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Valdez Elementary School

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Valdez Elementary School ranks 220 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

220^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Valdez Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 412 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional academic performance across various assessments.

Valdez Elementary School's students significantly outperform their peers in the district and state on the CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments, with 67.8% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 52.6% in Math, compared to 41.9% and 32.9% for the district, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 50% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 34% for the district. Valdez also boasts high rankings for various student subgroups, including female, male, and white students.

While Valdez Elementary School's academic excellence is commendable, the school faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates and a higher student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools. However, the school's strong performance, especially in core subject areas, makes it a standout institution within the School District No. 1 and the state of Colorado.

423

Students ?

17.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,668

Per pupil spending ?

49.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2525 West 29th Avenue
Denver, CO 80211-3711

(720) 424-3310

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.9%

White:

23.6%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 92nd percentile in 2024 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (58% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 92nd-percentile peak (2024) to 77th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

220^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	75.8	220 of 950	76.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	73 of 943	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	148 of 933	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	107 of 921	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	59.7	370 of 965	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.9	171 of 917	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	66.4	271 of 929	70.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.3	169 of 914	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	58.9	338 of 938	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	23.0	761 of 962	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.5	858 of 954	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	3.1	928 of 935	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.6	881 of 935	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.0	867 of 925	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.9	860 of 872	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	827 of 849	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.2	835 of 852	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.5	799 of 829	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.8	807 of 823	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.9	790 of 808	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	75.4	3 of 17	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	51.7	19 of 43	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	58 of 684	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.7	112 of 642	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	135 of 595	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	60.8	264 of 758	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	115 of 690	83.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	41.4	151 of 270	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	76.4	47 of 365	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	47.5	133 of 265	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	162 of 332	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	112 of 308	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	86.6	67 of 683	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	153 of 649	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	108 of 594	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	47.9	362 of 764	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	224 of 693	67.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	99.5	1 of 539	99.8%	★★★★★

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 (2024)100th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2024)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2024)90th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)87th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)44th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+23 vs state

Math53%+17 vs state

Science50%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 18, 2017

Starting our 10th year at Valdez and it has been an excellent experience. My kids have learned to read, write and speak in English and Spanish and also receive a quality education in the core classes and also have art, music, gym, enrichment classes and a wonderful teacher / staff/ parent community. 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
Valdez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 West 29th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3310	423	24	17.7	49.9%	100 (23.6%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	75.8	220^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.8%		90.5	73^rd of 943 public elementary schools	92.3%	147	53.6	66.7	80.0				67.8	46.2	46.8	68.4				52.6	50.0		$18,668
Academia Ana Marie Sandoval	Public	PK, KG-6	3655 Wyandot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4370	409	22	18.2	38.6%	133 (32.5%)	1 (0.2%)	253 (61.9%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.2%)	34.3	577^th of 950 public elementary schools	39.3%		37	549^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.8%	28	28.6	33.3	40.0	60.0			40.0	34.1	15.2	27.8	19.2			25.0	37.1		$17,987
Bryant Webster Dual Language Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3635 Quivas St	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9170	454	31	14.7	71.8%	47 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	390 (85.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	31.9	599^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.9%		32.1	586^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.9%	13	58.3	54.5	35.7	25.5	34.2	35.7	37.6	38.9	26.5	18.2	8.0	9.5	10.9	17.4	31.3	34.8	$19,027
Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	530	31	17.1	31.3%	325 (61.3%)	23 (4.3%)	129 (24.3%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	31 (5.8%)	77.4	208^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	174^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.5%	34	65.0	55.7	66.7				62.5	59.3	45.7	46.3				50.9	62.1		$17,382
Columbian Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2925 West 40th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8580	171	15	11.4	86.5%	19 (11.1%)	7 (4.1%)	136 (79.5%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)								(n/a)			25.0				14.0			15.0				11.9			$26,086
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%		94	34^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.4%	30	58.1	82.3	79.2				73.5	66.2	70.5	64.6				67.1	71.4		$16,231
Trevista at Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	4130 Navajo Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9800	482	31	15.4	60.0%	127 (26.3%)	53 (11.0%)	264 (54.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	32 (6.6%)	28.8	624^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.3%		12.4	845^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.4%	221	42.0	23.7	40.4				36.4	33.3	9.3	29.4				25.2	21.6		$18,477
Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	373	34	11.0	85.3%	23 (6.2%)	86 (23.1%)	234 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	5.4	943^rd of 950 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.6	892^nd of 943 public elementary schools	5.4%	51	10.9	10.0	14.6				11.8							4.2	6.3		$24,285
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	329	22	14.7	60.2%	101 (30.7%)	38 (11.6%)	166 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	498^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.2%	27	44.7	40.0	24.4				36.7	62.5	35.9	43.9				48.4	20.0		$17,396
University Prep - Arapahoe St.	Public, Charter	K-5	2409 Arapahoe Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 292-0463	313	27	11.7	89.8%	15 (4.8%)	155 (49.5%)	124 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (3.8%)	13.8	822^nd of 950 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.4	862^nd of 943 public elementary schools	8.6%	40	12.1	16.7	22.4				16.8	16.9	31.6	16.7				20.7			$18,826

Frequently Asked Questions about Valdez Elementary School

What district is Valdez Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Valdez Elementary School?

Students at Valdez Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Valdez Elementary School a good school?

Valdez Elementary School ranks 220^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Valdez Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended Valdez Elementary School.

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