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Holm Elementary School

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Holm Elementary School ranks 610 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

610^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Holm Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Denver's School District No. 1, serving 510 students in a community where roughly 70% of families qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school currently holds a 2-star rating and sits in the 35th percentile of Colorado elementary schools — a middle-to-low position that has remained fairly stable over the past five years, though it trails several higher-performing schools within a mile or two.

Holm's biggest academic challenge is math. Only 26% of students scored proficient on the 2025–26 CMAS math assessment, compared with 35% districtwide and 37.3% statewide. The gap is especially stark in 3rd grade, where just 14.7% of Holm students met proficiency versus 41.5% statewide. English Language Arts results (37.2% proficient) also lag nearby Bradley International School (53%) and Southmoor Elementary School (51.6%). Science, however, is a genuine bright spot: 5th-grade science proficiency has climbed from 11.5% in 2022–23 to 32.9% in 2025–26, now essentially matching the district average.

Perhaps the most urgent concern is chronic absenteeism. At 43.9% in 2024–25, Holm's rate jumped sharply from 35.2% the prior year and now sits well above the district rate of 38.1% and the state rate of 28.4%. By comparison, nearby Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside — which serves an even higher percentage of low-income students — has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 12.8%. On a positive note, Holm has shown real strength in serving Hispanic students (72nd percentile statewide, earning 4 stars) and low-income students (57th percentile, 3 stars), suggesting pockets of effective instruction. For parents, the takeaway is that Holm has clear bright spots, but the school would benefit most from reducing absenteeism and strengthening early-grade math.

510

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,962

Per pupil spending ?

69.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3185 South Willow Court
Denver, CO 80231-4532

(720) 424-6350

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Holm Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hamilton Middle School
High:	Thomas Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.4%

White:

20.4%

African American:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2016 → 36th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Math scores 11 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

610^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

45^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	31.1	610 of 946	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	556 of 950	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	638 of 943	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	581 of 933	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	618 of 921	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.1	639 of 710	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.7	546 of 965	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	461 of 917	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.4	586 of 929	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	558 of 914	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.3	535 of 938	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.1	699 of 962	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.1	693 of 954	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	661 of 935	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	732 of 935	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	703 of 925	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.8	726 of 872	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.2	695 of 849	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.0	730 of 852	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.2	677 of 829	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.2	706 of 823	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	21.5	662 of 808	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.3	13 of 15	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	54.8	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	16 of 43	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	551 of 695	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	543 of 694	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	585 of 684	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	416 of 642	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	459 of 758	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	460 of 690	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	61.3	70 of 251	72.1%	★★★★☆
2025	28.6	178 of 247	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	201 of 242	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.7	87 of 197	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.9	109 of 270	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	33 of 172	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	136 of 322	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.4	195 of 337	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	293 of 365	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	209 of 265	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	112 of 203	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.4	80 of 308	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.5	470 of 697	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.1	394 of 700	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	477 of 683	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	463 of 649	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	519 of 764	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	340 of 693	50.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	78 of 551	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)86th percentile+44 vs school

Hispanic (2026)72nd percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile~ school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science33%-3 vs state

Math26%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Bullying is encouraged. Staff is apathetic at best. Moving to a better city for better schools. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 4, 2016

My kids have had a great experience at Holm, but to get the best out of the school, you need to take an active part in your child's education. Talk with other parents to determine who would be the best teacher for your child before the next school year starts, take advantage of the after-school programs, and get involved in the Holm Helpers parent group. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 15, 2014

