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Steele Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

15^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Steele Elementary School is a K-5 school serving 452 students at 320 South Marion Parkway in Denver, and it currently ranks 15th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools — placing it in the 98th percentile with a 5-star rating. This is especially notable because its district, School District No. 1, carries only a 2-star rating statewide. Steele's students post exceptional test scores: 81% proficient in English Language Arts, 79.6% in Math, and 77.8% in Science, compared with district averages of 42.5%, 35%, and 33.2%, respectively. In fact, Steele's proficiency rates run roughly 35 to 45 percentage points above both district and state averages in nearly every tested subject and grade level.

Steele's excellence is remarkably consistent. The school has ranked in the top 30 statewide for five consecutive years, and every grade level performs at a uniformly high level — 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade ELA and math scores all fall between roughly 79% and 85%. Attendance is another major strength: Steele's chronic absenteeism rate is just 11.3%, about one-third of the state rate (28.4%) and less than one-third of the district rate (38.1%). The school also serves a comparatively advantaged student body, with only 13.94% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which provides helpful context for understanding its results.

Among nearby elementary schools, Steele is currently the highest-ranked, having overtaken Steck Elementary School and Cory Elementary School in recent years. It is the only school in its immediate area that scores above 75% in ELA, Math, and Science at the same time. Even compared to Creativity Challenge Community — a school with nearly identical economic demographics — Steele comes out ahead in both math and ELA. The one area worth keeping an eye on is gifted education: the gifted and talented subgroup has ranged from the 96th percentile to the 42nd percentile in recent years, which may reflect small cohort sizes. Overall, Steele is a top-tier, dependable choice for Denver families.

452

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,725

Per pupil spending ?

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 South Marion Parkway
Denver, CO 80209-2528

(720) 424-3720

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Steele Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Merrill Middle School
High:	South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.4%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

7.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2016 → 98th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (80% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% 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 (2025-2026) ?

This school80%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

15^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	97.0	15 of 946	98.4%	★★★★★
2025	95.4	26 of 950	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.0	27 of 943	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	26 of 933	97.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	25 of 921	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	96.7	17 of 710	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	60 of 965	93.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	32 of 917	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	92.5	50 of 929	94.6%	★★★★★
2016	93.9	37 of 914	96.0%	★★★★★
2015	92.5	57 of 938	93.9%	★★★★★
2014	82.9	137 of 962	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.0	155 of 954	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	75.7	212 of 935	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	75.7	214 of 935	77.1%	★★★★☆
2010	73.5	235 of 925	74.6%	★★★★☆
2009	69.2	279 of 872	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.9	315 of 849	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.9	325 of 852	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.3	291 of 829	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	269 of 823	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.3	227 of 808	71.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	15 of 695	97.8%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	28 of 694	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	43 of 684	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	46 of 642	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.5	22 of 595	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	21 of 351	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	76 of 758	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	51 of 690	92.6%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	31 of 120	74.2%	★★★★☆
2025	58.0	69 of 119	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.7	4 of 91	95.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	94.1	22 of 697	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	27 of 700	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	26 of 683	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	22 of 649	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	34 of 594	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	17 of 352	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	50 of 764	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	26 of 693	96.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	21 of 547	96.2%	★★★★★
2025	89.2	26 of 551	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	28 of 539	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	31 of 525	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	89.5	26 of 454	94.3%	★★★★★
2021	94.3	9 of 288	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	60 of 596	89.9%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)97th percentile~ school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)74th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+36 vs state

Math80%+42 vs state

Science78%+42 vs state

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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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	97	15^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.4%		95.4	26^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.3%	11	78.6	79.1	84.9		81.0	80.0	79.4	79.5		79.6	77.8	$16,725
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	710 South Pennsylvania Street	Denver	80209	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-5990	310	17	17.9	26.1%	208 (67.1%)	9 (2.9%)	64 (20.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (7.7%)	91.4	58^th of 946 public elementary schools	93.9%		79.8	175^th of 950 public elementary schools	81.6%	117	65.9	753.0	77.1		65.8	62.2	741.0	71.4		58.7	76.5	$17,427
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%)	88.9	81^st of 946 public elementary schools	91.4%		82.9	143^rd of 950 public elementary schools	84.9%	62	64.6	77.5	82.6		74.6	57.4	61.0	71.7		63.4	57.8	$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
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 946 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
Dora Moore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	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	728^th of 946 public elementary schools	23.0%		21	724^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.8%	4	30.8	19.4	23.5		24.8	25.6	22.2	20.0		22.7	31.4	$18,380
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%)	37.5	547^th of 946 public elementary schools	42.2%		44.2	496^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.8%	51	48.4	50.0	42.4		47.0	38.1	28.6	15.6		28.4	19.4	$20,968
Cory Elementary School	Public	1-5	1550 South Steele Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8380	407	24	16.8	23.1%	286 (70.3%)	18 (4.4%)	43 (10.6%)	14 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.8%)	88.5	86^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.9%		91.5	56^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.1%	30	59.3	80.3	78.0		72.4	59.8	72.4	62.2		64.6	58.0	$16,807
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%)	94	35^th of 946 public elementary schools	96.3%		95	31^st of 950 public elementary schools	96.7%	4	61.1	82.8	86.0		76.9	74.1	69.0	80.7		74.6	66.7	$16,328
Creativity Challenge Community	Public	K-5	1551 S. Monroe St	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-0630	306	17	17.6	14.4%	229 (74.8%)	7 (2.3%)	39 (12.7%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.2%)	96.3	19^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.0%		92	52^nd of 950 public elementary schools	94.5%	33	73.9	75.9	92.9		80.3	76.6	74.1	82.9		77.5	81.0	$16,913

Frequently Asked Questions about Steele Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Steele Elementary School?

Students at Steele Elementary School are 77% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Steele Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Merrill Middle School
High : South High School

What district is Steele Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

Is Steele Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Steele Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Steele Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 452 students attended Steele Elementary School.

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