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Center for Talent Development at Greenlee

Public Grades PK, KG-5

826^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Center for Talent Development at Greenlee is a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado, serving 261 students in grades PK-5. 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.

While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it faces significant challenges. Center for Talent Development at Greenlee has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 57.1%, which is much higher than the surrounding schools. Additionally, the school's performance on CMAS tests is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12% 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 a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 81.72% to 86.28%, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools.

Center for Talent Development at Greenlee has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, with a ranking between 712 and 889 out of over 900 schools over the past 10 years. This suggests that the school is struggling to provide a high-quality education to its students, and the challenges faced by the school are not limited to a specific demographic but are more systemic in nature. While the nearby schools also face some challenges, Center for Talent Development at Greenlee stands out as the lowest-performing school in the area, indicating that it may need more targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

244

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,744

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1150 Lipan Street
Denver, CO 80204-3506

(720) 424-6800

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.5%

African American:

29.1%

White:

9.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 23rd percentile in 2022 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (62% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

826^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	826 of 950	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	807 of 943	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	869 of 933	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	712 of 921	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	770 of 965	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	776 of 917	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	798 of 929	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.1	793 of 914	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	814 of 938	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	889 of 962	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	5.6	917 of 954	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	636 of 694	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	638 of 758	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	41.2	152 of 270	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	635 of 764	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)44th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2019)17th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Math18%-17 vs state

Science17%-22 vs state

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

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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 (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 (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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee	Public	PK, KG-5	1150 Lipan Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6800	244	18	13.2	88.1%	23 (9.4%)	71 (29.1%)	128 (52.5%)	6 (2.5%)	3 (1.2%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	13.6	826^th of 950 public elementary schools	13.1%		15	807^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.4%	19	19.0				12.0	23.3	13.3	17.1	18.5	16.7	$21,744
Denver Center for International Studies at Fairmont	Public	PK, KG-5	520 West 3rd Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7620	344	25	13.5	48.8%	124 (36.0%)	15 (4.4%)	176 (51.2%)	5 (1.5%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	44.2	496^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.8%		28	637^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.4%	141	34.1	30.8	60.0		40.9	30.6	26.2	50.0	34.4	45.7	$20,968
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1860 Lincoln St	Denver	80203	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 424-2350	263	17	15.2	34.2%	134 (51.0%)	19 (7.2%)	78 (29.7%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	26 (9.9%)	48.6	451^st of 950 public elementary schools	52.5%		47.6	471^st of 943 public elementary schools	50.1%	20	40.0	45.7	38.5		41.7	51.7	47.8	41.0	46.5	17.9	$16,918
Eagleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	880 N Hooker Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7930	317	26	12.2	87.1%	31 (9.8%)	18 (5.7%)	260 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	9	907^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.5%		20.2	741^st of 943 public elementary schools	21.4%	166			12.5		15.4	7.7	12.9	18.5	12.4	14.3	$23,225
Polaris Elementary School	Public	1-5	410 Park Avenue West	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7860	350	18	19.6	17.4%	198 (56.6%)	15 (4.3%)	49 (14.0%)	34 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.4%)	99.3	1^st of 950 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.6	1^st of 943 public elementary schools	99.9%		90.8	94.9	96.2		94.0	84.4	97.4	95.1	92.4	95.0	$16,759
Dora Moore Ece-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	846 Corona Street	Denver	80218	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5300	349	21	16.5	65.3%	108 (30.9%)	55 (15.8%)	135 (38.7%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	38 (10.9%)	21	724^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.6	670^th of 943 public elementary schools	29.0%	54	18.9	19.4	39.4	25.0	30.6	19.4	11.4	27.3	17.0	36.7	$18,380
Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	373	34	11.0	85.3%	23 (6.2%)	86 (23.1%)	234 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	5.4	943^rd of 950 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.6	892^nd of 943 public elementary schools	5.4%	51	10.9	10.0	14.6		11.8				4.2	6.3	$24,285
University Prep - Arapahoe St.	Public, Charter	K-5	2409 Arapahoe Street	Denver	80205	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 292-0463	313	27	11.7	89.8%	15 (4.8%)	155 (49.5%)	124 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	12 (3.8%)	13.8	822^nd of 950 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.4	862^nd of 943 public elementary schools	8.6%	40	12.1	16.7	22.4		16.8	16.9	31.6	16.7	20.7		$18,826
Valverde Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2030 West Alameda Avenue	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-3250	359	26	13.7	85.2%	20 (5.6%)	25 (7.0%)	291 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.8%)	11 (3.1%)	11.6	864^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.1%		6.1	931^st of 943 public elementary schools	1.3%	67	12.5	16.7	30.0		21.3	15.6	16.1	14.6	15.5	7.5	$21,055
Valdez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2525 West 29th Avenue	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-3310	423	24	17.7	49.9%	100 (23.6%)	5 (1.2%)	304 (71.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	75.8	220^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.8%		90.5	73^rd of 943 public elementary schools	92.3%	147	53.6	66.7	80.0		67.8	46.2	46.8	68.4	52.6	50.0	$18,668

Frequently Asked Questions about Center for Talent Development at Greenlee

How many students attend Center for Talent Development at Greenlee?

In the 2024-25 school year, 244 students attended Center for Talent Development at Greenlee.

Is Center for Talent Development at Greenlee a good school?

Center for Talent Development at Greenlee ranks in the bottom 13.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Center for Talent Development at Greenlee attend?

Students who attend Center for Talent Development at Greenlee usually go on to attend:

Middle : Compass Academy
Middle : DSST: College View Middle School
Middle : Kepner Beacon Middle School
Middle : KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy
Middle : Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood
Middle : West Middle School
High : West High School

What district is Center for Talent Development at Greenlee in?

School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Center for Talent Development at Greenlee?

Students at Center for Talent Development at Greenlee are 52% Hispanic, 29% African American, 9% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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