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Steck Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Steck Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 306 students in grades PK-5. This high-performing school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the district and state averages in academic assessments.

Steck Elementary's students excel academically, with 77.2% proficient or better in English Language Arts and 78.9% proficient or better in Math, far surpassing the district and state averages. The school's performance is exceptional across all student subgroups, ranking among the top 21-36 elementary schools in Colorado for female, male, and white students. Additionally, Steck has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to nearby schools.

In comparison to nearby schools, Denver Language School, Park Hill School, and Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment, Steck Elementary consistently outperforms them in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates across all grades and subjects. This sustained excellence over the years suggests Steck has effective teaching practices, strong leadership, and a supportive school community, making it a model for high-quality elementary education within the School District No. 1.

323

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,328

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 Albion Street
Denver, CO 80220-4981

(720) 424-3870

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Steck Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
High:	George Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.2%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

10.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (77% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District No. 1

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school77%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

31^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	95.0	31 of 950	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	7 of 943	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	71 of 933	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	31 of 921	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	58 of 710	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	19 of 965	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	96.7	19 of 917	97.9%	★★★★★
2017	96.4	18 of 929	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	98.0	10 of 914	98.9%	★★★★★
2015	98.6	9 of 938	99.0%	★★★★★
2014	94.8	14 of 962	98.5%	★★★★★
2013	94.8	9 of 954	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	94.9	8 of 935	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	94.2	9 of 935	99.0%	★★★★★
2010	93.9	13 of 925	98.6%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	19 of 872	97.8%	★★★★★
2008	89.6	45 of 849	94.7%	★★★★★
2007	92.4	24 of 852	97.2%	★★★★★
2006	88.1	56 of 829	93.2%	★★★★★
2005	91.3	28 of 823	96.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.7	103 of 808	87.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	94.0	21 of 694	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	67 of 642	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	20 of 595	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	30 of 758	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.7	21 of 690	97.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	70.0	28 of 91	69.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	36 of 700	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	66 of 649	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	91.7	30 of 594	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	13 of 764	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	18 of 693	97.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	16 of 551	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	6 of 539	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	82.2	57 of 525	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	91.9	19 of 454	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.3	65 of 288	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	95.9	9 of 596	98.5%	★★★★★

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)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2024)69th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math79%+43 vs state

English Language Arts77%+32 vs state

Science68%+28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Steck Elementary is an excellent school that helped my two kids to become on or above grade level in less than a year, starting from no knowledge of English when we moved here a year ago. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 18, 2011

We are very lucky to live in the Steck neighborhood. My children are receiving a top education. We are proud to be part of the Steck community!! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 20, 2009

Steck encourages bullying and elitism.Steck has violated
my sons right to privacy as well as my own. 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 (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	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 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
Steck Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	450 Albion Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3870	323	18	18.3	20.1%	201 (62.2%)	17 (5.3%)	54 (16.7%)	13 (4.0%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.2%)	95	31^st of 950 public elementary schools	96.7%		98.3	7^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.3%	24	75.9	83.0	72.5				77.2	74.6	89.4	73.2				78.9	67.5		$16,328
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		$18,443
Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5420 East 1st Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9090	412	25	16.8	17.7%	303 (73.5%)	22 (5.3%)	51 (12.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	88.7	85^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.1%		80.5	165^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.5%	80	67.2	72.1	80.0				73.1	67.2	47.5	67.2				60.7	72.9		$16,850
Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	995 Grape Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5000	197	16	12.6	38.1%	95 (48.2%)	21 (10.7%)	47 (23.9%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	26 (13.2%)	81.3	160^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.2%		58.8	374^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.3%	214			61.9				47.4	60.0						50.0	61.9		$20,030
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		$16,959
Stephen Knight Center for Early Education	Public	PK-K	3245 East Exposition Avenue	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-6500	276	22	12.7	26.1%	152 (55.1%)	18 (6.5%)	53 (19.2%)	22 (8.0%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	27 (9.8%)								(n/a)																	$21,365
Denver Language School	Public, Charter	K-8	451 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 557-0852	930	58	16.1	20.6%	381 (41.0%)	41 (4.4%)	286 (30.8%)	61 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.0%)	82.2	149^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.3%		75.5	205^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.3%	56	43.0	51.0	74.3	76.8	74.0	78.9	64.8	56.6	63.0	71.4	64.6	60.3	81.1	65.6	64.4	76.0	$13,312
Park Hill School	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 East 19th Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4910	717	37	19.2	13.4%	542 (75.6%)	21 (2.9%)	66 (9.2%)	10 (1.4%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (10.0%)	95.5	23^rd of 950 public elementary schools	97.6%		93.4	37^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.1%	14	73.1	74.3	82.4				76.7	75.0	78.0	73.4				75.4	76.9		$16,905
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5380	353	25	14.1	79.9%	58 (16.4%)	123 (34.8%)	126 (35.7%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	16.5	787^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.2%		21.2	729^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.7%	58	9.5	27.7	30.8				23.4	13.6	23.1	15.1				17.4	22.2		$21,252
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		$18,380

Frequently Asked Questions about Steck Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Steck Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
High : George Washington High School

How many students attend Steck Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Steck Elementary School.

What district is Steck Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

Is Steck Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Steck Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 950 Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Steck Elementary School?

Students at Steck Elementary School are 62% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 2% American Indian.

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