Dennison Elementary School

Regular School · LAKEWOOD, CO

Dennison Elementary School is a regular school school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, serving grades KG–06 with 575 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 06

Enrollment

575

Teachers (FTE)

26.7

Student–Teacher Ratio

21.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	384	67%
Hispanic/Latino	80	14%
Asian	64	11%
Two or more races	43	7%
Black or African American	3	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	575	278M / 297F

English Language Learners: 18 (3% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	84.0% +51.8pp	32.2%	240
Reading Proficiency	87.0% +31.8pp	55.2%	243

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+1.36 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

50 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

2.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	575	100%

Contact & Location

401 INDEPENDENCE STREET

LAKEWOOD, CO 80226

Phone: (303)982-6382

District

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,069

District enrollment: 75,327

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School Elementary
Bear Creek K-8 School Elementary
Belmar School of Integrated Arts Elementary
Bergen Elementary School Elementary
Blue Heron Elementary School Elementary
Bradford K8 South Elementary
Columbine Hills Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80226) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080480000710

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD