Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Denver

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
B

Palmer Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

995 Grape Street, Denver, CO 80220 · (720) 424-5000 · Part of Denver County School District 1

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

Directions
Students
197
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
38%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Palmer Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 23.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Denver kids: 32 middle schools

On the path

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

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

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency50%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts34%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

995 Grape Street, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten31
Grade 130
Grade 226
Grade 325
Grade 422
Grade 518
Enrollment over time
257’20
258’21
237’22
196’23
197’24

Down 23.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Hispanic 24%Two or more races 13%Black 11%Asian 3%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 Palmer 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.