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Polaris Elementary School

Serves grades 1 - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
410 Park Avenue West
Denver, CO 80205
Phone
(720) 424-7860
District
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 IN THE COUNTY OF DENVER AND STATE OF C
County
DENVER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
330
Classroom Teachers
20

* Polaris Elementary School is one of the top 100 best public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

10

(10 is best)

Better than 100.0% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Polaris Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
94%
40%
94%
41%
94%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
38%
90%
44%
90%
31%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

120 100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
40%
100%
45%
93%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
14
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 1 50 15.2%
Grade 2 51 15.5%
Grade 3 79 23.9%
Grade 4 77 23.3%
Grade 5 73 22.1%
Total 330 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 75.9% 26.8% 54.4%
Black 3.5% 14.1% 4.9%
Hispanic 12.6% 54.8% 36.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.7% 3.1% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 5.5% 59.8% 35.6%
Free lunch eligible 5.2% 50.2% 29.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.3% 9.6% 6.1%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 706,799 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,569.2 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.5% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.6% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.5% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 11.7% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 313,926 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 6.5% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.0% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 52.5% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.2% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 17.0% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.4% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.5% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.3% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 8.7% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,206 $571,839,458 35.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $961 $88,549,423 5.5%
Staff $1,399 $128,908,057 8.0%
General Administration $195 $17,967,885 1.1%
School Administration $1,300 $119,785,900 7.5%
Operation $1,011 $93,156,573 5.8%
Transportation $336 $30,960,048 1.9%
Other $1,298 $119,601,614 7.4%
Total Support $6,500 $598,929,500 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,717 $434,638,531 27.1%
Total Expenditures $17,423 $1,605,407,489 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,511 $5,733,964,028 43.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $787 $692,995,232 5.2%
Staff $723 $636,248,216 4.8%
General Administration $216 $190,074,883 1.4%
School Administration $912 $803,497,511 6.1%
Operation $1,111 $978,393,612 7.4%
Transportation $351 $308,740,393 2.3%
Other $904 $795,691,712 6.0%
Total Support $5,003 $4,405,468,345 33.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,500 $3,082,398,597 23.3%
Total Expenditures $15,015 $13,221,799,540 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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