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Force Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

880^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Force Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 306 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.

Force Elementary School faces several key challenges. It has experienced high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 46.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school also consistently performs below the district and state averages in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 17.3% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Additionally, Force Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.46% to 92.16% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Force Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse in terms of test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. For instance, Doull Elementary School, also in the School District No. 1, has much higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as a lower chronic absenteeism rate. However, the school has shown some strengths in the performance of specific student subgroups, such as ranking 4 out of 43 Colorado elementary schools for English Language Learner students in the 2017-2018 school year and 74 out of 270 for Hispanic students in the 2018-2019 school year.

303

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,524

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 South Wolff Street
Denver, CO 80219-4353

(720) 424-7400

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.8%

Asian:

5.3%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2011 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (16% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

880^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

86^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	10.4	880 of 950	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	670 of 965	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.6	731 of 917	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	720 of 929	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	765 of 914	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	858 of 938	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	860 of 962	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	846 of 954	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	861 of 935	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	861 of 935	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.1	832 of 925	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	7.8	813 of 872	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.0	804 of 849	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.3	821 of 852	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.4	783 of 829	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.6	791 of 823	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	775 of 808	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	61.4	14 of 43	67.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	4 of 12	66.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	25.3	560 of 758	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	578 of 690	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	63.3	74 of 270	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	31.5	503 of 764	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.0	646 of 693	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)73rd percentile+42 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)67th percentile+37 vs school

Male (2019)34th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2019)26th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Math17%-19 vs state

Science8%-31 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 (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 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
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%)	10.4	880^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.4%					(n/a)			21.1		17.3	19.6				17.2	7.7	$21,524
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%)	35.7	565^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.5%		23.8	689^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.9%	124	38.9	36.4	21.7	52.9	36.7	27.8	26.5	34.8	35.3	30.0	30.4	$19,124
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	Public	K-5	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%)	15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%		13.9	821^st of 943 public elementary schools	12.9%	27			23.9		18.8	24.5	25.5	14.0		21.3	12.0	$19,384
Lasley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1401 South Kendall Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9720	576	38	15.1	75.9%	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	436 (75.7%)	33 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	8.4	914^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.8%		8.3	907^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.8%	7	14.8	25.0	17.7	17.5	18.7	11.4	7.2	4.9	7.7	7.9	8.6	$16,868
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%)	15.7	797^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.1%		13	834^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.6%	37			25.0		15.5	15.1	15.0	32.6		20.6	9.5	$20,340
Castro Elementary School	Public	K-5	845 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8990	241	18	13.5	91.7%	5 (2.1%)	12 (5.0%)	207 (85.9%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)					8.4	44.8				14.7	10.4	$21,164
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%)	30	615^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.3%		35.2	562^nd of 943 public elementary schools	40.4%	53	39.3	30.0	39.5		36.6	20.8	37.9	34.9		30.0	14.0	$20,340
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	453	34	13.2	90.9%	16 (3.5%)	28 (6.2%)	386 (85.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	17.9	768^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.2%		9.1	899^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.7%	131	19.5	21.0	34.5		25.3		19.4			14.1	19.3	$15,205
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6130	351	21	16.9	91.2%	15 (4.3%)	8 (2.3%)	323 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18.1	765^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.5%		23.4	695^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.3%	70	25.9	25.0	34.0		29.1	23.4	10.9	18.0		17.5	22.9	$20,415
Deane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	580 South Harlan Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9655	341	26	12.9	80.1%	50 (14.7%)	7 (2.1%)	262 (76.8%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	6.6	932^nd of 950 public elementary schools	1.9%		8.8	903^rd of 943 public elementary schools	4.2%	29			16.7	15.6	12.4	11.6		6.1		6.4	8.3	$18,489

Frequently Asked Questions about Force Elementary School

What district is Force Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

Is Force Elementary School a good school?

Force Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Force Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Force Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Force Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Compass Academy
Middle : DSST: College View Middle School
Middle : Kepner Beacon Middle School
Middle : KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
High : John F Kennedy High School

What is the racial makeup of Force Elementary School?

Students at Force Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% White, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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