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Colorado Sports Leadership Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

901^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Westminster Public Schools district in Denver, Colorado. With 417 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 3 years, earning a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The data indicates that Colorado Sports Leadership Academy is struggling significantly compared to state and local averages. The school has had dropout rates ranging from 1.9% to 3.5% over the past 3 years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has had chronic absenteeism rates between 27.7% and 37.1% over the past 3 years, which are extremely high compared to the state average. Academically, Colorado Sports Leadership Academy significantly underperforms the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas on the CMAS assessments, with only 5.1% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math in 2024-2025, compared to 35.9% statewide.

While the nearby Metropolitan Arts Academy and Orchard Park Academy also perform poorly on state assessments, they generally outperform Colorado Sports Leadership Academy. Additionally, some schools in the neighboring Mapleton School District, such as Trailside Academy and Adventure Elementary, have higher test scores and lower dropout/absenteeism rates than Colorado Sports Leadership Academy, despite also serving high-poverty student populations. These comparisons suggest that Colorado Sports Leadership Academy faces significant challenges in supporting student learning and achievement that may require substantial interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

425

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,640

Per pupil spending ?

90.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7001 Lipan Street
Denver, CO 80221-3058

(303) 428-8583

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Colorado Sports Leadership Academy usually attend:

High:

Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

6.8%

Two or more races:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2023 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (12% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (43% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg18%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

901^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 1 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

425^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Westminster Public Schools

109^th of 115Westminster Public Schools 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	9.3	901 of 950	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	939 of 943	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	894 of 933	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	425 of 469	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.5	464 of 485	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	420 of 480	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	427 of 448	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	444 of 458	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	366 of 418	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	337 of 424	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	362 of 400	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	420 of 436	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	447 of 461	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.6	442 of 454	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.7	418 of 425	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.6	419 of 422	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.0	405 of 409	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.2	371 of 377	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.6	354 of 362	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.4	346 of 360	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.9	325 of 346	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	316 of 340	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.4	315 of 336	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	337 of 347	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	304 of 363	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	338 of 352	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	286 of 315	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	27.7	121 of 165	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	32.9	146 of 222	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	289 of 352	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	326 of 356	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	245 of 317	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)34th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2018)27th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-28 vs state

Science16%-22 vs state

Math5%-31 vs state

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Friday, October 20, 2017

Largest growth gains of Middle Schools around (2015, 2016). Great students. Dedicated parents. Close Quote

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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
Colorado Sports Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7001 Lipan Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-8583	425	28	15.0	90.4%	29 (6.8%)	5 (1.2%)	378 (88.9%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	9.3	901^st of 950 public elementary schools	5.2%		5.3	939^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.4%	38			17.1	14.6	27.8	24.1	16.8			12.2			9.3	5.1	17.1	15.1	$17,640
Valley View Innovation School	Public	PK, KG-5	6951 Fox Way	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 853-1560	183	12	14.6	57.9%	44 (24.0%)	1 (0.5%)	125 (68.3%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.0%)	65.8	311^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.3%					(n/a)			57.9				33.3			42.1				23.0	52.6		$19,095
Trailside Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 West 67th Pl.	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1000	492	27	18.0	58.3%	142 (28.9%)	4 (0.8%)	315 (64.0%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	33.3	586^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.3%		17.7	769^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.5%	183	37.7		35.5	47.9		14.6	28.3	35.8	8.8	20.6	30.0	6.1	7.0	19.0	17.6	9.8	$14,862
Orchard Park Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	7395 Zuni Street	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-2300	531	36	14.6	89.1%	51 (9.6%)	14 (2.6%)	443 (83.4%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.6%)	12.5	851^st of 950 public elementary schools	10.4%		11.8	857^th of 943 public elementary schools	9.1%	6	19.0	21.6	13.2	9.7	37.5	17.6	19.6	19.0	35.1	13.2		10.9		13.2	11.3	6.1	$19,086
Adventure Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7725 Conifer Rd	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 853-1410	429	23	19.0	69.9%	31 (7.2%)	5 (1.2%)	380 (88.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26.6	651^st of 950 public elementary schools	31.5%		21.7	721^st of 943 public elementary schools	23.5%	70	34.6	12.5	31.0	30.6			25.7	42.6	14.0	16.7	41.0			28.6	17.1		$14,629
Global Primary Academy	Public	PK, KG-3	7480 Conifer Road	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1170	272	16	17.5	72.1%	18 (6.6%)	3 (1.1%)	243 (89.3%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)								(n/a)	25.0						25.0	26.8						26.8			$18,184
Fairview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	7826 Fairview Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1405	397	23	17.3	88.2%	33 (8.3%)	7 (1.8%)	335 (84.4%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	4.7	947^th of 950 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.2	909^th of 943 public elementary schools	3.6%	38	5.8		6.8	10.6	8.3		6.8	13.5				12.8	13.2	8.7			$16,793
Sherrelwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8095 Kalamath Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-5353	204	14	15.1	85.3%	20 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	172 (84.3%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	18.6	757^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.3%		23.6	691^st of 943 public elementary schools	26.7%	66	27.3	23.5	20.0				23.7		29.4					23.7	10.0		$22,759
Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	258	18	14.3	77.9%	40 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	196 (76.0%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	30.5	607^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.1%		26.9	653^rd of 943 public elementary schools	30.8%	46	22.6	25.0	45.5	46.4	27.3	46.4	35.5	22.6	29.2	31.8			17.2	19.2		27.6	$17,952
Metropolitan Arts Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2341 Sherrelwood Drive	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1884	302	20	15.0	80.5%	25 (8.3%)	4 (1.3%)	255 (84.4%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	9 (3.0%)	20.7	732^nd of 950 public elementary schools	22.9%		13.5	829^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.1%	97			37.8	28.6	44.0	46.4	30.3		14.8	27.0	10.2		28.6	16.4	21.6	35.7	$19,102

Frequently Asked Questions about Colorado Sports Leadership Academy

How many students attend Colorado Sports Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 425 students attended Colorado Sports Leadership Academy.

What district is Colorado Sports Leadership Academy in?

Westminster Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Colorado Sports Leadership Academy?

Students at Colorado Sports Leadership Academy are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Colorado Sports Leadership Academy a good school?

Colorado Sports Leadership Academy ranks in the bottom 5.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Colorado Sports Leadership Academy attend?

Students who attend Colorado Sports Leadership Academy usually go on to attend:

High : Westminster High School

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