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Slavens K-8 School

Public Grades K-8

10^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Slavens K-8 School is a high-performing public elementary and middle school located in Denver, Colorado, serving over 600 students from kindergarten through 8th grade. This exceptional institution consistently ranks among the top 15 elementary schools in the state, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and significantly outperforming the district and state averages in academic achievement.

Slavens K-8 School's academic prowess is evident across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 86.7% of Slavens students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to just 41.9% for the School District No. 1 and 44.8% for the state. Similarly, 85.9% of Slavens students were proficient or better in CMAS/Math, far exceeding the district's 32.9% and the state's 35.9%. The school's exceptional performance extends to specific student subgroups as well, with Slavens ranking among the top Colorado elementary schools for female, male, and white students in CMAS/English Language Arts.

Beyond its academic excellence, Slavens K-8 School also boasts very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 3.8% over the past few years, significantly lower than the district and state averages. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 4.5% in the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the district and state, it still remains relatively low. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Asbury Elementary, which had a 74.6% proficiency rate in CMAS/English Language Arts, Slavens' performance is truly exceptional.

762

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,642

Per pupil spending ?

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3000 South Clayton Street
Denver, CO 80210-6704

(720) 424-4150

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Slavens K-8 School usually attend:

Middle:	Merrill Middle School
High:	Thomas Jefferson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.6%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2014 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (85% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in School District No. 1

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school85%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

10^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 8% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

3^rd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	10 of 950	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	10 of 943	98.9%	★★★★★
2023	97.3	15 of 933	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.0	8 of 921	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	9 of 965	99.1%	★★★★★
2018	98.6	7 of 917	99.2%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	14 of 929	98.5%	★★★★★
2016	92.8	45 of 914	95.1%	★★★★★
2015	90.3	72 of 938	92.3%	★★★★★
2014	90.8	43 of 962	95.5%	★★★★★
2013	90.9	43 of 954	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.1	30 of 935	96.8%	★★★★★
2011	92.0	28 of 935	97.0%	★★★★★
2010	91.5	37 of 925	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	88.1	66 of 872	92.4%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	67 of 849	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	89.4	43 of 852	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	87.2	69 of 829	91.7%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	54 of 823	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	86.5	75 of 808	90.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	8 of 694	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	8 of 684	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	15 of 642	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	10 of 595	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	13 of 758	98.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.2	7 of 690	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	19 of 700	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	17 of 683	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	15 of 649	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	7 of 594	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.5	5 of 764	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	8 of 693	98.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	9 of 551	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	14 of 539	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	15 of 525	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	6 of 454	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	7 of 596	98.8%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	99.1	3 of 469	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	99.1	3 of 485	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	2 of 480	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	5 of 448	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	6 of 458	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.0	6 of 418	98.6%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	8 of 424	98.1%	★★★★★
2016	98.2	7 of 400	98.3%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	11 of 436	97.5%	★★★★★
2014	95.2	13 of 461	97.2%	★★★★★
2013	95.5	10 of 454	97.8%	★★★★★
2012	93.2	14 of 425	96.7%	★★★★★
2011	93.8	15 of 422	96.4%	★★★★★
2010	94.3	11 of 409	97.3%	★★★★★
2009	90.0	23 of 377	93.9%	★★★★★
2008	91.0	17 of 362	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	88.8	24 of 360	93.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	39 of 346	88.7%	★★★★☆
2005	77.8	69 of 340	79.7%	★★★★☆
2004	84.5	41 of 336	87.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	98.0	3 of 347	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	3 of 350	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	3 of 363	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	5 of 326	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.4	4 of 352	98.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.7	3 of 315	99.0%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	9 of 132	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	82.6	1 of 126	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	3 of 125	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.2	1 of 93	98.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	14 of 134	89.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	2 of 121	98.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	99.2	2 of 352	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	98.8	2 of 357	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.3	3 of 356	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.2	3 of 328	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	7 of 343	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	97.8	8 of 317	97.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	97.5	3 of 275	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	2 of 273	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	98.4	2 of 286	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.6	2 of 265	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	4 of 283	98.6%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Middle school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+42 vs state

Math86%+50 vs state

Science78%+40 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, February 14, 2020

