Downtown Denver Expeditionary School

Grades K–5 Public charter District: School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C

1860 Lincoln St, Denver, CO 80203 Map

Math (met standard)
31%
−9 state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
35%
−11 state 46% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
34%
−2 state 36% · 2025-26
Low income
34%
free or reduced-price lunch
Special education
17%
students with an IEP · 2023-24
Students
263
2024-25
Students per teacher
15.2
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 21% state 42% · 2025-26 15% state 41% · 2025-26 —
Grade 4 25% state 39% · 2025-26 41% state 47% · 2025-26 —
Grade 5 43% state 39% · 2025-26 47% state 50% · 2025-26 34% state 36% · 2025-26
All grades 31% state 40% · 2025-26 35% state 46% · 2025-26 34% state 36% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 31% state 40% 35% state 46% 34% state 36%
2024-25 47% state 39% 42% state 44% 18% state 39%
2023-24 39% state 38% 46% state 44% 25% state 38%
2022-23 35% state 36% 44% state 44% 27% state 34%
2021-22 32% state 36% 50% state 43% —
2018-19 34% state 36% 58% state 46% —
2017-18 35% state 36% 60% state 45% —
2016-17 38% state 36% 55% state 43% —
2015-16 33% state 37% 43% state 40% —
2014-15 32% state 37% 52% state 38% —

Compared with similar schools

Colorado elementary schools where 8–18% of students come from families below the poverty line (this school: 13%)

Similar schools nearby with higher scores

Family income strongly affects test scores, so comparing a school with others that serve families like its own is fairer than comparing it with the state average. The share of students below the poverty line is an estimate by the Urban Institute for 2022-23, made the same way in every state; it is a stricter measure than the low-income share above (free or reduced-price lunch, which goes up to 185% of the poverty line), so it is lower. “Typical” is the median: half of the similar schools score higher, half lower.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Students with disabilities: 17% of students (41) receive special education under an IEP (individualized education program), 2023-24; another 4% have only a Section 504 plan (support such as extra time or seating, without special education), 2023-24. Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection.

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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27%
−13 vs state
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0.8 mi
10%
−26 vs state
21%
−23 vs state
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−23 vs state
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−17 vs state
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−21 vs state
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−35 vs state
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+14 vs state
57%
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1.8 mi
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−9 vs state
43%
−2 vs state
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1.8 mi
25%
−15 vs state
25%
−21 vs state
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