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Newlon Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

361 Vrain Street, Denver, CO 80219 · (720) 424-5150 · Part of Denver County School District 1

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

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
92%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Newlon Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 37 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–5Newlon Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–832 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts10%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

361 Vrain Street, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K33
Kindergarten36
Grade 142
Grade 252
Grade 337
Grade 447
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
307’20
301’21
285’22
273’23
293’24

Down 4.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 90%White 4%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian 1%Two or more races 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Newlon Elementary School from Denver families.

Other schools in Denver County School District 1

The district →
Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Denver
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.