Gust Elementary School in Denver CO

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Compare Details Gust Elementary School ranks worse than 90.7% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 38^th among 42 ranked elementary schools in the School District No. 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.98. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (81.4%), White (9%), Asian (4.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Gust Elementary School is 15.1. 73 elementary schools in the School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Gust Elementary School employs 39.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Gust Elementary School is $13,723, which is the 54^th highest among 42 elementary schools in the School District No. 1.

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Schooldigger 2021 Rankings:

Gust Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Gust Elementary School 644^th of 710 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Gust Elementary School in the ranking list.)

School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks School District No. 1 28^th of 78 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Gust Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	16.29	696^th	808	13.9%
2005	10.01	752^nd	823	8.6%
2006	6.40	782^nd	829	5.7%
2007	6.34	804^th	852	5.6%
2008	8.91	784^th	849	7.7%
2009	16.27	742^nd	872	14.9%
2010	16.45	789^th	925	14.7%
2011	19.99	763^rd	935	18.4%
2012	34.04	658^th	935	29.6%
2013	41.33	593^rd	954	37.8%
2014	36.73	643^rd	962	33.2%
2015	38.47	532^nd	938	43.3%
2016	31.37	595^th	914	34.9%
2017	31.89	608^th	929	34.6%
2018	23.99	675^th	917	26.4%
2019	22.03	748^th	965	22.5%
2021	14.98	644^th	710	9.3%

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

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a parent
Wednesday, April 18, 2018

I withdrew my daughter from kindergarten before the term ended. Gust has an "F" rating for special needs practices. Horrifying school with archaic teaching methodology. The principle is disturbingly inhospitable to engaged parents. There is no parent community here nor is it encouraged. Predominately low income and minority, many ESL families. They are more vulnerable and the principal capitalizes on this. Yikes! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 25, 2012

My daughter has attended several different schools and we finally found a perfect fit at Gust. Her reading level went from 1st to 4th grade in one year. All of her teachers worked so hard to help her learn to read. They communicated with me via email, telephone, and in person whenever there was a need. I cannot even begin to express how amazing and helpful the Gust staff has been. My daughter loves school for the first time in her life and I know it's because of the caring and educational environment at Gust. This school is truly a diamond in the rough and I will be forever grateful for the good they have done my daughter. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Gust Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	256	16	14	145	5	n/a	n/a	436
1989	232	10	16	142	4	n/a	n/a	404
1990	247	6	11	160	8	n/a	n/a	432
1991	239	10	12	162	6	n/a	n/a	429
1992	250	15	14	164	1	n/a	n/a	444
1993	258	13	24	178	6	n/a	n/a	479
1994	258	18	32	178	7	n/a	n/a	493
1995	200	20	33	206	7	n/a	n/a	466
1996	200	20	33	206	7	n/a	n/a	466
1997	188	21	30	245	4	n/a	n/a	488
1998	193	20	21	241	10	n/a	n/a	485
1999	191	18	30	240	5	n/a	n/a	484
2000	170	15	31	259	11	n/a	n/a	486
2001	178	12	30	304	13	n/a	n/a	537
2002	98	10	30	331	9	n/a	n/a	478
2003	98	10	30	331	9	n/a	n/a	478
2004	88	6	27	328	5	n/a	n/a	454
2005	70	14	29	374	4	n/a	n/a	491
2006	62	14	26	398	4	n/a	n/a	504
2007	64	18	28	371	4	n/a	n/a	485
2008	70	16	32	337	3	n/a	n/a	458
2009	70	17	38	348	0	n/a	n/a	473
2010	107	19	34	399	2	n/a	n/a	561
2011	55	17	36	513	2	0	6	629
2012	55	12	36	531	4	0	5	643
2013	53	19	32	566	7	0	2	679
2014	58	11	30	664	6	0	5	774
2015	68	24	28	627	5	0	2	754
2016	61	29	30	623	3	1	4	751
2017	61	24	28	633	5	0	8	759
2018	59	29	23	570	3	0	9	693
2019	53	31	25	559	1	0	8	677
2020	52	27	22	523	2	0	4	630
2021	54	23	25	486	2	0	7	597

