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Federal Heights Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2500 W 96th Avenue, Denver, CO 80221 · (720) 972-5360 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Federal Heights’ School Grade B+ better than 67% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
430
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
93%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Federal Heights Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 28 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 40 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Federal Heights kids: 11 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Federal Heights Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–811 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts8%
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 ↗

2500 W 96th Avenue, Denver

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten62
Grade 160
Grade 281
Grade 373
Grade 449
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
454’20
427’21
414’22
425’23
430’24

Down 5.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 92%White 6%Black <1%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 Federal Heights Elementary School from Federal Heights families.

Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools

The district →
STEM Lab
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Northglenn
A−
740 students18:1
Thunder Vista P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A
725 students16:1
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B
517 students16:1
Hunters Glen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
C+
491 students18:1
Tarver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
C+
475 students21:1
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
465 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; Federal Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.