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Brown International Academy

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Brown International Academy ranks 208 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

208^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Brown International Academy is an elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 518 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.

Brown International Academy consistently ranks among the top 30% of Colorado elementary schools, with strong academic performance that exceeds the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (55.7% to 66.7%) and Mathematics (45.7% to 59.3%) are significantly higher than the district (39.3% to 42.8% and 33.3% to 36.4%, respectively) and state (42% to 48% and 36.5% to 41.2%, respectively) averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with a proficiency rate of 62.1% compared to the district's 34% and the state's 39%.

While Edison Elementary School and Valdez Elementary School also demonstrate strong academic performance, Brown International Academy outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as Cowell Elementary School, Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School, and Colfax Elementary School. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25% to 37.1%, are an area of concern that the school and district may need to address.

530

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,382

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2550 Lowell Blvd
Denver, CO 80211-4429

(720) 424-9250

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.3%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

5.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 78th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (57% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

208^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	77.4	208 of 950	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	174 of 943	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.7	266 of 933	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	312 of 921	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	231 of 710	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.3	320 of 965	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.5	291 of 917	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	277 of 929	70.2%	★★★★☆
2016	67.8	265 of 914	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	202 of 938	78.5%	★★★★☆
2014	65.0	334 of 962	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.1	448 of 954	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.0	554 of 935	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.5	660 of 935	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	754 of 925	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	19.6	717 of 872	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.4	714 of 849	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	758 of 852	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	8.4	763 of 829	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.6	799 of 823	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.2	785 of 808	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	208 of 694	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	241 of 684	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.1	282 of 642	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	278 of 595	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	196 of 351	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	273 of 758	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	222 of 690	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	94 of 119	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	100 of 247	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	76 of 197	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.1	106 of 172	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	228 of 337	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	191 of 365	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.3	313 of 332	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	246 of 308	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	173 of 700	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.9	133 of 683	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	63.1	216 of 649	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	257 of 594	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	168 of 352	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	306 of 764	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	324 of 693	53.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	80 of 551	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.0	98 of 539	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	171 of 525	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.2	156 of 454	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	95 of 596	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-46 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)21st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Science62%+23 vs state

Math51%+15 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	530	31	17.1	31.3%	325 (61.3%)	23 (4.3%)	129 (24.3%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	31 (5.8%)	77.4	208^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	174^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.5%	34	65.0	55.7	66.7		62.5	59.3	45.7	46.3		50.9	62.1	$17,382
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%		94	34^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.4%	30	58.1	82.3	79.2		73.5	66.2	70.5	64.6		67.1	71.4	$16,231
Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	373	34	11.0	85.3%	23 (6.2%)	86 (23.1%)	234 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	5.4	943^rd of 950 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.6	892^nd of 943 public elementary schools	5.4%	51	10.9	10.0	14.6		11.8					4.2	6.3	$24,285
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	$18,668
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
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	$17,396
Edgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5570 West 24th Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6050	335	22	15.4	63.9%	54 (16.1%)	5 (1.5%)	255 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	21.2	721^st of 950 public elementary schools	24.1%		18.4	765^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.9%	44	44.4		32.4		30.0	21.6	10.5	23.7	14.7	18.0	21.1	$18,927
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	$17,987
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		$26,086
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Brown International Academy

How many students attend Brown International Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Brown International Academy.

What schools do graduates of Brown International Academy attend?

Students who attend Brown International Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lake Middle School
High : North High School

What is the racial makeup of Brown International Academy?

Students at Brown International Academy are 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Brown International Academy a good school?

Brown International Academy ranks 208^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Brown International Academy in?

School District No. 1

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