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 Gust Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	21.2	20.5	n/a
1989	404	18.1	22.3	28.7
1990	432	20.5	21.0	28
1991	429	20.6	20.8	35.4
1992	444	22.2	20.0	37.6
1993	479	22.6	21.2	38.4
1994	493	22.8	21.6	36.9
1995	466	23.8	19.6	42.1
1996	466	23.8	19.6	42.1
1997	488	24.6	19.8	45.7
1998	485	24.7	19.6	40
1999	484	23.1	21.0	35.1
2000	486	26.5	18.3	51.6
2001	537	27.5	19.5	51.2
2002	478	29.0	16.5	64.6
2003	478	29.0	16.5	64.6
2004	454	27.2	16.7	67
2005	491	25.7	19.1	72.9
2006	504	25.9	19.5	76.6
2007	485	27.0	18.0	79.6
2008	458	24.5	18.7	77.3
2009	473	28.0	16.9	81.6
2010	561	34.8	16.1	79
2011	629	37.8	16.6	81.4
2012	643	31.6	20.2	92.1
2013	679	34.3	19.7	89.8
2014	774	42.5	18.2	92.2
2015	754	41.0	18.3	91.1
2016	751	47.0	15.9	88.8
2017	759	43.1	17.6	88.4
2018	693	42.7	16.1	89.3
2019	677	43.0	15.7	89.2
2020	630	44.0	14.3	87.9
2021	597	39.3	15.1	83.9

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 Gust Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	21.2	20.5	n/a
1989	404	18.1	22.3	28.7
1990	432	20.5	21.0	28
1991	429	20.6	20.8	35.4
1992	444	22.2	20.0	37.6
1993	479	22.6	21.2	38.4
1994	493	22.8	21.6	36.9
1995	466	23.8	19.6	42.1
1996	466	23.8	19.6	42.1
1997	488	24.6	19.8	45.7
1998	485	24.7	19.6	40
1999	484	23.1	21.0	35.1
2000	486	26.5	18.3	51.6
2001	537	27.5	19.5	51.2
2002	478	29.0	16.5	64.6
2003	478	29.0	16.5	64.6
2004	454	27.2	16.7	67
2005	491	25.7	19.1	72.9
2006	504	25.9	19.5	76.6
2007	485	27.0	18.0	79.6
2008	458	24.5	18.7	77.3
2009	473	28.0	16.9	81.6
2010	561	34.8	16.1	79
2011	629	37.8	16.6	81.4
2012	643	31.6	20.2	92.1
2013	679	34.3	19.7	89.8
2014	774	42.5	18.2	92.2
2015	754	41.0	18.3	91.1
2016	751	47.0	15.9	88.8
2017	759	43.1	17.6	88.4
2018	693	42.7	16.1	89.3
2019	677	43.0	15.7	89.2
2020	630	44.0	14.3	87.9
2021	597	39.3	15.1	83.9

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 Gust Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$755 (5.5%)	$12,968 (94.5%)	$13,723

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Gust Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 748^th of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 644^th of 710 Elementary schools	13.2%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Gust Elementary School)	21.1	25	3.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	39.4	36.7	2.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	41.3	39.1	2.2%
4th Grade Math (Gust Elementary School)	20	7.5	12.5%
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 (Gust Elementary School)	27.6	25	2.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (School District No. 1)	42.3	37.5	4.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48.4	47.2	1.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	677	597	11.8%
African American	31	23	25.8%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	25	25
Hispanic	559	486	13.1%
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	8	7	12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	89.2%	83.9%	5.3%

Middle:	Bear Valley International School
	DSST: Henry Middle School
	STRIVE Prep - Federal
High:	John F Kennedy High School

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