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Teller Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

61^st

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Teller Elementary School is a PK–5 public elementary school in Denver's School District No. 1, serving 518 students and ranking among the top elementary schools in Colorado at #61 out of 943 schools statewide (94th percentile, 5 stars). This puts Teller in elite company, sitting alongside Steck Elementary (96th percentile), Park Hill School (95th percentile), and Carson Elementary (92nd percentile), and far ahead of nearby options like Stedman Elementary (57th percentile) and Dora Moore Ece-8 School (23rd percentile) — a remarkable feat given that Teller's own district ranks only in the 38th percentile statewide.

Academically, Teller posts CMAS proficiency rates roughly 30 percentage points above both district and state averages: 77% proficient in ELA, 64.5% in math, and 63% in 5th-grade science. While these scores are excellent by any measure, parents should note that Teller's immediate neighborhood includes schools with equal or better results in certain subjects — Steck Elementary leads in math (74.6%) and science (66.7%), while Park Hill School and Carson Elementary also edge out Teller in math. Math is Teller's subject to watch, with proficiency dipping from 68.3% to 64.5% in the most recent year. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 14.5% is far better than the district's 38.1%, though not quite as strong as Carson's 8.6% or Park Hill's 9.4%.

Perhaps the most striking finding is Teller's performance with economically disadvantaged students: its Low SES subgroup ranks #4 out of 319 schools statewide (99th percentile), an extraordinary equity signal given that roughly 22% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. However, the school shows a persistent gender gap, with female students ranking in the 95th percentile versus 82nd for males, and its Gifted/Talented subgroup ranks only in the 43rd percentile. With a student-teacher ratio of 18.1 and a consistent 5-star rating over four years, Teller is a stable, high-performing school whose biggest opportunities lie in math instruction, 4th-grade achievement, and support for both male students and gifted learners.

518

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,443

Per pupil spending ?

22.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

1150 Garfield Street
Denver, CO 80206-3513

(720) 424-3560

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Teller Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Morey Middle School
High:	East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.6%

Hispanic:

16.2%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 89th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

61^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 11% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	91.1	61 of 946	93.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.0	43 of 950	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	105 of 943	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	74 of 933	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	51 of 921	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.9	145 of 710	79.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	156 of 965	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	116 of 917	87.4%	★★★★☆
2017	82.5	138 of 929	85.1%	★★★★☆
2016	86.2	97 of 914	89.4%	★★★★☆
2015	81.2	150 of 938	84.0%	★★★★☆
2014	67.6	301 of 962	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.6	301 of 954	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.6	467 of 935	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.9	463 of 935	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.3	415 of 925	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.2	406 of 872	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	65.4	311 of 849	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.8	506 of 852	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	430 of 829	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.0	519 of 823	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.6	532 of 808	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	90.5	36 of 695	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.2	33 of 694	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	72 of 684	89.5%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	48 of 642	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	45 of 595	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	84 of 351	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.1	163 of 758	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.1	134 of 690	80.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	57.2	69 of 120	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.1	51 of 119	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	63 of 91	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.5	45 of 82	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.4	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	96.9	4 of 322	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	39 of 365	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	100 of 332	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	61.6	88 of 308	71.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	80.6	122 of 697	82.5%	★★★★☆
2025	85.5	74 of 700	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	136 of 683	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	103 of 649	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	66 of 594	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	125 of 352	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.8	143 of 764	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	105 of 693	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	53 of 547	90.3%	★★★★★
2025	90.4	20 of 551	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	46 of 539	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.7	41 of 525	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.3	32 of 454	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.1	104 of 288	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	97 of 596	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.4	36 of 337	89.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)99th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts77%+32 vs state

Math64%+27 vs state

Science63%+27 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, January 5, 2017

If your child is different in ANY way, do not take them there. The bullying is extreme and the staff protect the kids that are the bullies. My child is now in a different school and her grades are back up and she receives more acceptance than she ever did at Teller. She still cries and gets angry over how she was treated at Teller. As a parent, the school just gives lip service. Do not trust the principle. Going to a new school was the best thing that could have ever happened for my child. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, December 8, 2015

