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Lena Archuleta Elementary School

Q: Is Lena Archuleta Elementary School a good school?

Lena Archuleta Elementary School ranks 560 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 1-5

560^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Lena Archuleta Elementary School is a grade 1–5 elementary school in Denver, CO, serving 515 students as part of School District No. 1. Serving a predominantly low-income community where 77.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the school earned a 2-star rating in 2025-2026 and ranked 560th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools — a major jump from a 1-star, 698th-place finish the year before. That momentum shows up in test scores, with reading proficiency up 12.5 points to 41.1% and math up 7.7 points to 31.9% in a single year.

Lena Archuleta is the strongest-performing school in its immediate neighborhood by a wide margin. Nearby elementary schools average only about 22% in reading, while Lena Archuleta posts 41.1% — just a few points below the state average of 44.7%. KIPP Northeast Elementary is the closest competitor at 34.7% reading and 27.9% math, while neighboring schools like Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School and Maxwell Elementary School trail by much larger margins. The school also shows notably strong results for specific student groups: Hispanic students, English language learners, and low-income students all rank in the 73rd to 79th percentile statewide, each earning 4-star ratings.

The school's biggest challenges are chronic absenteeism, math, and a gender gap. About 40% of students are chronically absent — above the state average of 28.4% but below the nearby average of 42.8%. Reading proficiency improves as students move from 3rd to 5th grade, but math declines, leaving 5th grade math at 28.0% versus 39.3% statewide. Male students rank in the 28th percentile statewide, well behind female students at the 36th percentile. If the school can reduce absenteeism and strengthen upper-grade math, its promising upward trajectory could accelerate even further.

515

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,597

Per pupil spending ?

77.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16000 Maxwell Place
Denver, CO 80239-5246

(720) 424-9888

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Lena Archuleta 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:

72.0%

African American:

10.3%

Asian:

6.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2016 → 41st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

560^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 31% (2016) to bottom 41% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

43^rd of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

71^st 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
2026	36.5	560 of 943	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.8	698 of 950	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	642 of 943	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	521 of 933	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.5	495 of 921	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.8	531 of 710	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.7	391 of 965	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	482 of 917	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.1	528 of 929	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.5	635 of 914	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	19.0	766 of 938	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.0	794 of 962	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.9	809 of 954	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.8	815 of 935	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.8	800 of 935	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	751 of 925	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.2	730 of 872	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.9	709 of 849	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.4	799 of 852	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.1	777 of 829	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	784 of 823	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.6	769 of 808	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.3	3 of 14	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	56.7	5 of 14	64.3%	★★★★☆
2024	50.7	10 of 15	33.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.7	7 of 17	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	5 of 19	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	4 of 43	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	77.1	3 of 12	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	440 of 692	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	535 of 694	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	524 of 684	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	433 of 642	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.1	430 of 595	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	321 of 758	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.1	456 of 690	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	68 of 249	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	36.7	143 of 247	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	121 of 242	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	69 of 197	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	38 of 153	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.6	45 of 270	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	65.2	43 of 172	75.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	76 of 319	76.2%	★★★★☆
2025	48.3	161 of 337	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.0	217 of 365	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.0	82 of 265	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	78.7	19 of 203	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	78.6	37 of 332	88.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	501 of 694	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	617 of 700	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	566 of 683	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.9	433 of 649	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	358 of 594	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	365 of 764	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	372 of 693	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)79th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+36 vs school

Hispanic (2026)73rd percentile+32 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts41%-4 vs state

Math32%-5 vs state

Science29%-7 vs state

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by a teacher
Sunday, March 27, 2016

You and your family can do better. As a teacher at this school, I was treated HORRIBLY. I put up with it for several years because of my genuine love of children and the community. But the iron fist of Ortega did me in. Good luck if your family is still going there. You can do better. I promise you. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	36.5	560^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.6%		22.8	698^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.5%	138	36.8	40.2	45.0				41.1	34.0	33.6	28.0				31.9	29.0		$18,597
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%)	12.4	846^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.3%		9.3	898^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.5%	52	16.2	36.4	24.0				26.3	11.8	10.6	21.3				14.5	7.1		$18,879
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%)	12.2	853^rd of 943 public elementary schools	9.5%		10.4	881^st of 950 public elementary schools	7.3%	28	15.4	25.8	27.8	21.1	28.4	28.8	25.4	26.5	9.3	13.0	7.9	18.9	32.9	18.2	9.3	20.5	$18,276
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)																	$21,039
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%)	5.3	939^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.4%		5.7	942^nd of 950 public elementary schools	0.8%	3	8.9	15.3	16.0				14.1	4.5	4.4	9.6				6.3	7.7		$19,838
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%)	12.9	841^st of 943 public elementary schools	10.8%		21.2	720^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.2%	121			10.5				8.9	22.5	21.1	18.4				20.7			$22,156
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%)	20.1	737^th of 943 public elementary schools	21.8%		13.8	823^rd of 950 public elementary schools	13.4%	86	21.0	29.1	34.6				28.2	22.2	17.4	25.6				21.6	26.0		$16,621
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%)	29.2	630^th of 943 public elementary schools	33.2%		21.1	722^nd of 950 public elementary schools	24.0%	92	26.2	43.0					34.7	25.6	30.2					27.9			$15,623
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%)	8.5	904^th of 943 public elementary schools	4.1%		11.6	863^rd of 950 public elementary schools	9.2%	41			13.0	10.1	18.7	5.8	11.3	19.0	17.9	9.3	11.6	13.0	6.0	12.1	5.6		$19,736
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%)	16.9	788^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.4%		15.4	801^st of 950 public elementary schools	15.7%	13	22.8	17.0	40.2	25.7	24.3	26.1	26.2	18.4	11.6	16.5	19.7	15.5	21.7	17.0	19.3	16.9	$13,932

Frequently Asked Questions about Lena Archuleta Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lena Archuleta Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lena Archuleta 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 Lena Archuleta Elementary School?

Students at Lena Archuleta Elementary School are 72% Hispanic, 10% African American, 6% Asian, 4% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

Is Lena Archuleta Elementary School a good school?

Lena Archuleta Elementary School ranks 560^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lena Archuleta Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Lena Archuleta Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 515 students attended Lena Archuleta Elementary School.

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