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Escalante-Biggs Academy

Public Grades PK-K

306

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,039

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5300 Crown Blvd
Denver, CO 80239-4101

(720) 424-4620

District: School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

11.1%

White:

3.3%

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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 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
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
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		$18,879
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%)	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	$18,276
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		$19,838
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%)	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			$22,156
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		$20,250
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			$19,373
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		$18,597
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	$19,736
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		$16,620

Frequently Asked Questions about Escalante-Biggs Academy

How many students attend Escalante-Biggs Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Escalante-Biggs Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Escalante-Biggs Academy?

Students at Escalante-Biggs Academy are 81% Hispanic, 11% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Escalante-Biggs Academy in?

School District No. 1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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