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Maxwell Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

942^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Maxwell Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Denver, Colorado, with 637 students. It 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. Unfortunately, Maxwell Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 27.7% to 46.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Maxwell Elementary students perform poorly on the CMAS assessments compared to the district and state, with only 6.1% of 5th graders proficient or better in Science in 2024-2025, compared to 34% for the district and 39% for the state. Math and English Language Arts scores are also well below district and state averages across all grade levels. The school also has an extremely high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 88.63% to 95.13% over the past few years, much higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Escalante-Biggs Academy, Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School, and McGlone Academy, also struggle with low performance and high poverty rates, but generally outperform Maxwell Elementary on key metrics like test scores and chronic absenteeism. Despite its low performance, Maxwell Elementary has not shown significant improvement over the past decade, with its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating remaining in the bottom tier of Colorado elementary schools.

638

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,499

Per pupil spending ?

92.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14390 East Bolling Drive
Denver, CO 80239-6416

(720) 424-5740

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Maxwell 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:

83.1%

African American:

10.2%

White:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (9% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

942^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

98^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	5.7	942 of 950	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	841 of 943	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.0	921 of 933	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	909 of 921	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	862 of 965	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	723 of 917	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	857 of 929	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.0	815 of 914	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	895 of 938	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.8	877 of 962	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.7	906 of 954	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	891 of 935	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.4	895 of 935	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	862 of 925	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.7	784 of 872	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	756 of 849	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.7	713 of 852	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.1	724 of 829	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	19.1	690 of 823	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.0	710 of 808	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	26.7	14 of 15	6.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	26 of 43	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	655 of 684	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	592 of 595	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.6	699 of 758	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	10.7	638 of 683	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	592 of 594	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	622 of 764	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)7th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2024)7th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2024)4th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Science6%-33 vs state

Math6%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Maxwell 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
Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14390 East Bolling Drive	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5740	638	39	16.3	92.9%	20 (3.1%)	65 (10.2%)	530 (83.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.6%)	8 (1.3%)	5.7	942^nd of 950 public elementary schools	0.8%		12.6	841^st of 943 public elementary schools	10.8%	101	13.0	10.1	17.9				14.1	4.3	7.8	5.9				6.1	6.1		$19,499
Marie L. Greenwood Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	5130 Durham Court	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6630	597	37	15.9	88.4%	4 (0.7%)	83 (13.9%)	483 (80.9%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	10.4	881^st of 950 public elementary schools	7.3%		9.5	895^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.1%	14	19.4	21.4	15.2	25.4	31.7	27.7	25.1	7.1	11.3	10.9	11.9	22.0	13.8	13.6	8.7	23.1	$17,110
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
Escalante-Biggs Academy	Public	PK-K	5300 Crown Blvd	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4620	306	21	14.4	85.0%	10 (3.3%)	34 (11.1%)	247 (80.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)																	$22,252
Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	14250 East Albrook Drive	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(720) 424-2740	585	43	13.5	88.9%	8 (1.4%)	67 (11.5%)	489 (83.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	7 (1.2%)	11.6	863^rd of 950 public elementary schools	9.2%		9.7	887^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.9%	24			13.5	11.6	10.9	19.4	14.0	33.3	11.1	9.8	15.7	6.0	15.9	14.4	7.5	12.7	$18,047
McGlone Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	4500 Crown Boulevard	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5660	842	56	14.9	89.0%	22 (2.6%)	59 (7.0%)	703 (83.5%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.9%)	10 (1.2%)	6.4	934^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.7%		4	942^nd of 943 public elementary schools	0.1%	8			5.3	7.0	16.0		7.5	15.7	9.1	6.9				7.9			$20,202
Barney Ford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	14500 Maxwell Place	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7300	487	31	15.7	94.0%	10 (2.1%)	50 (10.3%)	409 (84.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	9.3	898^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.5%		9	901^st of 943 public elementary schools	4.5%	3	17.9	16.3	16.4				16.8	12.7	12.2	15.4				13.3	12.5		$18,860
John H. Amesse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5440 Scranton Street	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-9988	358	22	16.3	94.1%	10 (2.8%)	32 (8.9%)	305 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	6.3	936^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.5%					(n/a)			9.3				10.3	12.5	9.5	6.1				9.4	10.2		$18,754
Monarch Montessori	Public, Charter	K-5	4895 N Peoria Street	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 712-2001	282	20	14.0	68.4%	49 (17.4%)	40 (14.2%)	167 (59.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.5%)	14.2	818^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.9%		11.9	855^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.3%	37	36.7	28.0	12.9				25.6	17.1	13.3	8.6				13.2	11.4		$14,001
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Maxwell Elementary School

What district is Maxwell Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Maxwell Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 638 students attended Maxwell Elementary School.

Is Maxwell Elementary School a good school?

Maxwell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Maxwell Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Maxwell 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

What is the racial makeup of Maxwell Elementary School?

Students at Maxwell Elementary School are 83% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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