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Godsman Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

872^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Godsman Elementary School is a PK–5 school in School District No. 1 in Denver, CO, serving 332 students in a high-poverty neighborhood where about 92% of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks 872nd out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (8th percentile), placing it in the bottom decile of statewide performance.

On the most recent CMAS assessments, only 22% of Godsman students scored proficient in English language arts, compared to 42.5% districtwide and 44.7% statewide. Math proficiency sits at 15.3% — roughly half the state average of 37.3% — and 5th-grade science proficiency is just 10.6%, less than a third of the state average. The school's state ranking has declined sharply since the mid-2010s, when it consistently ranked near the 30th–38th percentile. There are some small signs of progress: ELA proficiency has improved steadily from 15.7% in 2023–2024 to 22% in 2025–2026, though math remains essentially flat. Compared with nearby schools, Godsman outperforms Munroe Elementary School, Valverde Elementary School, Johnson Elementary School, and Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest in reading, but trails Goldrick Elementary School significantly in math (15.3% vs. 26%) and lags far behind McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School in nearly every subject.

Chronic absenteeism is a major obstacle, with 43.7% of students missing significant school time in 2024–2025 — well above the state average of 28.4%. Godsman also has the highest student–teacher ratio (16.6) among nearby schools, most of which fall between 13 and 15. One notable bright spot: in 2018–2019, Godsman's English Language Learner students ranked 9th out of 43 schools statewide (79th percentile), suggesting the school has historically been effective at supporting this group. While the overall picture is challenging, the recent ELA gains and past strength with ELL students offer foundations the school can build on as it works to improve attendance, math instruction, and science support.

332

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,646

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 West Arkansas Avenue
Denver, CO 80223-3308

(720) 424-7060

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Godsman Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Grant Beacon Middle School
High:	Abraham Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

4.5%

Asian:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

872^nd of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

71^st 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
2026	11.0	872 of 943	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	841 of 950	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	904 of 943	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	867 of 933	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	650 of 921	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	652 of 965	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.3	624 of 917	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.9	575 of 929	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	23.2	696 of 914	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	729 of 938	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.0	837 of 962	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.4	859 of 954	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	912 of 935	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.6	909 of 935	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.0	906 of 925	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.2	867 of 872	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	847 of 849	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.2	852 of 852	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.0	818 of 829	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.6	818 of 823	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.1	786 of 808	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	68.5	9 of 43	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	24.5	565 of 758	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	508 of 690	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	49.5	114 of 270	57.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	29.8	521 of 764	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	471 of 693	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2019)79th percentile+47 vs school

Hispanic (2019)58th percentile+25 vs school

Male (2019)32nd percentile~ school

Female (2019)25th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts22%-23 vs state

Math15%-22 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 31, 2015

This school has a bilingual Spanish program that helps students whose native language is Spanish master both English and Spanish. They also have an enrichment programs which provides specialty programming for all students, such as; karate, skateboarding, yoga, engineering, fashion design and many more. The staff and families are committed to ensuring all students are graduates. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	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 (2025)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Godsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2120 West Arkansas Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7060	332	20	16.6	91.9%	15 (4.5%)	4 (1.2%)	298 (89.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	11	872^nd of 943 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.9	841^st of 950 public elementary schools	11.5%	31	26.9	18.9	21.7	22.0	15.6	15.1	15.2	15.3	10.6	$19,646
Goldrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 South Zuni Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6980	385	25	15.4	82.6%	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.2%)	331 (86.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	18.8	758^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.6%		27.5	640^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.6%	118	26.7	16.7	29.3	24.3	39.1	18.8	23.7	26.0	10.5	$20,051
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%)	19.1	753^rd of 943 public elementary schools	20.1%		39.9	526^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.6%	227	12.7	29.9	21.3	21.5	23.9	31.2	18.9	24.8	27.0	$16,310
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			7.6		8.1		6.9		$19,358
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%)	11.8	858^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.0%		17.9	768^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.2%	90	14.3	8.9	26.1	16.8	20.0	12.1	18.1	17.1	19.7	$13,558
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	706^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.1%		15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%	88		24.0		10.4	29.3	26.0		18.8		$19,929
Valverde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2030 West Alameda Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3250	359	26	13.7	85.2%	20 (5.6%)	25 (7.0%)	291 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	11 (3.1%)	8.4	905^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.0%		11.6	864^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.1%	41			22.2	17.5	18.2	9.5	12.7	13.5	5.5	$21,055
Munroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Virginia Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5230	332	22	15.0	88.9%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.2%)	303 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6	932^nd of 943 public elementary schools	1.2%					(n/a)	19.4	7.1	5.2	9.2	13.1	9.5	10.3	11.2		$21,109
McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1230 South Grant Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5600	305	20	15.0	24.3%	187 (61.3%)	3 (1.0%)	82 (26.9%)	7 (2.3%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	19 (6.2%)	74.8	222^nd of 943 public elementary schools	76.5%		83.2	137^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.6%	85	48.8	67.4	67.3	61.8	51.2	52.2	55.1	52.9	46.9	$19,469
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	900^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.8	843^rd of 950 public elementary schools	11.3%	57	14.3	26.1	17.6	19.2	13.7			7.9		$20,609

Frequently Asked Questions about Godsman Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Godsman Elementary School?

Students at Godsman Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Godsman Elementary School a good school?

Godsman Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Godsman Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Grant Beacon Middle School
High : Abraham Lincoln High School

How many students attend Godsman Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Godsman Elementary School.

What district is Godsman Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

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