2% of students were proficient or better, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. As a result, Beach Court Elementary has been consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

When comparing Beach Court Elementary to nearby schools in the same district, some interesting patterns emerge. Garden Place Academy and Trevista at Horace Mann also have high chronic absenteeism rates and underperform on academic assessments compared to the district and state averages. In contrast, Valdez Elementary School and Edison Elementary School have significantly higher academic performance and rankings, suggesting that high-performing schools are located within the same district. Additionally, Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley, a public charter school, outperforms Beach Court Elementary and the district averages on academic measures, despite serving a similar student population.

275

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,996

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4950 Beach Court
Denver, CO 80221-1208

(720) 424-9470

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Beach Court Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
	Skinner Middle School
High:	North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

White:

11.3%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

725^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	20.9	725 of 950	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	793 of 943	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	837 of 933	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	803 of 921	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	892 of 965	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	879 of 929	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	823 of 914	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.7	907 of 938	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	922 of 962	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.1	911 of 954	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.7	834 of 935	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	77.6	190 of 935	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	150 of 925	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	63.7	341 of 872	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	29.5	636 of 849	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.1	539 of 852	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	9.0	758 of 829	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.3	757 of 823	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	5.2	767 of 808	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	184 of 247	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Science25%-14 vs state

Math20%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Beach Court Elementary 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 (2024)
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 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
Beach Court Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4950 Beach Court	Denver	80221	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9470	275	19	14.6	89.5%	31 (11.3%)	7 (2.5%)	234 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	20.9	725^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.7%		15.8	793^rd of 943 public elementary schools	15.9%	68	27.3	22.2	39.3				29.9	18.8	20.6	21.4				20.2	25.0		$19,996
Columbian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8580	171	15	11.4	86.5%	19 (11.1%)	7 (4.1%)	136 (79.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)			25.0				14.0			15.0				11.9			$24,997
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5301 Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80221	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 412-7610	292	18	16.3	83.6%	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	277 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				12.1	9.3	22.7	10.8							2.9		9.1	$15,123
Trevista at Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Navajo Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9800	482	31	15.4	60.0%	127 (26.3%)	53 (11.0%)	264 (54.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.6%)	28.8	624^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.3%		12.4	845^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.4%	221	42.0	23.7	40.4				36.4	33.3	9.3	29.4				25.2	21.6		$17,981
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	Public	PK, KG-6	3655 Wyandot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4370	409	22	18.2	38.6%	133 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	253 (61.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	34.3	577^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.3%		37	549^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.8%	28	28.6	33.3	40.0	60.0			40.0	34.1	15.2	27.8	19.2			25.0	37.1		$18,203
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 Raleigh Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8900	477	27	17.5	27.9%	304 (63.7%)	9 (1.9%)	124 (26.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	72.4	252^nd of 950 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.2	294^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.8%	42	56.7	56.5	58.8				57.1	49.3	64.6	40.0				53.3	45.7		$17,571
Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Quivas St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9170	454	31	14.7	71.8%	47 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	390 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	31.9	599^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.1	586^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.9%	13	58.3	54.5	35.7	25.5	34.2	35.7	37.6	38.9	26.5	18.2	8.0	9.5	10.9	17.4	31.3	34.8	$18,659
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		$19,580
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	329	22	14.7	60.2%	101 (30.7%)	38 (11.6%)	166 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	498^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.2%	27	44.7	40.0	24.4				36.7	62.5	35.9	43.9				48.4	20.0		$19,632
Valdez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 West 29th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3310	423	24	17.7	49.9%	100 (23.6%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	75.8	220^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.8%		90.5	73^rd of 943 public elementary schools	92.3%	147	53.6	66.7	80.0				67.8	46.2	46.8	68.4				52.6	50.0		$18,454

Frequently Asked Questions about Beach Court Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Beach Court Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Beach Court Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Sunnyside
Middle : Skinner Middle School
High : North High School

Is Beach Court Elementary School a good school?

Beach Court Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Beach Court Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 275 students attended Beach Court Elementary School.

What district is Beach Court Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Beach Court Elementary School?

Students at Beach Court Elementary School are 85% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% African American.

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