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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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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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
332
Classroom Teachers
19

* 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 CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

10

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
90%
41%
92%
41%
87%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
95%
40%
97%
47%
92%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
97%
42%
97%
48%
97%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
15
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 47 14.2%
Grade 2 52 15.7%
Grade 3 75 22.6%
Grade 4 77 23.2%
Grade 5 81 24.4%
Total 332 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 79.3% 26.8% 55.1%
Black 4.3% 14.1% 4.8%
Hispanic 10.0% 54.6% 35.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.7% 3.3% 3.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 7.5% 61.5% 38.0%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 6.0% 52.9% 31.6%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 1.5% 8.6% 6.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 715,878 5,812,069
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 4,627.9 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 15.5% 18.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.4% 36.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.4% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 14.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 287,756 2,151,600
Single Parent Households With Children 7.9% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.1% 92.1%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.3% 41.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 20.1% 18.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.4% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 13.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.5% 17.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.6% 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.2% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,906 $543,582,334 35.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $861 $79,245,579 5.1%
Staff $1,387 $127,658,093 8.3%
General Administration $133 $12,241,187 0.8%
School Administration $1,271 $116,981,569 7.6%
Operation $1,158 $106,581,162 6.9%
Transportation $347 $31,937,533 2.1%
Other $1,129 $103,912,031 6.7%
Total Support $6,286 $578,557,154 37.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,560 $419,697,840 27.2%
Total Expenditures $16,753 $1,541,929,367 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,230 $5,502,708,442 43.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $693 $611,953,103 4.9%
Staff $648 $572,303,109 4.6%
General Administration $184 $162,276,790 1.3%
School Administration $865 $763,852,581 6.1%
Operation $1,070 $944,955,731 7.5%
Transportation $341 $301,350,383 2.4%
Other $821 $724,897,433 5.8%
Total Support $4,621 $4,081,683,810 32.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,350 $2,958,588,357 23.6%
Total Expenditures $14,202 $12,543,117,339 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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