My daughter and her freind is being bullied non stop, and the school board wont take actoin. My daughter and her friend have been through, the hostipital and police because of a girl that bullied them, and acuse them for bullying her. But thats not the truth. Other wise they have learned Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, October 2, 2015

I can't say enough good things about the teachers, staff and parent community at Teller Elementary. I was first introduced to the school 11 years ago when I moved into the neighborhood and took an active interest in the school well before my children ever attended. Over those years there have been many changes, including a strong growth of students attending the school. This year we finally have three of each k-5 classrooms, MI program, a gifted and talented teacher, strong intervention, full-time PE teacher, a wonderful group of paraprofessionals and a very strong music and arts program. The teachers and staff are strongly supported by a very active parent community and PTA. I would highly recommend Teller to anyone who asks, but also understand that like any school, Teller may not be for everyone. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, May 3, 2015

I am curious about the review I read above, posted one year ago regarding bullying at Teller. We also just moved into the district from out of state and have two children at Teller. One is a very bright child on the autism spectrum. She arrived already identified with an IEP. It's taken most of the school year to get a revised IEP in place (a violation of FAPE) and in the meantime we have watched her decompensate due to bullying. I began mentioning my concerns regarding bullying to her 3rd grade teacher as early as Christmas break but they were ignored or dismissed. We are nearing the end of the school year and my daughter is a mess! Still no active IEP in place and she is afraid to attend school after a recent school incident led me to confront the bully's parent myself! We requested a meeting regarding the bullying, and though certain staff showed concern and acknowledged the problem, they didn't seem to know how to swiftly respond, giving the bully more time to do damage. If you have a special needs child, my advice is to know your rights under IDEA and enforce those rights with an advocate present, that goes for any school. But my child clearly needed more support than she received this year, and we have yet to see how the district will respond, as we have contacted them. 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
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%)	91.1	61^st of 946 public elementary schools	93.6%		93	43^rd of 950 public elementary schools	95.5%	18	77.3	73.1	80.5	77.0	68.2	62.8	63.1	64.5	63.0	$18,443
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
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%)	92.8	46^th of 946 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.5	23^rd of 950 public elementary schools	97.6%	23	72.9	78.0	82.7	77.7	68.9	67.2	64.5	67.0	66.1	$16,905
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
French American School of Denver	Public, Charter	K-5	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%)	70.1	265^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.0%		81.4	159^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.3%	106	25.0	71.8	83.3	57.3	35.3	59.0	78.9	54.3	78.9	$11,986
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%)	89.9	72^nd of 946 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.7	85^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.1%	13	86.7	67.6	78.8	78.0	84.0	54.9	60.6	67.0	62.1	$16,850
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
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2540 East 29th Ave	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8510	346	25	14.0	42.2%	157 (45.4%)	62 (17.9%)	85 (24.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.0%)	33 (9.5%)	37.6	545^th of 946 public elementary schools	42.4%		48.2	459^th of 950 public elementary schools	51.7%	86	40.0	51.1	37.8	43.4	40.0	33.3	16.7	30.6	22.2	$19,233
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%)	17.2	788^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.7%		16.5	787^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.2%	1	14.3	22.2	34.1	23.5	17.0	14.9	30.4	20.5	22.2	$21,252
Stedman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2940 Dexter Street	Denver	80207	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3800	447	23	19.0	41.2%	160 (35.8%)	124 (27.7%)	125 (28.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.8%)	54.7	403^rd of 946 public elementary schools	57.4%		56.4	394^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.5%	9	51.5	44.4	53.7	50.0	43.7	43.1	37.3	41.4	36.5	$16,359

Frequently Asked Questions about Teller Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Teller Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Morey Middle School
High : East High School

What is the racial makeup of Teller Elementary School?

Students at Teller Elementary School are 67% White, 16% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What district is Teller Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Teller Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 518 students attended Teller Elementary School.

Is Teller Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Teller Elementary School ranks in the top 6.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

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