Maxwell Elementary School (Ranked Bottom 50% for 2025-26)

14390 East Bolling Drive
Denver, CO 80239

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Bottom 50%

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Serving 637 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Maxwell Elementary School ranks in the bottom 50% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is bottom 50%, and reading proficiency is bottom 50%).

The percentage of students achieving is 7% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 33%). The percentage of students achieving is 18% (which is lower than the Colorado state average of 45%).

The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Colorado state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 97% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is higher than the Colorado state average of 50% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (2025-26)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 637 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 97%
: Bottom 50% in CO
: 7% (Btm 50%)
: 18% (Btm 50%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Maxwell Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado for:

School Overview

Maxwell Elementary School's student population of 637 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 41 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Maxwell Elementary School
Pre-K	53
Kind	75
1	96
2	89
3	120
4	95
5	109

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Total Students

637 students

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Total Students Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School
2023	631
2022	651
2021	603
2020	627
2019	627
2018	547
2017	547
2016	546
2015	511
2014	532
2013	512
2012	511
2011	524
2010	604
2009	555
2008	562
2007	606
2006	634
2005	623
2004	623
2003	604
2002	595
2001	638
2000	523
1999	418

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Gender %

Total Classroom Teachers

41 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School
2023	39
2022	41
2021	41
2020	42
2019	42
2018	34
2017	34
2016	33
2015	30
2014	30
2013	30
2012	27
2011	32
2010	35
2009	31
2008	31
2007	32
2006	32
2005	32
2004	31
2003	31
2002	33
2001	33
2000	31
1999	18

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Year Founded

1998

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School Rankings

Maxwell Elementary School ranks within the bottom 50% of all 1,748 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Maxwell Elementary School is 0.33, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.62. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CO)

#1658 out of 1748 schools
(Bottom 50%)

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Overall School Rank Trends Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School
2023	#1658
2022	#1644
2021	#1658
2019	#1554
2018	#1503
2017	#1510
2016	#1408
2015	#1555
2014	#1438
2013	#1493
2012	#1559

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33%

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Math Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2012-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	7%	33%	31%
2022	8%	32%	29%
2021	10%	33%	25%
2019	18%	35%	33%
2018	21%	35%	32%
2017	13%	33%	30%
2016	18%	33%	28%
2015	9%	31%	26%
2014	46%	57%	47%
2013	44%	57%	46%
2012	32%	56%	43%

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18%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison Over Years (2011-2022)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2022	18%	45%	39%
2021	10%	47%	40%
2019	20%	47%	43%
2018	19%	44%	32%
2017	21%	42%	39%
2016	19%	40%	36%
2015	17%	40%	33%
2014	48%	69%	54%
2013	39%	70%	54%
2012	41%	70%	52%
2011	72%	89%	79%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	16:1	16:1	15:1
2022	16:1	15:1	14:1
2021	15:1	15:1	15:1
2020	15:1	16:1	15:1
2019	15:1	16:1	15:1
2018	16:1	17:1	15:1
2017	16:1	17:1	15:1
2016	17:1	17:1	15:1
2015	17:1	17:1	15:1
2014	18:1	17:1	16:1
2013	17:1	17:1	17:1
2012	19:1	17:1	18:1
2011	16:1	17:1	17:1
2010	17:1	16:1	17:1
2009	18:1	16:1	17:1
2008	18:1	16:1	18:1
2007	19:1	17:1	18:1
2006	20:1	16:1	18:1
2005	19:1	17:1	18:1
2004	20:1	16:1	17:1
2003	19:1	16:1	16:1
2002	18:1	17:1	17:1
2001	19:1	17:1	17:1
2000	17:1	17:1	17:1
1999	23:1	17:1	20:1

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American Indian

n/a

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2011-2021)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2021	1%	1%	2%
2014	1%	1%	1%
2012	1%	1%	2%
2011	1%	1%	1%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2000-2022)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2022	1%	3%	3%
2020	1%	3%	3%
2019	1%	3%	3%
2014	1%	3%	3%
2013	2%	3%	3%
2012	1%	3%	3%
2011	1%	3%	3%
2010	1%	4%	4%
2008	1%	3%	3%
2007	1%	3%	3%
2006	2%	3%	3%
2005	3%	3%	3%
2004	2%	3%	3%
2003	1%	3%	3%
2002	2%	3%	3%
2001	3%	3%	3%
2000	1%	3%	3%

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Hispanic

81%

36%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	83%	35%	53%
2022	81%	35%	53%
2021	80%	34%	53%
2020	79%	34%	55%
2019	79%	34%	55%
2018	79%	34%	57%
2017	79%	34%	57%
2016	78%	33%	57%
2015	74%	33%	57%
2014	74%	33%	58%
2013	71%	32%	58%
2012	75%	32%	58%
2011	79%	32%	59%
2010	72%	29%	54%
2009	72%	28%	56%
2008	71%	28%	56%
2007	66%	28%	57%
2006	64%	27%	58%
2005	63%	26%	57%
2004	58%	25%	57%
2003	57%	24%	56%
2002	46%	23%	55%
2001	39%	22%	53%
2000	31%	21%	53%
1999	25%	20%	51%

