The Archuleta community is committed to creating an environment of success for all through hard work, love and inspiration. Your student will leave from Archuleta prepared for the next steps in his or her education and ready to embrace the future.
Archuleta was awarded Governor’s Distinguished Improvement Award in May 2023 for demonstrating exceptional growth on the School Performance Framework!
U.S. News recognized Archuleta as a “Best Elementary School” during the 2021-22 school year. Archuleta is ranked in the top 25 of all elementary and middle schools in Denver Public Schools and in the top 30% of schools in Colorado.
Archuleta is the #1 ranked Title 1 school compared to all elementary and middle schools.
Archuleta is in the top 20 of 119 elementary schools in DPS for overall School Performance Framework rating.
Archuleta is the Highly Gifted and Talented magnet school in the Far Northeast.
Lena Archuleta Elementary was the only school in the district to exceed expectations in two or more areas of early literacy growth while also exceeding expectations in literacy, math and science compared to similar schools on CMAS 2019.
Archuleta ranks 11th out of 119 elementary schools in DPS for students reading at or above grade level, based on READ Act data.
The highly qualified staff at Archuleta is committed to student success. Over 70 percent of our educators hold a master’s degree or higher.