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C−

Gust Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3440 West Yale Avenue, Denver, CO 80219 · (720) 424-6560 · Part of Denver County School District 1

Denver’s School Grade B− better than 49% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
602
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gust Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 19% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Denver kids: 32 middle schools

On the path

Where Denver kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Gust Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–832 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3440 West Yale Avenue, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K106
Kindergarten83
Grade 180
Grade 280
Grade 382
Grade 491
Grade 580
Enrollment over time
597’20
573’21
572’22
560’23
602’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 10%Asian 4%Black 3%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Gust Elementary School from Denver families.

Other schools in Denver County School District 1

The district →
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
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D−
886 students18:1
McGlone Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
D−
842 students15:1
Place Bridge Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
D−
824 students13:1
Park Hill School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
B+
717 students19:1
Green Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
C−
714 students15:1
McMeen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Denver
C
706 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Denver’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.