Incredible teachers and parent involvement. Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, March 29, 2018

As a student, I am incredibly privileged to go to such an incredible school. The attention to detail that every teacher has keeps the whole class on track. We have a beautiful community and I love it here! (A genuine excitement to come to school is a really cool thing!) Close Quote

Schools Near Slavens K-8 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 (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
Slavens K-8 School	Public	K-8	3000 South Clayton Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4150	762	41	18.6	13.3%	591 (77.6%)	29 (3.8%)	71 (9.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	97.8	10^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.7	10^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.9%		76.6	83.3	85.7	92.1	92.9	89.5	86.7	80.3	84.3	86.8	81.6	90.6	91.3	85.9	75.0	80.2	$16,642
University Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 South St Paul Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3410	413	27	15.4	28.6%	269 (65.1%)	24 (5.8%)	71 (17.2%)	22 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.8%)	89.3	80^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.6%		82.8	144^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.7%	64	65.2	64.2	81.1				69.8	56.7	64.3	72.7				64.0	78.2		$17,805
Charles Hay World School	Public	K-6	1221 E Eastman Ave	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 761-2433	271	23	11.9	52.8%	150 (55.4%)	22 (8.1%)	83 (30.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	44.8	491^st of 950 public elementary schools	48.3%		40.5	521^st of 943 public elementary schools	44.8%	30	47.7	34.1	48.8	43.8			43.7	54.5	26.8	25.0	29.0			34.6	31.7		$18,666
Bradley International School	Public	PK, KG-5	3051 South Elm Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9468	574	34	16.8	42.2%	275 (47.9%)	64 (11.1%)	153 (26.7%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (9.9%)	62.8	336^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.6%		69.6	267^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.7%	69	46.1	53.2	44.4				47.9	49.3	61.3	41.8				51.1	43.6		$17,469
Asbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 East Asbury Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9750	292	21	13.5	23.3%	202 (69.2%)	9 (3.1%)	58 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	90.6	70^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.6%		92.1	53^rd of 943 public elementary schools	94.4%	17	70.0	73.5	81.0				74.6	54.0	67.6	71.4				63.5	81.0		$19,079
Cherry Hills Village Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 East Quincy Avenue	Cherry Hills Village	80110	Arapahoe County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	No	No	No	(720) 747-2700	491	32	15.5	9.8%	393 (80.0%)	7 (1.4%)	38 (7.7%)	15 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.5%)	93.6	38^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.0%		92.9	46^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.1%	8	72.3	75.8	83.9				76.8	88.2	63.5	67.7				74.8	62.7		$19,084
Highline Academy Southeast	Public, Charter	K-8	2170 South Dahlia Street	Denver	80222	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 759-7808	591	46	12.8	53.3%	229 (38.7%)	147 (24.9%)	168 (28.4%)	20 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.2%)	54.8	406^th of 950 public elementary schools	57.3%		57.9	383^rd of 943 public elementary schools	59.4%	23	49.2	49.2	56.3	51.9	53.4	61.8	53.7	33.3	55.7	33.9	29.6	26.0	58.0	38.9	35.5	42.6	$15,050
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%)	91.5	56^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.1%		96.1	22^nd of 943 public elementary schools	97.7%	34	66.2	60.5	81.4				68.9	73.0	67.9	75.7				72.0	69.1		$16,807
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%)	92	52^nd of 950 public elementary schools	94.5%		93.4	38^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.0%	14	73.1	73.3	80.0				75.2	69.8	60.0	65.0				65.2	72.5		$16,913
Wm E Bishop Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 S Elati St	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 761-1496	200	18	11.3	78.5%	49 (24.5%)	15 (7.5%)	121 (60.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	30.1	613^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.5%		41.5	508^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.1%	105		27.8		31.8			19.3		21.1		31.8			16.9			$20,858

Frequently Asked Questions about Slavens K-8 School

What is the racial makeup of Slavens K-8 School?

Students at Slavens K-8 School are 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Slavens K-8 School attend?

Students who attend Slavens K-8 School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Merrill Middle School
High : Thomas Jefferson High School

What district is Slavens K-8 School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Slavens K-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 762 students attended Slavens K-8 School.

Is Slavens K-8 School a good school?

Yes! Slavens K-8 School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 10^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools.

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