Escalante-Biggs Academy
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Denver, Colorado
Escalante-Biggs Academy in Denver, Colorado enrolled 306 students in 2024-25 with 21.2 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
326 students in 2022-23, 304 students in 2023-24, 306 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 21.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 326 | 22.0 | 14.8 |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 23.3 | 13.1 |
| 2024-25 | 306 | 21.2 | 14.4 |
14.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Escalante-Biggs Academy enrolled 98 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent22.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
80.7% of students were Hispanic, 11.1% Black, 3.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic80.7%
- Black11.1%
- White3.3%
- Two or more races2.6%
- Asian1.6%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.3%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Denver
129 public elementary schools in Denver report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Language School | 930 | 16.1 | 17.8% |
| Florida Pitt-Waller ECE-8 School | 886 | 17.9 | 72.7% |
| William (Bill) Roberts ECE-8 School | 872 | 18.7 | 10.8% |
| McGlone Academy | 842 | 14.9 | 79.5% |
| Place Bridge Academy | 824 | 13.0 | 79.5% |
| Omar D Blair Charter School | 783 | 14.2 | 71.5% |
| Slavens K-8 School | 762 | 18.7 | 12.1% |
| Park Hill School | 717 | 19.2 | 12.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Escalante-Biggs Academy
- DCIS at FordThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 487 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Marie L. Greenwood AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 597 students, 16.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Compare Escalante-Biggs Academy with DCIS at FordStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Denver Public Schools spends per student$17,206 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,206
- The largest public schools in ColoradoEscalante-Biggs Academy is the number 688 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#688 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.14.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Escalante-Biggs Academy
How many students attend Escalante-Biggs Academy?
306 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Denver, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Escalante-Biggs Academy?
14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Escalante-Biggs Academy a Title I school?
Escalante-Biggs Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Escalante-Biggs Academy in?
Denver Public Schools, NCES district ID 0803360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080336006522 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.