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Marie L. Greenwood Academy

Q: Is Marie L. Greenwood Academy a good school?

Marie L. Greenwood Academy ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Marie L. Greenwood Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Marie L. Greenwood Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Marie L. Greenwood Academy?

Students at Marie L. Greenwood Academy are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Marie L. Greenwood Academy attend?

Students who attend Marie L. Greenwood Academy 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

Public Grades PK, KG-8

881^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Marie L. Greenwood Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 601 students. 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.

Despite serving a high-needs population, with 91.85% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Marie L. Greenwood Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school significantly underperforms compared to the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the CMAS assessments, with only 13.6% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math in 2024-2025, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. Additionally, the school has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 47.9% in recent years, and relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.9% to 3.8%.

While the nearby schools in the same district, such as Monarch Montessori, Academy 360, and Oakland Elementary, also struggle with low performance, Marie L. Greenwood Academy generally performs worse than these schools across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and dropout rates. This suggests that the school faces significant challenges in supporting student learning and engagement, and may require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to school improvement and resource allocation to better meet the needs of its students.

597

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,110

Per pupil spending ?

88.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5130 Durham Court
Denver, CO 80239-4146

(720) 424-6630

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Marie L. Greenwood Academy 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:

80.9%

African American:

13.9%

Pacific Islander:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Math scores 22 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

881^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

358^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	881 of 950	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	895 of 943	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	893 of 933	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	863 of 921	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	671 of 710	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	951 of 965	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	842 of 917	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.0	849 of 929	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	871 of 914	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.7	870 of 938	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.0	873 of 962	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.7	874 of 954	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.0	829 of 935	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.4	822 of 935	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	799 of 925	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.1	744 of 872	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	699 of 849	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.2	768 of 852	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	744 of 829	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	7.7	764 of 823	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.2	806 of 808	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	9 of 14	35.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	7 of 12	41.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	5.2	753 of 758	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	650 of 690	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	6.7	270 of 270	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	4.4	763 of 764	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	666 of 693	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	358 of 469	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	425 of 485	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	411 of 480	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	398 of 448	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	339 of 369	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	439 of 458	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	316 of 418	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	349 of 424	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.6	321 of 400	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.0	354 of 436	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.5	406 of 461	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	408 of 454	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	342 of 425	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.8	266 of 422	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.5	289 of 409	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.9	287 of 377	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.7	311 of 362	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.4	321 of 360	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	4 of 7	42.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.8	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2022	23.2	5 of 5	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	271 of 347	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	302 of 350	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	340 of 363	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	302 of 326	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	223 of 315	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	135 of 218	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	137 of 199	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.3	166 of 198	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	145 of 169	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	173 of 241	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	292 of 352	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	310 of 357	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	286 of 356	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	298 of 328	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2025)36th percentile+28 vs school

Female (2019)1st percentile~ school

Male (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Science17%-21 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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by a teacher
Wednesday, January 16, 2019

As of this week, 1/14/2019, Marie L. Greenwood received news stating that we are one of a handful of school in DPS to make growth. We are considered a "Green" school. We also received the "School of Excellence" award. I have taught at many schools throughout the United States and to this day the staff members at Marie L. Greenwood continue to focus on meeting student needs as their number one priority. Please come visit our school and see what a positive difference we can make in your child's life. 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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marie L. Greenwood Academy

What district is Marie L. Greenwood Academy in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Marie L. Greenwood Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Marie L. Greenwood Academy.

Is Marie L. Greenwood Academy a good school?

Marie L. Greenwood Academy ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Marie L. Greenwood Academy attend?

Students who attend Marie L. Greenwood Academy 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 Marie L. Greenwood Academy?

Students at Marie L. Greenwood Academy are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

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