My daughter has been in this school for 2 days and we both already despise it. They only provide recess one day a week for each group of children because the teachers are not able to "handle" all of the 3rd grade on the playground at one time.... That says A LOT about the abilities of this staff! This is the most ridiculous school I have ever dealt with!! Completely unacceptable! 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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Holm Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3185 South Willow Court	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6350	510	33	15.4	69.8%	104 (20.4%)	54 (10.6%)	308 (60.4%)	22 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.9%)	31.1	610^th of 946 public elementary schools	35.5%		37	556^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.5%	54	27.5	37.0	42.9				37.2	14.7	32.9	30.0				26.0	32.9		$18,962
Samuels Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3985 South Vincennes Court	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4450	532	29	18.3	86.5%	71 (13.3%)	115 (21.6%)	292 (54.9%)	27 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (4.1%)	21.4	724^th of 946 public elementary schools	23.5%		26.8	647^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.9%	77	33.3	38.5	30.8				34.1	29.6	11.9	26.3				21.9	13.5		$18,906
Southmoor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3755 South Magnolia Way	Denver	80237	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3930	431	25	17.3	36.9%	250 (58.0%)	51 (11.8%)	86 (20.0%)	13 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.5%)	65.2	305^th of 946 public elementary schools	67.8%		64.9	318^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.5%	13	40.3	57.9	56.9				51.6	43.1	56.6	43.1				47.9	54.8		$15,982
Joe Shoemaker School	Public	PK, KG-5	3333 South Havana Street	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9333	543	29	18.5	68.1%	59 (10.9%)	108 (19.9%)	329 (60.6%)	20 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	11.8	862^nd of 946 public elementary schools	8.9%		11.3	865^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.9%	3	707.0	702.0	24.5				16.8	704.0	705.0	13.0				7.3	15.4		$18,043
Holly Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6161 East Cornell Avenue	Denver	80222	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2500	633	42	15.2	62.4%	174 (27.5%)	71 (11.2%)	323 (51.0%)	15 (2.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (7.3%)	17	790^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.5%		22.1	710^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.3%	80	28.2	26.7	22.3				25.7	25.6	18.2	23.4				22.4	13.8		$20,165
Rocky Mountain Prep Creekside	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	7808 Cherry Creek South Dr #3	Denver	80231	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	637	45	14.0	85.9%	67 (10.5%)	302 (47.4%)	234 (36.7%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (2.7%)	63.1	325^th of 946 public elementary schools	65.6%		64	326^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.7%	1	46.9	38.4	50.6				45.5	63.1	37.3	57.0				52.4	50.6		$13,302
Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	574	34	16.8	42.2%	275 (47.9%)	64 (11.1%)	153 (26.7%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	68.4	280^th of 946 public elementary schools	70.4%		62.8	336^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.6%	56	54.5	49.3	55.9				53.0	57.4	41.3	55.7				51.0	51.7		$17,469
Belleview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4851 South Dayton Street	Greenwood Village	80111	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 554-3100	577	36	15.8	29.6%	243 (42.1%)	45 (7.8%)	80 (13.9%)	140 (24.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	64 (11.1%)	77.6	198^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.1%		79.7	178^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.3%	20	48.4	57.3	60.8				55.6	61.7	59.6	59.2				60.1	55.4		$19,082
Polton Community Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2985 South Oakland Street	Aurora	80014	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 747-2600	466	34	13.7	55.6%	146 (31.3%)	108 (23.2%)	122 (26.2%)	17 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	66 (14.2%)	38.7	527^th of 946 public elementary schools	44.3%		18.2	763^rd of 950 public elementary schools	19.7%	236	39.5	28.0	52.8				40.2	39.2	18.4	31.5				31.3	34.0		$23,666
Place Bridge Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7125 Cherry Creek Drive North	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0960	824	63	13.0	85.2%	65 (7.9%)	193 (23.4%)	467 (56.7%)	77 (9.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	15 (1.8%)	9	901^st of 946 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.3	866^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.8%	35	8.6	14.3	16.4	9.6	13.3	17.9	13.7	20.8	14.1	19.4	7.1	8.3	13.4	13.4	9.1	8.8	$21,474

Frequently Asked Questions about Holm Elementary School

Is Holm Elementary School a good school?

Holm Elementary School ranks 610^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Holm Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hamilton Middle School
High : Thomas Jefferson High School

How many students attend Holm Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 510 students attended Holm Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Holm Elementary School?

Students at Holm Elementary School are 60% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Holm Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

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