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Doull Elementary School

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Doull Elementary School ranks 544 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

544^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Doull Elementary School is a PK-5 elementary school in southwest Denver's School District No. 1, serving 381 students in a high-poverty area where 85.3% of students qualify for free/reduced-price lunch. The school has transformed from one of the lowest-ranked elementary schools in Colorado into a solidly mid-tier school, now ranking at the 42nd percentile statewide (543rd out of 943 elementary schools) and sitting in the upper-middle tier of its immediate neighborhood, with only Sabin World School clearly ahead of it.

Doull's biggest academic strength is English Language Arts: 47.4% of students scored proficient on CMAS, above both the district (42.5%) and state (44.7%) averages, and it outperforms nearby schools like Denison Montessori School (43.0%), Gust Elementary School (42.9%), and Force Elementary School (26.0%)—even though Denison Montessori School has a significantly lower poverty rate. Math is the school's main weakness, with 29.5% proficient compared with 35.0% districtwide and 37.3% statewide. Fifth grade is a bright spot: 5th graders scored 57.6% in ELA and 45.5% in math, both above state averages, while 3rd graders lag in both subjects. Science proficiency (25%) trails district and state averages, pointing to a curriculum emphasis issue rather than a capacity problem.

Doull's state ranking has climbed steadily from the 11th percentile in 2014-15 to the 42nd percentile in 2025-26, while nearby schools like College View Elementary School (5th percentile), Lasley Elementary School (7th), and Force Elementary School (14th) remain stuck in the lowest quartile. Chronic absenteeism rose from 29.8% in 2023-24 to 35.7% in 2024-25 but remains below the district average and far lower than College View Elementary School (51.8%) and Traylor Academy (53.9%). For families in this part of southwest Denver, Doull offers a rare combination: high poverty, above-average literacy outcomes, and a sustained upward trajectory. Its main priorities should be raising math performance, improving science instruction, and reversing the recent increase in chronic absenteeism.

381

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,112

Per pupil spending ?

85.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

97.8%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

2520 South Utica Street
Denver, CO 80219-5639

(720) 424-8000

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Doull Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bear Valley Middle School
	Rocky Mountain Prep Federal
High:	John F Kennedy High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.2%

White:

6.8%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 11 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

544^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

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
2026	37.6	544 of 946	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.0	615 of 950	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	562 of 943	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	593 of 933	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	606 of 921	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	832 of 965	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	667 of 917	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	618 of 929	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.8	630 of 914	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	13.8	837 of 938	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	888 of 962	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	830 of 954	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.9	846 of 935	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	853 of 935	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	881 of 925	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.0	834 of 872	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	814 of 849	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.1	807 of 852	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.6	770 of 829	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.1	771 of 823	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.6	759 of 808	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	29.0	485 of 684	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	705 of 758	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	521 of 690	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	27.8	469 of 683	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.5	653 of 764	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	596 of 693	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2024)31st percentile-9 vs school

Female (2024)29th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts47%+3 vs state

Math30%-8 vs state

Science25%-11 vs state

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by a teacher
Thursday, March 1, 2018

I have taught at Doull for several years and I love it. The whole school is dedicated helping every child and goes above and beyond. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Doull Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8000	381	24	16.0	85.3%	26 (6.8%)	2 (0.5%)	336 (88.2%)	7 (1.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	37.6	544^th of 946 public elementary schools	42.5%		30	615^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.3%	71	27.8	48.1	57.6		47.4	27.9	19.6	45.5		29.5	25.0	97.8%	0%	$20,112
Denison Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	1821 South Yates Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8080	364	21	17.6	55.5%	109 (29.9%)	4 (1.1%)	208 (57.1%)	26 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	37.6	543^rd of 946 public elementary schools	42.6%		35.7	565^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.5%	22	40.5	744.0	45.5		43.0	728.0	31.3	33.3		29.6	21.2	90.6%	5.7%	$18,597
Gust Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Yale Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6560	602	35	17.2	82.2%	61 (10.1%)	18 (3.0%)	484 (80.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	38.3	536^th of 946 public elementary schools	43.3%		53.5	419^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.9%	117	49.1	35.7	43.5		42.9	31.0	34.2	31.7		32.2	29.3	95.7%	0%	$18,612
Sabin World School	Public	PK, KG-5	3050 South Vrain Street	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4520	559	35	16.1	65.1%	156 (27.9%)	35 (6.3%)	313 (56.0%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.8%)	52.7	412^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.4%		59.6	364^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.7%	48	54.8	50.6	47.5		50.9	36.5	47.6	42.5		42.4	25.0	96.3%	0%	$18,539
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1850 South Irving Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6290	294	19	15.5	87.1%	18 (6.1%)	4 (1.4%)	261 (88.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)	19.0	711.0	713.0		7.6	717.0	8.1	710.0		6.9	698.0	83.6%	1.8%	$19,358
Force Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 South Wolff Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7400	303	19	15.6	88.8%	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	263 (86.8%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	14.7	816^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.7%		10.4	880^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.4%	64	16.0	38.9	20.5		26.0	23.3	20.0	10.3		18.2	7.9	94.4%	2.8%	$21,150
College View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2675 South Decatur Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8660	368	25	14.6	93.2%	13 (3.5%)	24 (6.5%)	312 (84.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	8.7	903^rd of 946 public elementary schools	4.5%		12.8	843^rd of 950 public elementary schools	11.3%	60	14.3	26.1	17.6		19.2	13.7	700.0	715.0		7.9	710.0	73.3%	0%	$20,609
Traylor Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 South Ivan Way	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3480	300	20	14.9	66.3%	32 (10.7%)	11 (3.7%)	232 (77.3%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)	23.1	695^th of 946 public elementary schools	26.5%		10.3	882^nd of 950 public elementary schools	7.2%	187	41.4	30.0	21.9		30.9	30.3	709.0	710.0		15.1	9.4	91.7%	0%	$19,615
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	2626 West Evans Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	443	39	11.2	86.0%	14 (3.2%)	14 (3.2%)	401 (90.5%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	19.2	756^th of 946 public elementary schools	20.1%		39.9	526^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.6%	230	12.7	29.9	21.3		21.5	23.9	31.2	18.9		24.8	27.0			$16,310
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	Public	K-6	1300 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4300	339	22	15.1	87.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	707^th of 946 public elementary schools	25.3%		15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%	87		24.0	710.0	715.0	10.4	29.3	26.0	717.0	701.0	18.8	700.0	100%	0%	$19,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Doull Elementary School

How many students attend Doull Elementary School?

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

Is Doull Elementary School a good school?

Doull Elementary School ranks 544^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Doull Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bear Valley Middle School
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Federal
High : John F Kennedy High School

What is the racial makeup of Doull Elementary School?

Students at Doull Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Doull Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

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