Kaiser Elementary School
School Description
Kaiser Elementary School is located in Southwest Denver. Our population is diverse and numbers between 385-400. Males make up 59% of our students and females 41%. The ethnicity of Kaiser students include: 0.51% American Indian, 1.03% Black, 7.97% Asian, 55.01% Hispanic, and 35.48% White. Our attendance report for last year was 96%. Our identified gifted and talented population is 9%, and our special needs students are 10% of Kaiser’s population due to the fact that we are a center school for 3 special needs programs.. Of our teaching staff, 41.2% have a Masters Degree. About 65% of our teachers have been teaching in Denver for over 11 years. Kaiser’s is proud to announce our new principal, Elinor Roller. Elinor has been with the district for a number of years and we look forward to an exciting year with a new leader at the helm.
Kaiser Elementary School is named after Mary S. Kaiser, who was a teacher and counselor in the Denver Public Schools District for more than 40 years, from 1908 to 1951. The school first opened in 1973. We're very honored to carry on such a great legacy!
Learning Landscape Description
This master plan predominantly addresses a large steep hill that dominates the landscape making it difficult for the many physically challenged students attending this school to navigate from the building to the playground.