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Deane Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

932^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Deane Elementary School is a pre-kindergarten through sixth-grade school in Lakewood, CO, serving 341 students in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 — a district rated in the 79th percentile statewide — yet Deane ranks 929th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 1st percentile with a 0-star rating. The school serves a high-poverty community, with 80.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, though its 12.9:1 student-teacher ratio is more favorable than most nearby schools.

Academic achievement at Deane is far below district and state averages. On 2025-2026 CMAS tests, only 11.8% of students scored proficient in English Language Arts (vs. 53.7% districtwide), 7.5% in math (vs. 44.6% districtwide), and 6.3% in fifth-grade science (vs. 46.2% districtwide). Nearby schools with similar poverty levels achieve considerably better results: Newlon Elementary School reaches 30.5% ELA proficiency despite a higher poverty rate, and Force Elementary School reaches 26.0%. Even same-district peers like Rose Stein International Elementary and Lasley Elementary School outperform Deane significantly while serving similar student populations, suggesting school-specific challenges rather than district-wide issues.

Chronic absenteeism appears to be a central driver: 48.7% of Deane students were chronically absent in 2024-2025, nearly double the district average of 26.6%, though this is an improvement from 54.8% the prior year. The school has also experienced a long-term decline, falling from the 30th percentile in 2014-2015 to the 1st percentile today. Grade-level data shows students falling further behind as they advance, with sixth-grade reading proficiency at just 7.7%. That said, math proficiency has ticked up slightly in recent years, and absenteeism is moving in the right direction — signals the school can build on as it works to reverse its trajectory.

341

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,065

Per pupil spending ?

80.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

580 South Harlan Street
Lakewood, CO 80226-3519

(303) 982-9655

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Deane Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Alameda International Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.8%

White:

14.7%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school9%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

932^nd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

82^nd of 84Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

24^th of 114Jefferson County School District No. R-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	6.4	932 of 946	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.6	932 of 950	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.8	903 of 943	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	865 of 933	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	878 of 921	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	804 of 965	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	812 of 917	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	802 of 929	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	736 of 914	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.7	658 of 938	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.1	732 of 962	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	734 of 954	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.5	701 of 935	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.2	665 of 935	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.0	593 of 925	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.6	634 of 872	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	39.0	570 of 849	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.9	608 of 852	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.4	615 of 829	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.3	569 of 823	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.0	494 of 808	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	12.9	694 of 758	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	672 of 690	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	31.9	189 of 270	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	137 of 172	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	24.8	567 of 764	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	577 of 693	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2019)30th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2019)26th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2019)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts12%-33 vs state

Math8%-30 vs state

Science6%-30 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Deane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	580 South Harlan Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9655	341	26	12.9	80.1%	50 (14.7%)	7 (2.1%)	262 (76.8%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	6.4	932^nd of 946 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.6	932^nd of 950 public elementary schools	1.9%		12.9	16.7	10.2	7.7	11.8	708.0	14.3	723.0	713.0	7.5	6.3	$18,065
Knapp Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 South Utica Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-6130	351	21	16.9	91.2%	15 (4.3%)	8 (2.3%)	323 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7.6	918^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.0%		18.1	765^th of 950 public elementary schools	19.5%	153	15.0	17.4	14.9		15.8	704.0	14.0	710.0		7.1	6.4	$20,999
Rose Stein International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	80 South Teller Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6479	336	23	14.4	79.8%	65 (19.3%)	13 (3.9%)	241 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	13.6	834^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.8%		9.5	893^rd of 950 public elementary schools	6.0%	59	25.5	9.1	30.8	17.4	21.8	19.1	703.0	15.8	714.0	14.2	13.2	$17,049
Lasley Elementary School	Public	K-6	1401 South Kendall Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9720	576	38	15.1	75.9%	83 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	436 (75.7%)	33 (5.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	11.1	873^rd of 946 public elementary schools	7.7%		8.4	914^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.8%	41	20.4	25.0	20.0	14.3	19.6	706.0	14.6	11.2	711.0	9.2	15.6	$16,942
Newlon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Vrain Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5150	293	23	12.6	92.5%	13 (4.4%)	5 (1.7%)	265 (90.4%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	21.2	726^th of 946 public elementary schools	23.3%		14.4	816^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.1%	90	21.7	26.3	37.5		30.5	715.0	713.0	25.0		15.5	17.5	$20,049
Force Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 South Wolff Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-7400	303	19	15.6	88.8%	10 (3.3%)	4 (1.3%)	263 (86.8%)	16 (5.3%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	14.7	816^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.7%		10.4	880^th of 950 public elementary schools	7.4%	64	16.0	38.9	20.5		26.0	23.3	20.0	10.3		18.2	7.9	$21,150
Munroe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3440 West Virginia Avenue	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-5230	332	22	15.0	88.9%	6 (1.8%)	14 (4.2%)	303 (91.3%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	6	935^th of 946 public elementary schools	1.2%					(n/a)	19.4	7.1	5.2		9.2	13.1	9.5	10.3		11.2	704.0	$21,109
KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	3400 West Nevada Place	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 934-3245	146	13	10.8	89.0%	7 (4.8%)	3 (2.1%)	133 (91.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)					25.9	726.0	714.0			720.0		$25,510
Denison Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	1821 South Yates Street	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8080	364	21	17.6	55.5%	109 (29.9%)	4 (1.1%)	208 (57.1%)	26 (7.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.8%)	37.6	543^rd of 946 public elementary schools	42.6%		35.7	565^th of 950 public elementary schools	40.5%	22	40.5	744.0	45.5		43.0	728.0	31.3	33.3		29.6	21.2	$18,597
Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School	Public	K-6	1300 South Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-4300	339	22	15.1	87.3%	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	332 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	22.6	707^th of 946 public elementary schools	25.3%		15.9	794^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.4%	87		24.0	710.0	715.0	10.4	29.3	26.0	717.0	701.0	18.8	700.0	$19,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Deane Elementary School

Is Deane Elementary School a good school?

Deane Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Deane Elementary School?

Students at Deane Elementary School are 77% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Deane Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What schools do graduates of Deane Elementary School attend?

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

High : Alameda International Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Deane Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 341 students attended Deane Elementary School.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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