Is Ellis Elementary School a good school?

Ellis Elementary School ranks 532 nd of 921 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ellis Elementary School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 375 students attended Ellis Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ellis Elementary School?

Students at Ellis Elementary School are 53% Hispanic, 23% White, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ellis Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ellis Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Merrill Middle School High : Thomas Jefferson High School

Ellis Elementary School in Denver CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Ellis Elementary School ranks worse than 57.8% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 37^th among 88 ranked elementary schools in the School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.59. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ellis Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52.5%), White (22.9%), African American (14.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ellis Elementary School is 13.1, which is the 35^th best among 88 elementary schools in the School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Ellis Elementary School employs 28.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ellis Elementary School is $13,870, which is the 50^th highest among 88 elementary schools in the School District No. 1.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Ellis Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ellis Elementary School 532^nd of 921 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Ellis Elementary School in the ranking list.)

School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks School District No. 1 62^nd of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ellis Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	23.71	649^th	808	19.7%
2005	14.37	719^th	823	12.6%
2006	7.52	772^nd	829	6.9%
2007	9.66	783^rd	852	8.1%
2008	7.05	803^rd	849	5.4%
2009	8.12	810^th	872	7.1%
2010	11.35	830^th	925	10.3%
2011	16.76	799^th	935	14.5%
2012	17.77	783^rd	935	16.3%
2013	18.74	790^th	954	17.2%
2014	25.55	735^th	962	23.6%
2015	30.17	624^th	938	33.5%
2016	18.96	742^nd	914	18.8%
2017	30.65	629^th	929	32.3%
2018	19.27	739^th	917	19.4%
2019	7.73	936^th	965	3.0%
2022	37.59	532^nd	921	42.2%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, February 27, 2020

Ellis Elementary is a terrific school dedicated to it's students, teachers, families and community. Overall, the teachers are truly what makes the difference and sets this school apart. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, June 22, 2017

My daughter has had a great experience at Ellis. Overall her teachers have been excellent there and I really like the new principal. They have a lot of events to welcome in families and we feel like part of a really unique and diverse community. She has gotten to know kids from all different backgrounds, which is very important to me. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ellis Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	177	146	17	136	5	n/a	n/a	481
1989	173	103	9	102	4	n/a	n/a	391
1990	187	101	16	107	5	n/a	n/a	416
1991	204	94	12	113	10	n/a	n/a	433
1992	190	82	19	143	5	n/a	n/a	439
1993	200	98	26	167	8	n/a	n/a	499
1994	215	118	33	176	7	n/a	n/a	549
1995	184	100	23	202	7	n/a	n/a	516
1996	184	100	23	202	7	n/a	n/a	516
1997	311	81	32	123	6	n/a	n/a	553
1998	314	84	35	150	8	n/a	n/a	591
1999	320	85	41	179	9	n/a	n/a	634
2000	273	81	44	200	8	n/a	n/a	606
2001	236	55	39	212	3	n/a	n/a	545
2002	170	71	41	253	3	n/a	n/a	538
2003	170	71	41	253	3	n/a	n/a	538
2004	120	64	36	259	8	n/a	n/a	487
2005	114	87	26	288	4	n/a	n/a	519
2006	122	82	25	295	8	n/a	n/a	532
2007	154	68	30	285	8	n/a	n/a	545
2008	149	55	28	301	10	n/a	n/a	543
2009	180	64	33	320	4	n/a	n/a	601
2010	188	47	26	300	5	n/a	n/a	566
2011	140	64	34	335	4	1	9	587
2012	156	78	33	329	2	1	20	619
2013	151	75	25	298	3	1	26	579
2014	140	50	28	296	1	1	21	537
2015	146	55	26	311	3	4	13	558
2016	145	45	20	286	1	3	14	514
2017	129	56	20	258	2	2	10	477
2018	122	37	16	251	1	0	19	446
2019	125	50	15	228	3	0	14	435
2020	106	44	10	214	3	0	11	388
2021	93	40	12	185	3	0	8	341
2022	86	54	12	197	5	0	21	375