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Black

12%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	10%	5%	14%
2022	11%	4%	14%
2021	13%	5%	14%
2020	15%	5%	14%
2019	15%	5%	14%
2018	16%	5%	14%
2017	16%	5%	14%
2016	17%	5%	15%
2015	21%	5%	15%
2014	19%	5%	14%
2013	22%	5%	14%
2012	18%	5%	14%
2011	15%	5%	14%
2010	19%	6%	16%
2009	23%	6%	17%
2008	25%	6%	18%
2007	29%	6%	18%
2006	30%	6%	19%
2005	31%	6%	19%
2004	36%	6%	19%
2003	37%	6%	19%
2002	45%	6%	20%
2001	53%	6%	20%
2000	64%	5%	20%
1999	69%	5%	21%

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White

50%

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White Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	3%	51%	24%
2022	4%	52%	24%
2021	4%	52%	24%
2020	3%	53%	23%
2019	3%	53%	23%
2018	4%	53%	22%
2017	4%	53%	22%
2016	4%	54%	22%
2015	2%	54%	21%
2014	3%	55%	21%
2013	3%	56%	21%
2012	4%	56%	20%
2011	2%	57%	20%
2010	8%	60%	25%
2009	5%	61%	23%
2008	3%	61%	21%
2007	4%	62%	20%
2006	4%	63%	19%
2005	3%	64%	19%
2004	4%	65%	20%
2003	5%	66%	20%
2002	7%	67%	21%
2001	5%	68%	22%
2000	5%	70%	23%
1999	6%	71%	24%

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Hawaiian

n/a

Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison Over Years (2013-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	3%	5%	4%
2022	2%	5%	5%
2021	1%	5%	4%
2020	2%	4%	4%
2019	2%	4%	4%
2018	1%	4%	3%
2017	1%	4%	3%
2016	1%	4%	3%
2015	3%	4%	3%
2014	2%	3%	3%
2013	2%	3%	3%

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All Ethnic Groups

0.33

0.62

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Diversity Score Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	0.30	0.62	0.64
2022	0.33	0.61	0.64
2021	0.34	0.61	0.64
2020	0.36	0.60	0.63
2019	0.36	0.60	0.63
2018	0.35	0.60	0.61
2017	0.35	0.60	0.61
2016	0.36	0.60	0.61
2015	0.41	0.60	0.60
2014	0.42	0.59	0.60
2013	0.45	0.59	0.60
2012	0.41	0.59	0.60
2011	0.36	0.58	0.60
2010	0.44	0.55	0.62
2009	0.43	0.55	0.62
2008	0.45	0.55	0.61
2007	0.48	0.54	0.60
2006	0.50	0.53	0.60
2005	0.51	0.52	0.60
2004	0.54	0.52	0.61
2003	0.54	0.51	0.61
2002	0.59	0.50	0.62
2001	0.57	0.49	0.63
2000	0.55	0.47	0.64
1999	0.51	0.46	0.65

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Eligible for

85%

39%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (1999-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	78%	33%	57%
2022	69%	30%	52%
2021	72%	33%	55%
2020	77%	33%	58%
2019	77%	33%	58%
2018	76%	35%	59%
2017	76%	35%	59%
2016	82%	34%	61%
2015	82%	34%	62%
2014	86%	35%	65%
2013	83%	34%	65%
2012	79%	34%	66%
2011	83%	33%	65%
2010	75%	31%	62%
2009	71%	28%	58%
2008	72%	28%	57%
2007	69%	27%	58%
2006	63%	27%	58%
2005	59%	25%	55%
2004	57%	24%	55%
2003	50%	22%	53%
2002	45%	21%	51%
2001	39%	20%	49%
2000	46%	21%	54%
1999	52%	21%	56%

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Eligible for

11%

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison Over Years (2003-2023)
Year	Maxwell Elementary School	Colorado	School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C
2023	14%	7%	8%
2022	20%	6%	9%
2021	18%	7%	9%
2020	13%	8%	9%
2019	13%	8%	9%
2018	14%	8%	9%
2017	14%	8%	9%
2016	7%	7%	7%
2015	8%	7%	8%
2014	9%	7%	7%
2013	10%	7%	7%
2012	11%	7%	7%
2011	8%	7%	7%
2010	14%	7%	9%
2009	15%	7%	8%
2008	10%	7%	8%
2007	9%	7%	8%
2006	7%	6%	7%
2005	9%	6%	6%
2004	9%	6%	7%
2003	10%	7%	9%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Maxwell Elementary School's ranking?

Maxwell Elementary School is ranked #1658 out of 1,748 schools, which ranks it among the bottom 50% of public schools in Colorado.

What schools are Maxwell Elementary School often compared to?

Maxwell Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Oakland Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

7% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 33% CO state average), while 18% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% CO state average).

How many students attend Maxwell Elementary School?

637 students attend Maxwell Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

81% of Maxwell Elementary School students are Hispanic, 12% of students are Black, 3% of students are White, 2% of students are Two or more races, 1% of students are Asian, and 1% of students are Hawaiian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Maxwell Elementary School?

Maxwell Elementary School has a student ration of 16:1, which is higher than the Colorado state average of 15:1.

What grades does Maxwell Elementary School offer ?

Maxwell Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Maxwell Elementary School part of?

Maxwell Elementary School is part of School District No. 1 In The County Of Denver And State Of C.

In what neighborhood is Maxwell Elementary School located?

Maxwell Elementary School is located in the Northeast neighborhood of Denver, CO. There are 40 other public schools located in Northeast.