Elementary · Colorado
Whittier ECE-8 School
Free meals for allWhittier ECE-8 School, a public elementary school in Denver, Colorado: grades pre-k–8, 242 students, 14.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 242
- Teachers (FTE)
- 17.0
- Students per teacher
- 14.3
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 83% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared
Smaller than 82% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large city
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C.
Location
- Address
- 2480 Downing Street, Denver, CO 80205
- Phone
- (720)424-3040
- City or town
- Denver
- County
- Denver County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1–5 | 350 | 19.6 | |
| K–6 | 230 | 12.8 | |
Cole Arts and Science AcademyFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 275 | 13.0 |
University Prep - Arapahoe St.CharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 313 | 11.7 |
Downtown Denver Expeditionary SchoolCharterFree meals for all | K–5 | 263 | 15.2 |
Columbine Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 346 | 14.0 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
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