Summary:
ZIP 80249 in Denver is home to 7 elementary-level schools in School District No. 1, serving a combined 4,498 students across varying grade spans (PK–4 through ECE–8) in a high-poverty area where free/reduced lunch rates average 80.2%. These schools face significant academic challenges: average ELA proficiency is 27.9% and math proficiency is just 19.6%, both well below the district averages of 42.5% and 35.0%.
KIPP Northeast Elementary is the clear standout, holding the highest state rank (630 of 943), the strongest ELA proficiency (34.7%), and the best math proficiency (27.9%) in the ZIP — more than double that of Marrama Elementary (13.0%). Green Valley Elementary is also a positive standout, improving 110 spots in state rank, with 3rd grade ELA (38.5%) and math (35.5%) nearly matching district and state averages. Highline Academy Northeast has the lowest chronic absenteeism (35.8%), the lowest poverty rate (73.5%), and the lowest student-teacher ratio (11.3), though its math proficiency (18.7%) lags behind its solid ELA performance (31.1%).
The most pressing issues in this area are math proficiency and chronic absenteeism, which averages 40.2% across the ZIP. Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 has the highest absenteeism (45.4%) and very low math scores (13.1%), while Marrama Elementary posted the lowest ELA (18.1%) and a troubling 6.5% 3rd grade ELA rate, along with a 91-spot drop in state rank. Encouragingly, most schools are improving: KIPP jumped 205 spots and Green Valley 110 spots over two years, and Omar D Blair Charter posts a strong 5th grade ELA result (40.2%). SOAR at Green Valley Ranch leads the ZIP in 5th grade science (26%), though still below the state average (36.1%).
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