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ellis Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	481	30.3	15.8	n/a
1989	391	27.2	14.3	42.2
1990	416	27.1	15.3	44
1991	433	27.1	15.9	39
1992	439	25.2	17.4	46.9
1993	499	27.7	18.0	43.1
1994	549	32.9	16.7	48.8
1995	516	30.4	17.0	54.1
1996	516	30.4	17.0	54.1
1997	553	23.6	23.4	33.3
1998	591	25.2	23.5	35.2
1999	634	28.9	21.9	36.6
2000	606	31.5	19.2	52.6
2001	545	32.5	16.8	54.9
2002	538	33.0	16.3	63
2003	538	33.0	16.3	63
2004	487	29.2	16.7	61.8
2005	519	27.7	18.7	70.9
2006	532	27.4	19.4	83.6
2007	545	30.0	18.2	78.5
2008	543	29.5	18.4	83.1
2009	601	34.0	17.7	85.5
2010	566	34.3	16.4	85
2011	587	37.7	15.5	89.4
2012	619	32.5	19.0	86.3
2013	579	35.5	16.2	89.1
2014	537	36.7	14.6	92.7
2015	558	37.0	15.0	90.9
2016	514	38.0	13.5	85.2
2017	477	32.1	14.8	87.8
2018	446	33.3	13.3	83
2019	435	30.6	14.1	82.8
2020	388	30.8	12.5	78.9
2021	341	31.6	10.7	78.9
2022	375	28.5	13.1	73.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Ellis Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	481	30.3	15.8	n/a
1989	391	27.2	14.3	42.2
1990	416	27.1	15.3	44
1991	433	27.1	15.9	39
1992	439	25.2	17.4	46.9
1993	499	27.7	18.0	43.1
1994	549	32.9	16.7	48.8
1995	516	30.4	17.0	54.1
1996	516	30.4	17.0	54.1
1997	553	23.6	23.4	33.3
1998	591	25.2	23.5	35.2
1999	634	28.9	21.9	36.6
2000	606	31.5	19.2	52.6
2001	545	32.5	16.8	54.9
2002	538	33.0	16.3	63
2003	538	33.0	16.3	63
2004	487	29.2	16.7	61.8
2005	519	27.7	18.7	70.9
2006	532	27.4	19.4	83.6
2007	545	30.0	18.2	78.5
2008	543	29.5	18.4	83.1
2009	601	34.0	17.7	85.5
2010	566	34.3	16.4	85
2011	587	37.7	15.5	89.4
2012	619	32.5	19.0	86.3
2013	579	35.5	16.2	89.1
2014	537	36.7	14.6	92.7
2015	558	37.0	15.0	90.9
2016	514	38.0	13.5	85.2
2017	477	32.1	14.8	87.8
2018	446	33.3	13.3	83
2019	435	30.6	14.1	82.8
2020	388	30.8	12.5	78.9
2021	341	31.6	10.7	78.9
2022	375	28.5	13.1	73.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Ellis Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,176 (8.5%)	$12,694 (91.5%)	$13,870

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ellis Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 936^th of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 532^nd of 921 Elementary schools	39.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ellis Elementary School)	8.3	12.5	4.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	39.4	39.9	0.5%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	41.3	40.7	0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ellis Elementary School)	33.3	31.3	2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	43.6	39.4	4.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48	44.1	3.9%
4th Grade Math (Ellis Elementary School)	13.8	12	1.8%
4th Grade Math (School District No. 1)	31.2	24.5	6.7%
4th Grade Math (Colorado)	33.6	28.5	5.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ellis Elementary School)	8.2	36.7	28.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	42.3	40.7	1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48.4	45.4	3%
5th Grade Math (Ellis Elementary School)	8.3	50	41.7%
5th Grade Math (School District No. 1)	34.9	32.2	2.7%
5th Grade Math (Colorado)	35.7	34.9	0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Ellis Elementary School)	14.8	27.1	12.3%
All Grades English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	42.8	39.4	3.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (Ellis Elementary School)	10.5	19.2	8.7%
All Grades Math (School District No. 1)	32.7	28.8	3.9%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	435	341	21.6%
African American	50	40	20%
American Indian	3	3
Asian	15	12	20%
Hispanic	228	185	18.9%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	125	93	25.6%
Two or More Races	14	8	42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	82.8%	78.9%	3.9%

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Middle:	Merrill Middle School
High:	Thomas Jefferson High School