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Valverde Elementary School

Q: Is Valverde Elementary School a good school?

Valverde Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Valverde Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Valverde Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Valverde Elementary School?

Students at Valverde Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Valverde Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Valverde Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Compass Academy Middle : DSST: College View Middle School Middle : Kepner Beacon Middle School Middle : KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood High : West High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

908^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Valverde Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Denver, CO, that enrolls 359 students in School District No. 1 and serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged community, with 85.2% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school ranks in the bottom 4th percentile statewide (905 out of 943 schools) for 2025-2026, placing it among the lowest-performing schools in the area. Its student-teacher ratio of 13.7 is actually better than several nearby schools, including Godsman Elementary School (16.6) and Barnum Elementary School (15.6), so staffing alone doesn't explain the school's challenges.

Academically, Valverde trails district and state averages by wide margins. In 2025-2026, only 17.5% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared with 42.5% districtwide and 44.7% statewide. Math proficiency was 13.5%, versus 35.0% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The most striking figure is 5th-grade science: just 5.5% of students were proficient, the lowest among nearby schools. Comparable high-poverty neighbors post stronger results in math — Goldrick Elementary School (26.0%), Barnum (19.3%), Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest (17.1%), and Godsman (15.3%) all outperform Valverde's 13.5%. Just 1.7 miles away, Lincoln Elementary School tells a very different story, with 65.8% ELA proficiency and a 94th-percentile state ranking.

Perhaps the most urgent concern is attendance: 50.2% of Valverde students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the state rate of 28.4% and well above the district's 38.1%. Only Munroe Elementary School (55.4%) has a higher rate in the surrounding area, while Lincoln has just 13.9%. This is a critical issue because attendance is strongly linked to achievement. The school has shown occasional signs of progress — ELA rose to 21.3% in 2024-2025 before falling back to 17.5% — but gains have not been sustained. For parents considering Valverde, the data suggest that addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting students in upper elementary math and science are the most pressing priorities.

359

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,055

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2030 West Alameda Avenue
Denver, CO 80223-1923

(720) 424-3250

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

7.0%

White:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2013 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (13% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school13%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

908^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 14 pts since 2016

From bottom 18% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

92^nd 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	908 of 946	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	864 of 950	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	931 of 943	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	884 of 965	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	855 of 917	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	696 of 929	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.5	748 of 914	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	899 of 938	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	3.8	956 of 962	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.9	952 of 954	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	901 of 935	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	916 of 935	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	894 of 925	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	803 of 872	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	832 of 849	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.1	845 of 852	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.9	820 of 829	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.5	801 of 823	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.3	796 of 808	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts18%-27 vs state

Math14%-24 vs state

Science6%-31 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 17, 2015

It's a shame we have this failing, out of touch school in our neighborhood. The assistant principal is totally clueless and incompetent. He has no idea how to run a school and he makes no effort to relate to Valverde's Hispanic population. Worse yet, the interim principal failed miserably at what should have been a simple task of reassuring students and parents, after losing our dedicated principal. She's mean and unreasonable, and makes no sense at all when talking about my kids. Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Monday, May 14, 2012

THEY HAVE 100% TOLERANCE TO BULLYING AND DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT BLAME CHILD BEING BULLIED. 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/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
Valverde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2030 West Alameda Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3250	359	26	13.7	85.2%	20 (5.6%)	25 (7.0%)	291 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	11 (3.1%)	8.5	908^th of 946 public elementary schools	4.0%		11.6	864^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.1%	44	702.0	725.0	22.2		17.5	18.2	9.5	12.7		13.5	5.5	$21,055
Goldrick Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 South Zuni Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6980	385	25	15.4	82.6%	14 (3.6%)	20 (5.2%)	331 (86.0%)	9 (2.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.6%)	18.8	761^st of 946 public elementary schools	19.6%		27.5	640^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.6%	121	26.7	16.7	29.3		24.3	39.1	18.8	23.7		26.0	10.5	$20,051
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3400 West Nevada Place	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 934-3245	146	13	10.8	89.0%	7 (4.8%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)					25.9	726.0	714.0			720.0		$25,510
Barnum Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Hooker Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9590	334	21	15.6	88.6%	14 (4.2%)	12 (3.6%)	302 (90.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	13.9	830^th of 946 public elementary schools	12.3%		14.7	812^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.5%	18	701.0	737.0	25.0		24.4	17.8	21.7	18.2		19.3	14.3	$19,834
Munroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Virginia Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5230	332	22	15.0	88.9%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.2%)	303 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6	935^th of 946 public elementary schools	1.2%					(n/a)	19.4	7.1	5.2		9.2	13.1	9.5	10.3		11.2	704.0	$21,109
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
Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 863-8920	453	34	13.2	90.9%	16 (3.5%)	28 (6.2%)	386 (85.2%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (2.0%)	11.8	861^st of 946 public elementary schools	9.0%		17.9	768^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.2%	93	14.3	8.9	26.1		16.8	20.0	12.1	18.1		17.1	19.7	$13,558
Godsman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2120 West Arkansas Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7060	332	20	16.6	91.9%	15 (4.5%)	4 (1.2%)	298 (89.8%)	9 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	11.1	875^th of 946 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.9	841^st of 950 public elementary schools	11.5%	34	26.9	18.9	21.7		22.0	15.6	15.1	15.2		15.3	10.6	$19,646
Eagleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	880 N Hooker Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7930	317	26	12.2	87.1%	31 (9.8%)	18 (5.7%)	260 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	7.1	923^rd of 946 public elementary schools	2.4%		9	907^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.5%	16	712.0	722.0	19.4		14.9	9.1	8.3	9.7		9.0	12.9	$23,225
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Valverde Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Valverde Elementary School?

Students at Valverde Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Valverde Elementary School a good school?

Valverde Elementary School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Valverde Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What schools do graduates of Valverde Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Compass Academy
Middle : DSST: College View Middle School
Middle : Kepner Beacon Middle School
Middle : KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
High : West High School

How many students attend Valverde Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended Valverde Elementary School.

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