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Dora Moore Ece-8 School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

724^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Dora Moore Ece-8 School is a public elementary and middle school in Denver, Colorado, serving 317 students from pre-kindergarten to 8th grade. 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.

Dora Moore Ece-8 School consistently performs below the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 30.6% of students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Similarly, only 17% of students were proficient or better in CMAS/Math, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance in CMAS/Science for 5th grade is slightly better, with 36.7% of students proficient or better, compared to 34% for the district and 39% for the state. Additionally, Dora Moore Ece-8 School has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates compared to the district and state averages.

Interestingly, Dora Moore Ece-8 School's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Teller Elementary School, Bromwell Elementary School, and Polaris Elementary School, which consistently outperform Dora Moore Ece-8 School on CMAS assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, indicating a relative decline in performance compared to other schools in the state.

349

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,454

Per pupil spending ?

65.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

846 Corona Street
Denver, CO 80218-3411

(720) 424-5300

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Dora Moore Ece-8 School usually attend:

Middle:	Morey Middle School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

30.9%

African American:

15.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (45% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

724^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	724 of 950	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	670 of 943	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	695 of 933	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	664 of 921	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	520 of 710	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	647 of 965	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	649 of 917	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.4	681 of 929	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	585 of 914	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.0	600 of 938	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	27.4	720 of 962	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.5	705 of 954	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	700 of 935	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.3	746 of 935	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	702 of 925	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	749 of 872	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.4	646 of 849	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.3	598 of 852	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	620 of 829	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.2	659 of 823	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.1	686 of 808	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	11.6	706 of 758	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	450 of 690	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	69.0	37 of 172	78.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	34.4	479 of 764	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.5	467 of 693	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	47.4	229 of 458	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.1	305 of 418	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.1	219 of 424	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.9	245 of 400	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	24.0	341 of 436	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	426 of 461	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	25.0	358 of 454	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	374 of 425	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.4	345 of 422	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.4	339 of 409	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.8	336 of 377	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.0	274 of 362	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.5	147 of 360	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	48.0	194 of 346	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.2	246 of 340	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.7	260 of 336	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2018)78th percentile+49 vs school

Male (2019)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2019)7th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science37%~ state avg

English Language Arts31%-14 vs state

Math17%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 9, 2016

My child has attended Dora Moore for 6 years and our experience has been very positive. The school's teachers are very strong and provide rigorous instruction. The school had a change in administration 2 years ago and since that time the new administrators have been consistently building a supportive environment that addresses the needs of the whole child. A growing number of parents are strongly committed to the school and both neighborhood families and choice-in families are passionate about the school community. The diverse student population is valued and supported and the faculty makes great efforts to provide an inclusive environment. In addition to the strong academic instruction, students are provided with a rotating schedule of "essentials" which include gym, art, music, and technology, and the school provides a variety of free, teacher-led after-school programs. My child feels at home at Dora Moore and I am impressed at the level of support she has received in developing leadership skills. Close Quote

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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 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Dora Moore Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	846 Corona Street	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5300	349	21	16.5	65.3%	108 (30.9%)	55 (15.8%)	135 (38.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.9%)	21	724^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.6	670^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.0%	54	18.9	19.4	39.4	25.0		30.6	19.4	11.4	27.3		17.0	36.7	$18,454
Bromwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 East 4th Avenue	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9330	329	20	16.4	21.0%	226 (68.7%)	10 (3.0%)	57 (17.3%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.2%)	82.9	143^rd of 950 public elementary schools	84.9%		88.6	91^st of 943 public elementary schools	90.3%	52	54.2	62.5	90.0			67.6	43.8	56.3	84.6		60.0	84.6	$18,433
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1860 Lincoln St	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 424-2350	263	17	15.2	34.2%	134 (51.0%)	19 (7.2%)	78 (29.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	48.6	451^st of 950 public elementary schools	52.5%		47.6	471^st of 943 public elementary schools	50.1%	20	40.0	45.7	38.5			41.7	51.7	47.8	41.0		46.5	17.9	$17,637
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	Public	PK, KG-5	520 West 3rd Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7620	344	25	13.5	48.8%	124 (36.0%)	15 (4.4%)	176 (51.2%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	44.2	496^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.8%		28	637^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.4%	141	34.1	30.8	60.0			40.9	30.6	26.2	50.0		34.4	45.7	$20,703
Steele Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 South Marion Parkway	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3720	452	25	18.0	13.9%	350 (77.4%)	6 (1.3%)	53 (11.7%)	8 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (7.3%)	95.4	26^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.3%		95	27^th of 943 public elementary schools	97.1%	1	82.4	66.7	77.9			75.2	80.0	76.9	79.7		78.8	76.8	$16,581
Polaris Elementary School	Public	1-5	410 Park Avenue West	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7860	350	18	19.6	17.4%	198 (56.6%)	15 (4.3%)	49 (14.0%)	34 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.4%)	99.3	1^st of 950 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 943 public elementary schools	99.9%		90.8	94.9	96.2			94.0	84.4	97.4	95.1		92.4	95.0	$17,240
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Lipan Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6800	244	18	13.2	88.1%	23 (9.4%)	71 (29.1%)	128 (52.5%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	13.6	826^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.1%		15	807^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.4%	19	19.0					12.0	23.3	13.3	17.1		18.5	16.7	$22,263
Whittier Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	2480 Downing Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3040	242	17	14.2	88.4%	13 (5.4%)	122 (50.4%)	72 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	3 (1.2%)	29 (12.0%)	8.3	915^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.7%					(n/a)	15.4		15.4		47.8	17.6		12.5		13.0	7.0		$22,160
Teller Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Garfield Street	Denver	80206	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3560	518	29	18.1	22.0%	345 (66.6%)	30 (5.8%)	84 (16.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	93	43^rd of 950 public elementary schools	95.5%		86.9	105^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.9%	62	74.7	70.5	81.3			75.3	65.8	67.8	71.3		68.3	71.1	$17,377
French American School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-6	2350 N. Gaylord Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 506-4589	230	18	12.7	20.0%	163 (70.9%)	19 (8.3%)	22 (9.6%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (9.6%)	81.4	159^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.3%		82.2	149^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.2%	10	48.8		61.9			54.7	73.2	60.9			68.4	66.7	$11,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Dora Moore Ece-8 School

What district is Dora Moore Ece-8 School in?

School District No. 1

What schools do graduates of Dora Moore Ece-8 School attend?

Students who attend Dora Moore Ece-8 School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Morey Middle School
High : East High School

How many students attend Dora Moore Ece-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 349 students attended Dora Moore Ece-8 School.

What is the racial makeup of Dora Moore Ece-8 School?

Students at Dora Moore Ece-8 School are 39% Hispanic, 31% White, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian, 1% Pacific Islander.

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Dora Moore Ece-8 School ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

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