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Marrama Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

879^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Marrama Elementary School is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 506 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Marrama Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on CMAS assessments across all grade levels and subject areas, and a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 84.52% to 90.76% over the past few years. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16.5% of Marrama students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.8% statewide and 41.9% in the district. Similarly, only 12.7% of Marrama students were proficient or better in Math, compared to 35.9% statewide and 32.9% in the district.

When comparing Marrama Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes clear that Marrama is one of the lowest-performing schools in the area. For instance, Lena Archuleta Elementary School, which is just 2.55 miles away, consistently outperforms Marrama on CMAS assessments and has lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the concentration of students from low-income families at Marrama Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's poor academic performance, and addressing these issues will require a comprehensive and targeted approach from the school and the district.

547

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,436

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

19100 East 40th Avenue
Denver, CO 80249-7127

(720) 424-5820

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Marrama Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
	Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
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	Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
High:	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College
	DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
	KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
	Montbello High School
	More...
	Northeast Early College
	Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.8%

African American:

21.9%

Asian:

10.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

879^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

85^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	10.5	879 of 950	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	786 of 943	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	809 of 933	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	796 of 921	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	706 of 710	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	783 of 965	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	664 of 917	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.6	722 of 929	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	745 of 914	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.8	783 of 938	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.4	752 of 962	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.5	697 of 954	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.0	688 of 935	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	703 of 935	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	817 of 925	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.1	786 of 872	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.6	743 of 849	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.2	727 of 852	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.9	732 of 829	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	707 of 823	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.9	635 of 808	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	61.5	7 of 15	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	16.6	16 of 17	5.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	37 of 43	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	633 of 694	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	639 of 684	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	616 of 642	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	582 of 595	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	677 of 758	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	571 of 690	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	173 of 247	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	174 of 242	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	154 of 197	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	124 of 153	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	168 of 270	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	120 of 172	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	270 of 337	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	145 of 203	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	683 of 700	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	624 of 683	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	590 of 649	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	508 of 594	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	659 of 764	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	585 of 693	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)20th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science21%-18 vs state

English Language Arts16%-28 vs state

Math13%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Marrama Elementary School

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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 (2024)
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
Marrama Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	19100 East 40th Avenue	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5820	547	34	15.9	85.6%	29 (5.3%)	120 (21.9%)	305 (55.8%)	55 (10.1%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	16 (2.9%)	10.5	879^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.5%		16.3	786^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.6%	93	12.5	13.5	24.3				16.5	20.9	6.4	11.1				12.7	20.8		$18,436
Green Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4100 Jericho St	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6710	714	48	14.8	81.8%	53 (7.4%)	178 (24.9%)	395 (55.3%)	55 (7.7%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.5%)	19 (2.7%)	17.8	770^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.9%		15.7	796^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.6%	26	25.6	16.4	31.0				25.4	33.0	12.9	17.0				21.1	17.3		$18,385
KIPP Northeast Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	4635 Walden St. Denver	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 452-2551	495	40	12.4	75.8%	42 (8.5%)	130 (26.3%)	219 (44.2%)	57 (11.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.4%)	29 (5.9%)	21.1	722^nd of 950 public elementary schools	24.0%		12.8	835^th of 943 public elementary schools	11.5%	113	28.0	23.3					25.7	29.0	18.6					24.0			$14,503
Omar D Blair Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4905 Cathay Street	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 371-9570	783	55	14.2	79.2%	48 (6.1%)	263 (33.6%)	228 (29.1%)	106 (13.5%)	3 (0.4%)	94 (12.0%)	41 (5.2%)	15.4	801^st of 950 public elementary schools	15.7%		14.9	809^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.2%	8	21.7	24.2	32.6	14.7	28.8	27.3	24.9	24.5	11.2	10.2	14.7	8.3	12.8	13.9	22.6	13.5	$13,876
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch	Public, Charter	K-5	4800 Telluride Street #4	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 287-5100	484	28	17.6	80.0%	29 (6.0%)	133 (27.5%)	250 (51.7%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.8%)	14 (2.9%)	13.8	823^rd of 950 public elementary schools	13.4%		20.2	740^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.5%	83	25.3	22.1	25.0				24.1	16.9	16.5	15.0				16.1	13.8		$15,042
Highline Academy Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	19451 East Maxwell Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-5172	589	52	11.3	73.5%	60 (10.2%)	219 (37.2%)	173 (29.4%)	82 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (7.0%)	16.2	790^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.4	815^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.6%	25	31.4	17.7	31.3				26.9	20.0	5.1	22.5				16.0	15.2		$15,253
Clyde Miller K-8	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Espana St	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	No	(303) 364-7918	466	22	21.1	88.2%	39 (8.4%)	46 (9.9%)	323 (69.3%)	19 (4.1%)	7 (1.5%)	8 (1.7%)	24 (5.2%)	16.8	780^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.9%		17.4	777^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.6%	3	22.0	22.9	32.7	21.6	27.3	36.1	27.5	27.5	16.3	13.2	15.1	13.0	14.8	16.6		9.8	$19,294
Florida Pitt-Waller Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	21601 East 51st Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2840	886	49	17.9	85.3%	34 (3.8%)	239 (27.0%)	424 (47.9%)	97 (10.9%)	6 (0.7%)	48 (5.4%)	38 (4.3%)	9.1	906^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.3	876^th of 943 public elementary schools	7.1%	30	17.6	20.5	12.0	29.2	35.1	30.9	22.7	17.5	7.3	3.9	9.7	15.8	20.6	11.8	5.0	10.6	$16,032
Lena Archuleta Elementary School	Public	1-5	16000 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9888	515	36	14.5	77.3%	22 (4.3%)	53 (10.3%)	371 (72.0%)	33 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	15 (2.9%)	22.8	698^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.5%		27.6	642^nd of 943 public elementary schools	31.9%	56	27.4	26.4	31.3				28.6	24.3	24.5	23.8				24.2	27.0		$17,460
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4580 Dearborn Street	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5070	352	24	14.5	85.5%	11 (3.1%)	71 (20.2%)	240 (68.2%)	5 (1.4%)	3 (0.9%)	8 (2.3%)	14 (4.0%)	21.2	720^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.2%					(n/a)	12.5	11.5	10.3				11.2	44.2						18.5			$22,469

Frequently Asked Questions about Marrama Elementary School

What district is Marrama Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Marrama Elementary School?

Students at Marrama Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 22% African American, 10% Asian, 5% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

Is Marrama Elementary School a good school?

Marrama Elementary School ranks in the bottom 7.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Marrama Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Marrama Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Marrama Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : DSST: Elevate Northeast Middle School
Middle : DSST: Green Valley Ranch Middle School
Middle : KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Noel
High : Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Early College
High : DSST: Green Valley Ranch High School
High : KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy
High : Montbello High School
High : Northeast Early College
High : Rocky Mountain Prep RISE

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