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Omar D Blair Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

801^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Omar D Blair Charter School is an elementary school serving 748 students in grades K-8 in Denver, Colorado. 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 being a charter school, Omar D Blair consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, only 13.9% of students were proficient or better, compared to 32.9% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low in math, with proficiency rates ranging from 8.3% to 24.5% across grade levels. Additionally, the school struggles to effectively serve its subgroups, ranking in the bottom half or third of Colorado elementary schools for female, male, African American, and Hispanic students.

When comparing Omar D Blair Charter School to nearby Barney Ford Elementary, Lena Archuleta Elementary, and Green Valley Elementary, all of which are traditional public schools in the same district, it becomes clear that the charter school is underperforming. These nearby schools outperform Omar D Blair Charter School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and dropout at Omar D Blair Charter School may be contributing to the school's poor academic outcomes, and the school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students could also be a significant factor.

783

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,876

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4905 Cathay Street
Denver, CO 80249-8376

(303) 371-9570

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Omar D Blair Charter 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:

African American:

33.6%

Hispanic:

29.1%

Asian:

13.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 8th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

801^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

414^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

67^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	15.4	801 of 950	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	809 of 943	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	824 of 933	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	849 of 921	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	612 of 710	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	631 of 965	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.7	572 of 917	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.3	634 of 929	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	559 of 914	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	591 of 938	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.1	534 of 962	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	56.8	437 of 954	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.4	550 of 935	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	553 of 935	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	45.3	554 of 925	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.0	649 of 872	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	609 of 849	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	29.7	639 of 852	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	13 of 21	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	11 of 18	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	17 of 20	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	18 of 18	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	60.2	8 of 23	65.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1 of 15	93.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	60.1	8 of 15	46.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.7	9 of 17	47.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	18 of 43	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	634 of 694	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	638 of 684	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	599 of 642	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	576 of 595	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	574 of 758	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	435 of 690	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	162 of 247	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	190 of 242	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	172 of 197	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	111 of 153	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.9	156 of 270	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	75 of 172	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	290 of 337	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	320 of 365	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	246 of 265	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	161 of 203	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	144 of 332	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	113 of 308	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	623 of 700	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	637 of 683	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	593 of 649	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	502 of 594	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	517 of 764	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	507 of 693	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	414 of 469	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	429 of 485	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	394 of 480	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	397 of 448	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.6	345 of 458	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	307 of 418	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.3	330 of 424	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.7	299 of 400	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	317 of 436	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.7	277 of 461	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	309 of 454	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	29.5	318 of 425	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.7	292 of 422	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.7	288 of 409	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.5	282 of 377	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.0	249 of 362	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.9	309 of 360	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	23 of 29	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	12 of 20	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	20 of 33	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.0	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	317 of 347	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	291 of 350	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	294 of 363	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	294 of 326	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	266 of 352	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	220 of 315	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	190 of 218	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	130 of 199	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	142 of 198	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	116 of 220	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	215 of 241	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	165 of 241	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	152 of 240	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	126 of 222	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	319 of 352	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	331 of 357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	276 of 356	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	286 of 328	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	270 of 343	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	238 of 317	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)47th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile-7 vs school

Middle school

African American (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-20 vs state

Science18%-19 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Friday, September 11, 2020

I have worked at three different schools and ODB is BY FAR the best school I have ever worked at. I love everything about it: the leadership, teachers, students, parents. It is an amazing community that develops the whole scholar. The energy at the school is so positive. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 20, 2020

This school is excellent! The admin &staff go the extra mile to ensure students receive the care and resources needed to be successful. They also have deployed several means to effectively communicate with parents on a proactive manner. Thank you for all you do! Close Quote

by a student
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

omar d. blair is one of the most amazing school that a kid would want to go to.
parents i would recommend that your children should go to omar d. blair because the teachers there are fantastic at doing their jobs well. I went their last year it was the most spontaneous school i have ever gone to so parents register your kids in omar d. blair because who knows they might be something amazing in the future. to end this paragraph I must also tell parents how fabulous the students are in that school.when I stepped my foot in that school for the first I was so nervous like a big pumpkin that one of the student in the school came up to me and introduced herself to me saying Hi my name is selah gelinas and I responded back saying my name then she told welcome to omar d. blair and I said thanks and we headed of to our class for the rest of the day. so parents register your kids now or it will be to late to register your kids b/c the register sheet is full then so hurry up now. Close Quote

Schools Near Omar D Blair Charter 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
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
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
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
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
High Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6750 N. Dunkirk St.	Aurora	80019	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 217-5152	680	36	19.1	60.3%	73 (10.7%)	222 (32.6%)	272 (40.0%)	50 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.8%)	31 (4.6%)	15.2	803^rd of 950 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.6	840^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.9%	37	16.4	16.4	30.4	25.4	26.4	27.7	23.9	18.2	21.7	11.5	12.9	11.0	15.9	14.9	23.7	20.0	$12,463
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Omar D Blair Charter School

How many students attend Omar D Blair Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 783 students attended Omar D Blair Charter School.

What is the racial makeup of Omar D Blair Charter School?

Students at Omar D Blair Charter School are 34% African American, 29% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% Pacific Islander, 6% White, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Omar D Blair Charter School attend?

Students who attend Omar D Blair Charter 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

Is Omar D Blair Charter School a good school?

Omar D Blair Charter School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Omar D Blair Charter School in?

School District No. 1

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