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Castro Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Denver, Denver County. The school has 259 pupils enrolled. It is part of the School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
Castro Elementary School enrolls 259 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 6.9% Black or African American and 4.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 215 | 83% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 6.9% |
| White | 12 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 6 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
250 of the school's 259 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Castro Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Castro Elementary School is one of 203 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 90,471 students district-wide and employs 5,947 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 259 students, Castro Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 446 students per school.
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