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Lowry Elementary School

Q: Is Lowry Elementary School a good school?

Lowry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lowry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Lowry Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lowry Elementary School?

Students at Lowry Elementary School are 38% African American, 31% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lowry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lowry Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences High : George Washington High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

843^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Lowry Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Denver's Lowry neighborhood, serving 400 students as part of School District No. 1. The school serves a predominantly low-income student body, with nearly 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Academically, Lowry Elementary School is currently well below both district and state averages in every tested subject: only 20% of students were proficient in English Language Arts, 18.4% in Math, and 14.5% in 5th-grade Science in 2025–2026, compared to state averages of 44.7%, 37.3%, and 36.1%.

The gap between Lowry and nearby schools is striking. Just 1.5 miles away, Challenge School posts 91.4% ELA proficiency and 92.2% math proficiency — roughly 70 points higher than Lowry — while Carson Elementary School ranks in the 92nd percentile statewide. Lowry, by contrast, ranks in the 11th percentile and has earned 1 star in each of the last four ranking years. Chronic absenteeism is a major concern: 46.4% of Lowry students miss enough school to be considered chronically absent, nearly double the state rate of 28.4%. That compares to just 6.8% at Challenge and 8.6% at Carson.

Lowry wasn't always in this position. A decade ago, the school ranked in the 76th percentile with a 4-star rating. By 2025–2026, it had fallen to 840th out of 943 Colorado schools. The most urgent red flag is early literacy — only 8.6% of Lowry 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 40.8% statewide. Outcomes for the school's most vulnerable students are also deeply concerning: low-income students rank last out of 319 Colorado schools reporting this subgroup. With nearly one in two students chronically absent, improving attendance is likely the single most actionable lever for turning the school around.

400

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,261

Per pupil spending ?

74.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8001 East Cedar Avenue
Denver, CO 80230-6775

(720) 424-5910

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Lowry Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
High:	George Washington High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.3%

Hispanic:

31.3%

White:

20.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg38%

Colorado avg41%

843^rd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 59 pts since 2016

From top 30% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th of 99Elementary Schools in the School District No. 1

