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Wm E Bishop Elementary School

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Wm E Bishop Elementary School ranks 613 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

613^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Wm E Bishop Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Englewood, Colorado, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 193 students. The school is part of the Englewood School District No. 1, which is ranked 80 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wm E Bishop Elementary School faces significant challenges in improving student outcomes. The school has consistently low academic performance, with only 19.3% of all grades proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 33.6% for the district and 44.8% for the state. Additionally, the school has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 47.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.43% to 91.19% over the past few years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Wm E Bishop Elementary School to the nearby schools in the Englewood School District No. 1, it consistently performs worse on academic measures. For example, the school's ELA proficiency rate of 19.3% in the 2024-2025 school year is significantly lower than the district average of 33.6% and the state average of 44.8%. Additionally, Wm E Bishop Elementary School has been consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a ranking between 508 and 854 out of over 900 schools over the past several years, suggesting a chronic and persistent struggle with academic achievement.

200

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,730

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3100 S Elati St
Englewood, CO 80110

(303) 761-1496

District: Englewood School District No. 1

Students who attend Wm E Bishop Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Englewood Middle School
High:	Englewood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.5%

White:

24.5%

African American:

7.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2014 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (18% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

613^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Englewood School District No. 1

80^th of 115Englewood School 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	30.1	613 of 950	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.5	508 of 943	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	657 of 933	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	759 of 921	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	854 of 965	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	853 of 917	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	850 of 929	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.8	669 of 914	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	795 of 938	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.8	746 of 962	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.2	773 of 954	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	737 of 935	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	792 of 935	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	808 of 925	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.4	698 of 872	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.4	657 of 849	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	729 of 852	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.0	641 of 829	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.1	644 of 823	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	43.8	495 of 808	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-25 vs state

Math17%-19 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 (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
Wm E Bishop Elementary School	Public	K-6	3100 S Elati St	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 761-1496	200	18	11.3	78.5%	49 (24.5%)	15 (7.5%)	121 (60.5%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.5%)	30.1	613^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.5%		41.5	508^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.1%	105		27.8		31.8			19.3		21.1		31.8			16.9			$19,730
Charles Hay World School	Public	K-6	1221 E Eastman Ave	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 761-2433	271	23	11.9	52.8%	150 (55.4%)	22 (8.1%)	83 (30.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	44.8	491^st of 950 public elementary schools	48.3%		40.5	521^st of 943 public elementary schools	44.8%	30	47.7	34.1	48.8	43.8			43.7	54.5	26.8	25.0	29.0			34.6	31.7		$15,624
College View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2675 South Decatur Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8660	368	25	14.6	93.2%	13 (3.5%)	24 (6.5%)	312 (84.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	6 (1.6%)	12.8	843^rd of 950 public elementary schools	11.3%		11.4	860^th of 943 public elementary schools	8.8%	17			26.1				16.1			5.8				4.1	21.2		$22,442
Asbury Elementary School	Public	K-5	1320 East Asbury Avenue	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9750	292	21	13.5	23.3%	202 (69.2%)	9 (3.1%)	58 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	90.6	70^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.6%		92.1	53^rd of 943 public elementary schools	94.4%	17	70.0	73.5	81.0				74.6	54.0	67.6	71.4				63.5	81.0		$19,078
Cherrelyn Elementary School	Public	K-6	4500 S Lincoln St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 761-2102	224	16	14.0	61.2%	91 (40.6%)	16 (7.1%)	101 (45.1%)	4 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.6%)	16.7	782^nd of 950 public elementary schools	17.7%		31.1	603^rd of 943 public elementary schools	36.1%	179		24.2	25.6				23.1		18.2					15.4			$17,789
Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill	Public, Charter	K-5	2626 West Evans Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	443	39	11.2	86.0%	14 (3.2%)	14 (3.2%)	401 (90.5%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	39.9	526^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.6%		33.3	576^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.9%	50	35.6	23.7	42.9				34.7	34.6	31.7	44.3				37.0	38.5		$19,786
Clayton Elementary School	Public	K-6	475 W Union Avenue	Englewood	80110	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 781-7831	402	30	13.5	64.2%	155 (38.6%)	16 (4.0%)	200 (49.8%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	22 (5.5%)	26.5	652^nd of 950 public elementary schools	31.4%		24.7	677^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.2%	25	37.7	28.6	26.0	37.0			32.8	36.1	27.0	21.2	14.6			25.7	16.0		$15,331
Schmitt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 South Vallejo Street	Denver	80223	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4230	157	16	9.7	91.1%	12 (7.6%)	25 (15.9%)	109 (69.4%)	4 (2.5%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							14.3							9.6	23.5		$27,641
Slavens K-8 School	Public	K-8	3000 South Clayton Street	Denver	80210	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-4150	762	41	18.6	13.3%	591 (77.6%)	29 (3.8%)	71 (9.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.5%)	97.8	10^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.7	10^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.9%		76.6	83.3	85.7	92.1	92.9	89.5	86.7	80.3	84.3	86.8	81.6	90.6	91.3	85.9	75.0	80.2	$16,591
Gust Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Yale Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6560	602	35	17.2	82.2%	61 (10.1%)	18 (3.0%)	484 (80.4%)	23 (3.8%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	9 (1.5%)	53.5	419^th of 950 public elementary schools	55.9%		33.6	573^rd of 943 public elementary schools	39.2%	154	52.2	16.7	60.0				42.3	60.6	20.7	44.4				40.4	50.7		$18,607

Frequently Asked Questions about Wm E Bishop Elementary School

Is Wm E Bishop Elementary School a good school?

Wm E Bishop Elementary School ranks 613^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wm E Bishop Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 200 students attended Wm E Bishop Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wm E Bishop Elementary School?

Students at Wm E Bishop Elementary School are 61% Hispanic, 25% White, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wm E Bishop Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Wm E Bishop Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Englewood Middle School
High : Englewood High School

What district is Wm E Bishop Elementary School in?

Englewood School District No. 1

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