Colfax Elementary School
1526 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80204|(720) 424-8740|Website
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Type
Public
Grades
PK-5
Total Enrollment
255
Overview of Colfax Elementary School
Colfax Elementary School is a public school located in Denver, CO, which is in a large city setting. The student population of Colfax Elementary School is 255 and the school serves PK-5. At Colfax Elementary School, 10% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 10% scored at or above that level for reading.The school’s minority student enrollment is 89%. The student-teacher ratio is 12:1, which is better than that of the district.The student population is made up of 45% female students and 55% male students. The school enrolls 88% economically disadvantaged students. There are 21 equivalent full-time teachers.
At a Glance
- Student/Teacher Ratio
- 12:1
- Math Proficiency
- 10%
- Reading Proficiency
- 10%
Colfax Elementary School 2024 Rankings
Colfax Elementary School is unranked in Colorado Elementary Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school. Read more about how we rank the Best Elementary Schools.
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Students/Teachers at Colfax Elementary School
These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by state education agencies to the federal government
School information is provided by the government.
Enrollment by Grade
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Enrollment by Gender
Student Diversity
88.6%
Minority Enrollment
88.6%
Minority Enrollment
66.3%
Hispanic/Latino
16.1%
Black or African American
11.4%
White
3.1%
Two or more races
3.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander are not included in this breakdown due to an enrollment of 0%.
economically disadvantaged students at Colfax Elementary School
Full-time teachers
21
Percentage of full-time teachers who are certified
95%
Student-teacher ratio
12:1
Percentage of teachers with 3 or more years experience
100.0%
Number of full-time school counselors
N/A
Test Scores at Colfax Elementary School
At Colfax Elementary School, 10% of students scored at or above the proficient level for math, and 10% scored at or above that level for reading.Compared with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this metric. In Denver Public Schools, 33% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 22% tested at or above that level for math.Colfax Elementary School did worse in math and worse in reading in this metric compared with students across the state. In Colorado, 41% of students tested at or above the proficient level for reading, and 27% tested at or above that level for math.
School information is provided by the government.
Subject Proficiency
10%
22%
27%
10%
33%
41%
Math
Reading
School Data
School profile information is based on government data.
School information is provided by the government.
Setting
Large City
Charter School
No
Magnet School
No
District
This information relates to schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one school.
School information is provided by the government.
Total Schools (all grades)
206
Total Ranked Elementary Schools
55
Total Ranked Middle Schools
37
Total Students (all grades)
88,911
School Map
Colfax Elementary School
1526 Tennyson Street, Denver, CO 80204
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Insufficient student data was reported by six states (California, D.C., Delaware, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington). As such, the rankings for these states were held at their previous positions. They are therefore based on assessment data from 2018-2019 and include schools that were active as of 2019-2020. Updated directory information from 2021-2022 was provided for schools when available.
Data is based on the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 school years.
