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  • Watch Tarver Newscast for April 23, 2018

    Posted: Monday, April 23, 2018 - 7:14am

    Check out the news today at Tarver as reported by our 5th grade news crew!

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  • Tarver Newsletter

    Posted: Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 3:45pm

    Mr. Trujillo Makes Good On His Promise    Thanks to YOU we EXCEEDED our goal to raise $10,000 so Mr. Trujillo agreed to dress like a chicken!    #turningbucksintoclucks Field Day Has Been RESCHEDULED To May 3rd in Response to the Newly Scheduled...

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  • After School Clubs Registering NOW

    Posted: Friday, January 9, 2015 - 1:22pm

      After School Clubs Registering Now (click club name for more information or to sign up):  K-2 and 3-5th: Challenge Soccer Academy Please honor your current after school obligations by not signing up for another club that will conflict.  Thank you...

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  • Tarver Earns Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award

    Posted: Friday, March 16, 2018 - 12:39pm

    Tracy Dorland, Deputy Superintendent, and Kim Walsh, Executive Director of Elementary Schools, visited Tarver to present us the Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award for our performance on the 2017 CMAS assessments. Congratulations students and...

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  • Please create your parent portal

    Posted: Friday, July 29, 2016 - 8:38am

    Adams 12 Five Star Schools is eventually going to be including elementary schools in Online Student Check-In before the start of each new school year.  Parents will be required to have a portal account in order to complete check in.  Creating your...

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  • Turn in Your Tarver Trot Donations by Friday, April 13th to Qualify for Prizes

    Posted: Monday, April 9, 2018 - 12:39pm

    TARVER TIGER TROT What is the Tarver Tiger Trot? The Tarver Tiger Trot is ONE of the largest fundraisers of the year where all Tarver students participate in a “fun run” for Tarver Elementary with a goal of $10,000. Funds raised at the Tarver Trot...

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  • Order Autographed Books from Zookeeper Dave by April 6th

    Posted: Monday, March 12, 2018 - 2:11pm

    Zookeeper Dave’s Autographed Book Pre-Order Dave Johnson is a children's conservation book author and Denver Zookeeper who has made many visits to Tarver over the years to educate our first graders about a career as a Denver Zookeeper.   Student...

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Welcome to Tarver Elementary School

Who We Are

At Tarver Elementary we are committed to academic excellence and proud of our strong ties to the surrounding community. Our highly qualified staff is dedicated to making learning fun in a student-centered environment that is engaging, stimulating and nurturing.

We pride ourselves on providing all students with a rigorous and relevant learning experience. Our teachers receive special training that enables them to offer learning opportunities tailored to the individual needs of our students, including gifted and talented learners, English language learners and special education students.

We also value our long-standing relationships within the community. We believe these partnerships support and enhance the success of our school and are an integral component of our ability to provide a high-quality, community-based education.

  • Learn from the past
  • Engage in the present
  • Create the future

Our Mission

Tarver’s mission is to learn our lessons from the past while actively engaging in the activities that will help our students grow into productive citizens who will become independent and responsible members of society. Learn more about Tarver Elementary School.

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If you have any questions or comments for us we would love to hear from you. Please contact us and a member of our staff will be in touch as soon as possible.