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Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

863^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School is a public magnet school serving grades PK-8 in Denver, Colorado, with 597 students. Despite being a magnet school, it has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School significantly underperforms compared to the School District No. 1 and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 14% of students were proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, compared to 41.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 47.5% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School has relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 1.9% to 3.8% in recent years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Maxwell Elementary, Oakland Elementary, and Marie L. Greenwood Academy, also struggle academically and have similar demographic profiles to Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School, suggesting that the challenges faced by this school are not unique and may be systemic within the School District No. 1.

585

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,047

Per pupil spending ?

88.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14250 East Albrook Drive
Denver, CO 80239-4946

(720) 424-2740

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.6%

African American:

11.5%

Pacific Islander:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 9th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2019)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg36%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

863^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

437^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

79^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	11.6	863 of 950	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	887 of 943	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	857 of 933	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	881 of 921	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	955 of 965	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	848 of 917	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.6	826 of 929	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.5	827 of 914	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	830 of 938	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.1	797 of 962	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	827 of 954	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	881 of 935	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	898 of 935	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.2	901 of 925	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.3	853 of 872	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	29.4	13 of 17	23.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	602 of 694	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	607 of 684	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	604 of 642	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.1	754 of 758	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.3	675 of 690	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	599 of 700	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	663 of 683	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	616 of 649	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	760 of 764	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	633 of 693	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	437 of 469	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	479 of 485	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	464 of 480	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	432 of 448	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	426 of 458	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	389 of 418	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.0	396 of 424	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	370 of 400	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.3	428 of 436	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.8	438 of 461	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	431 of 454	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.1	397 of 425	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.7	392 of 422	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.9	371 of 409	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.7	358 of 377	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	298 of 347	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	304 of 326	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	305 of 315	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	332 of 352	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.7	318 of 328	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	252 of 317	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)24th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math14%-22 vs state

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Science10%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 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
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
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
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
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
Academy 360	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12000 E. 47th Ave	Denver	80239	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 574-1360	201	16	12.6	70.1%	11 (5.5%)	66 (32.8%)	103 (51.2%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (8.0%)								(n/a)							14.0										$14,449
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
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
Park Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13001 East 30th Ave	Aurora	80011	Adams County	Aurora Joint District No. 28	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 343-8313	486	29	16.7	91.8%	29 (6.0%)	69 (14.2%)	332 (68.3%)	18 (3.7%)	9 (1.9%)	4 (0.8%)	25 (5.1%)	4.1	950^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.0%		5.7	938^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.5%	12	5.3	5.6	6.4				5.8	12.8						6.8	3.9		$17,192
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School

What district is Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School in?

School District No. 1

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Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School.

What is the racial makeup of Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School?

Students at Farrell B. Howell Ece-8 School are 84% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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