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Denver Community School District

At a glance

1^stof 313 Iowa districts

Better than 99% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

520 Lincoln Street
Denver, IA 50622·(319) 984-6323·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 99.7% of districts

Schools

1,007

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedDenver Senior High School2^nd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Denver Middle School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Denver Community School District is a high-performing school district in Iowa, with four schools that consistently rank among the top in the state. The district serves students from elementary through high school, offering a strong academic foundation across all grade levels.

The standout school in the district is the Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building, which has been ranked #2 out of 565 elementary schools in Iowa for the 2022-2023 school year and #4 out of 576 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. This school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and boasts exceptional academic performance, with over 90% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts. The Denver Senior High School and Denver Middle School are also standout performers, ranking #2 out of 340 high schools and #1 out of 344 middle schools in Iowa, respectively, for the 2024-2025 school year.

The student demographics in the Denver Community School District suggest a relatively affluent population, with low percentages of free/reduced lunch recipients across all schools. However, the district may want to address the high chronic absenteeism rates, which range from 21.6% to 21.6% across the schools. Additionally, the significant differences in per-student spending across the schools, from $9,191 at the Denver Middle School to $14,874 at the Denver Senior High School, are worth exploring to ensure equitable resource allocation.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denver Early Elementary School	Public	PK	401 East Franklin Street	Denver	50622	Bremer County	Denver Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 984-5611	60	4	13.6	8.3%	59 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)								(n/a)
Denver Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Longview Drive	Denver	50622	Bremer County	Denver Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 984-6041	238	12	20.2	13.0%	228 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	92.9	1^st of 344 public middle schools	99.7%		90.4	4^th of 337 public middle schools	98.8%	3				94.7	96.7	95.8							90.7	93.5	95.8					95.8		$9,191	$24	$9,168
Denver Senior High School	Public	9-12	800 Longview Drive	Denver	50622	Bremer County	Denver Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 984-5639	278	20	13.6	13.3%	263 (94.6%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	93.4	2^nd of 340 public high schools	99.4%		95	2^nd of 338 public high schools	99.4%								95.5	97.1	92.6							90.9	94.2	86.8			94.2	$14,874	$81	$14,794
Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building	Public	K-5	530 Lincoln	Denver	50622	Bremer County	Denver Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 984-5611	431	29	14.9	12.1%	413 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	93.4	4^th of 576 public elementary schools	99.3%		93.7	2^nd of 557 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	88.7	91.9	96.3							96.8	95.3	96.3							92.6			$11,205	$377	$10,829

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wapsie Valley Community School District	5.94 mi	6	172^nd
Janesville Consolidated School District	6.6 mi	2	90^th
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District	7.46 mi	7	101^st
Tripoli Community School District	9.56 mi	2	183^rd
Cedar Falls Community School District	9.98 mi	10	69^th

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

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