69^th of 114School 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	13.0	843 of 946	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	675 of 950	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	702 of 943	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.6	690 of 933	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.3	588 of 921	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.3	566 of 710	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	487 of 965	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.0	350 of 917	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	74.0	220 of 929	76.3%	★★★★☆
2016	67.0	273 of 914	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	62.9	307 of 938	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.6	323 of 962	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.0	271 of 954	71.6%	★★★★☆
2012	49.2	520 of 935	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.6	497 of 935	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.3	534 of 925	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.5	490 of 872	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.9	472 of 849	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	40.1	559 of 852	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	19.2	688 of 829	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	660 of 823	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.8	584 of 808	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	23 of 24	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	11 of 21	47.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.3	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	23 of 23	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	646 of 695	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	569 of 694	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	519 of 684	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	527 of 642	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	459 of 595	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	317 of 351	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	489 of 758	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	294 of 690	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	322 of 322	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	277 of 337	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	360 of 365	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.4	89 of 203	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	264 of 332	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	203 of 308	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	654 of 697	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.8	567 of 700	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	613 of 683	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	538 of 649	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	422 of 594	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	323 of 352	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	370 of 764	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	354 of 693	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	430 of 539	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.8	213 of 288	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.9	198 of 596	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.3	55 of 337	83.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2024)20th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)<1st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Math18%-19 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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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 (2025)	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
Lowry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8001 East Cedar Avenue	Denver	80230	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5910	400	29	13.9	74.8%	81 (20.3%)	153 (38.3%)	125 (31.3%)	6 (1.5%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	29 (7.3%)	13	843^rd of 946 public elementary schools	10.9%		24.2	675^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.9%	168	8.6	29.8	23.5				20.0	13.2	25.4	17.4				18.4	14.5		$19,261
Denver Green School Southeast	Public	K-8	6700 East Virginia Avenue	Denver	80224	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7480	586	36	16.0	64.8%	125 (21.3%)	99 (16.9%)	289 (49.3%)	17 (2.9%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (8.2%)	17.4	785^th of 946 public elementary schools	17.0%		12.1	856^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.9%	71	40.5	30.8	30.8	11.7	28.6	13.6	25.3	22.6	23.6	13.0	6.7	24.6	11.4	17.0	15.4	7.0	$19,510
Denver Language School	Public, Charter	K-8	451 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 557-0852	930	58	16.1	20.6%	381 (41.0%)	41 (4.4%)	286 (30.8%)	61 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	158 (17.0%)	81.4	164^th of 946 public elementary schools	82.7%		82.2	149^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.3%	15	40.5	57.0	67.9	69.8	77.3	73.0	64.3	50.0	65.8	63.3	68.5	73.9	72.0	65.3	61.5	51.4	$13,312
Vanguard Classical School - West	Public, Charter	K-8	801 Yosemite Street	Denver	80230	Denver County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 691-2384	380	29	13.1	83.4%	19 (5.0%)	85 (22.4%)	246 (64.7%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.1%)	7.1	922^nd of 946 public elementary schools	2.5%		13.5	828^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.8%	94	11.1	8.5	18.2	10.5	23.1	22.0	15.5	19.4	8.3	706.0	703.0	17.9	14.6	11.4	11.4	12.2	$22,744
Challenge School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	9659 East Mississippi Avenue	Denver	80231	Denver County	Cherry Creek School District No. 5	No	Yes	No	No	(720) 747-2100	560	35	16.1	17.3%	195 (34.8%)	78 (13.9%)	39 (7.0%)	178 (31.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (12.1%)	98.8	6^th of 946 public elementary schools	99.4%		99	5^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	92.6	80.3	93.5	94.4	95.7	91.0	91.4	92.6	89.6	94.9	90.3	92.9	92.5	92.2	76.9	86.6	$18,099
Aurora Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	10251 East 1st Ave	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 367-5983	536	40	13.4	73.9%	49 (9.1%)	272 (50.7%)	173 (32.3%)	10 (1.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.2%)	44.8	472^nd of 946 public elementary schools	50.1%		42.7	509^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.4%	37	52.8	31.6	51.8	44.9	60.9	60.8	49.6	49.1	18.4	39.3	28.6	45.3	54.9	38.1	35.7	43.1	$14,334
Carson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5420 East 1st Avenue	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9090	412	25	16.8	17.7%	303 (73.5%)	22 (5.3%)	51 (12.4%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.0%)	89.9	72^nd of 946 public elementary schools	92.4%		88.7	85^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.1%	13	86.7	67.6	78.8				78.0	84.0	54.9	60.6				67.0	62.1		$16,850
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 Newport Street	Denver	80220	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5380	353	25	14.1	79.9%	58 (16.4%)	123 (34.8%)	126 (35.7%)	13 (3.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.8%)	17.2	788^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.7%		16.5	787^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.2%	1	14.3	22.2	34.1				23.5	17.0	14.9	30.4				20.5	22.2		$21,252
McMeen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 South Holly Street	Denver	80246	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5520	706	38	18.3	63.3%	150 (21.2%)	108 (15.3%)	393 (55.7%)	22 (3.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.1%)	23	696^th of 946 public elementary schools	26.4%		20.8	730^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.2%	34	27.4	39.7	36.0				34.1	24.6	22.7	20.7				22.9	23.0		$16,986
Fulton Academy of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	755 Fulton St	Aurora	80010	Arapahoe County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 364-8078	410	28	14.6	93.4%	25 (6.1%)	36 (8.8%)	323 (78.8%)	8 (2.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	7	924^th of 946 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.4	933^rd of 950 public elementary schools	1.8%	9	19.0	9.4	16.9				14.5	14.0	700.0	711.0				7.1	8.3		$20,953

Frequently Asked Questions about Lowry Elementary School

How many students attend Lowry Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Lowry Elementary School.

Is Lowry Elementary School a good school?

Lowry Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lowry Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lowry Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hill Campus of Arts and Sciences
High : George Washington High School

What is the racial makeup of Lowry Elementary School?

Students at Lowry Elementary School are 38% African American, 31% Hispanic, 20% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Lowry Elementary School in?

School District No. 1

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