School Summary

Contact Information
Address:	1526 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80204-1230	Principal:	Joanna (Helen) Martinez
Phone:	(303)-623-6148	School type:	Elementary
Fax:	(720)-424-8765	Grades:	EC - 5
Website:	http://colfax.dpsk12.org/
School Offerings
Early Childhood Education:	Yes	All-day Kindergarten:	Yes
Foreign-Language Classes:	TNLI	After School Care Program:

Neighborhoods served by this school:	Children have attended or will attend:
West Colfax	Middle Schools Lake International School High Schools North

Additional notes

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Colfax School Facts Data

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School Level

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Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
Total Number Enrolled	378	78,352	2010

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Total Number Enrolled

Total number of students enrolled at this school for all grades offered. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

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Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
SAR	Low	N/A	2008
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)	No	N/A	2008

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SAR

School Accountability Report Ratings (Note: When a school was assigned two (differing) ratings, the rating that represented more grades for that school was used in this data set.) (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP)

Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) determination. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education.)

Download this data Capacity

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
% Capacity	102.16%	N/A	2010

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% Capacity

Current capacity as a percentage of total capacity. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

Student Level

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Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
% Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch	93.92%	70.45%	2010

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% Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch

% Students Receiving Free/Reduced Lunch - Students receiving free or reduced lunch as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

Download this data Race and Ethnicity

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
% White Students	8.5%	25.2%	2010
% African American Students	9%	16.2%	2010
% Latino Students	79.6%	54.1%	2010
% Native American Students	1.9%	1.1%	2010
% Asian Students	1.1%	3.5%	2010
% Students English Language Learners - All Languages	40.91%	23.04%	2005
% Students English Language Learners - Spanish Speaking	40.91%	21.27%	2005
% Students English Language Learners - Other Language	0%	1.77%	2005

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% White Students

Number of White students as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% African American Students

Number of African American students as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% Latino Students

Number of Latino students as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% Native American Students

Number of Native American students as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% Asian Students

Number of Asian students as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% Students English Language Learners - All Languages

All Languages - Number of students who speak a language other than English and have not yet achieved proficiency in English as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% Students English Language Learners - Spanish Speaking

Spanish Speaking - Number of students who speak Spanish and have not yet achieved proficiency in English as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

% Students English Language Learners - Other Language

Other Language - Number of students who speak a language other than Spanish and have not yet achieved proficiency in English as a percentage of all students at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

Download this data Achievement

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Reading Test	38.1%	41.82%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Writing Test	19.05%	30.42%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Math Test	41.86%	48.08%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Reading Test - Latino	36.84%	30.56%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Writing Test - Latino	18.42%	19.44%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Math Test - Latino	41.03%	40.84%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr Reading Test - Free and Reduced Lunch	41.18%	30.83%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Writing Test - Free and Reduced Lunch	17.65%	19.68%	2008
CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Math Test - Free and Reduced Lunch	38.24%	39.01%	2008

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CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Reading Test

Students tested in English scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of total students tested in English on the CSAP 4th grade reading test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Writing Test

Students tested in English scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of total students tested in English on the CSAP 4th grade writing test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Math Test

Students scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of total students taking the CSAP 4th grade math test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Reading Test - Latino

Latino students scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of all Latino students on the CSAP 4th grade reading test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Writing Test - Latino

Latino students scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of all Latino students on the CSAP 4th grade writing test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Math Test - Latino

Latino students scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of all Latino students on the CSAP 4th grade math test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr Reading Test - Free and Reduced Lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of total students eligible for free or reduced lunch on the CSAP 4th grade reading test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Writing Test - Free and Reduced Lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of total students eligible for free or reduced lunch on the CSAP 4th grade writing test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

CSAP - % Proficient & Advanced - 4th Gr. Math Test - Free and Reduced Lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch scoring proficient or advanced as a percentage of total students eligible for free or reduced lunch on the CSAP 4th grade math test. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education)

Download this data Attendance

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
Average Daily Attendance	96.4%	N/A	2005

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Average Daily Attendance

Average daily attendance: total days present divided by total days possible (enrolled) per school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

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Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
% of Students suspended	3.49%	8.38%	2009

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% of Students suspended

Number of students suspended as a percentage of all students at this school. This is based on the "unduplicated count." This percentage represents the percentage of students that were suspended at least once, not the total number of suspensions at this school. (Source: Denver Public Schools.)

Staff Level

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Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
Teacher - Average Years of Experience	9.2857	11.74	2006

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Teacher - Average Years of Experience

Teacher/Staff average years of experience (in and out of state). (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education.)

Download this data Level of Education

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
Teacher - % With Masters	55.56%	44.05%	2006

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Teacher - % With Masters

Teachers with masters degrees as a percentage of all teachers at this school. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education.)

Download this data Overall Turnover / Retention

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
% Staff Retention from previous year	65%	67.29%	2005

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% Staff Retention from previous year

Percentage of staff retained from previous year. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education.)

Download this data Stability

Indicator	Colfax	Denver	Data Year	Map
Teacher - # Years at Same School	8	10	2006

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Teacher - # Years at Same School

Average number of years teachers have been at current school. (Source: Colorado Dept. of Education.)

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