Colfax Elementary

1526 Tennyson Street
Denver, CO 80204

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Colfax Elementary was founded in 1887, beginning as a one-room brick building and a portable frame building. A major 1988 renovation established a second floor, 12 new classrooms, cafeteria, multipurpose room/gymnasium, library and new office space.  In spite of challenges, for the past five years, Colfax Elementary students have shown a steady increase on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, improving their scores from the fall pre-test to the spring post-test. CSAP scores show an increase in percentage of students moving from unsatisfactory/ partially proficient to the proficient/advanced categories.

Grades: Pre-5

Neighborhood: West Colfax (West)

Principal: Joanna (Helen) Martinez

Number of students: 317

Percentage of students who are eligible for free or reduced lunch: 91%

Percentage of students who were advanced or proficient on the CSAP math, reading and writing tests:

• Math - 40%
• Reading - 34%
• Writing - 19%

Percentage of students who are non-English speaking: 90%

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