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Cheltenham Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Cheltenham Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 386 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.

Cheltenham Elementary School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing well below the district and state averages in standardized test scores. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 11.8% of Cheltenham students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Similarly, only 4.2% of Cheltenham 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 53.3% over the past three years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Cheltenham Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, the differences in academic performance are stark. For example, Edison Elementary School, which is only 1.64 miles away, consistently outperforms Cheltenham across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates often more than 50 percentage points higher. However, Cheltenham's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.9 to 13.7 over the past three years, could be an asset in addressing the school's challenges and improving student outcomes.

373

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,629

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1580 Julian Street
Denver, CO 80204-1617

(720) 424-8810

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

African American:

23.1%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

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

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (7% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

943^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

99^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	5.4	943 of 950	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	892 of 943	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	795 of 933	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	811 of 921	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	865 of 965	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	880 of 917	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.7	852 of 929	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	887 of 914	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	861 of 938	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.8	934 of 962	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.4	936 of 954	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.3	923 of 935	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	908 of 935	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.0	860 of 925	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.7	847 of 872	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	823 of 849	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.2	843 of 852	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.2	827 of 829	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.5	792 of 823	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.9	799 of 808	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

Science6%-33 vs state

Math4%-32 vs state

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Schools Near Cheltenham 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 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
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	$22,629
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	$20,757
Eagleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	880 N Hooker Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7930	317	26	12.2	87.1%	31 (9.8%)	18 (5.7%)	260 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9	907^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.5%		20.2	741^st of 943 public elementary schools	21.4%	166			12.5	15.4	7.7	12.9	18.5		12.4	14.3	$26,714
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	$17,330
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		$21,723
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
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	$18,284
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	$16,074
Newlon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Vrain Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5150	293	23	12.6	92.5%	13 (4.4%)	5 (1.7%)	265 (90.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	14.4	816^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.1%		10.4	874^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.3%	58			23.3	19.5	27.0	14.9	19.1		19.8	12.8	$20,443
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Lipan Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6800	244	18	13.2	88.1%	23 (9.4%)	71 (29.1%)	128 (52.5%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	13.6	826^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.1%		15	807^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.4%	19	19.0			12.0	23.3	13.3	17.1		18.5	16.7	$22,263

Frequently Asked Questions about Cheltenham Elementary School

What district is Cheltenham Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Cheltenham Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 373 students attended Cheltenham Elementary School.

Is Cheltenham Elementary School a good school?

Cheltenham Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cheltenham Elementary School?

Students at Cheltenham Elementary School are 63% Hispanic, 23% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Cheltenham Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Lake Middle School
High : North High School

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