Academy 360

Academy 360 is an elementary campus of intimate scale in DENVER, Colorado, part of School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, works with 201 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 47% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

Across the 198 schools in School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (90,471 students total), Academy 360 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Academy 360 reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 8% multiracial, 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Academy 360 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 13.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Denver County put median household earnings sit near $94,718, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Denver County runs 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), of which Academy 360 is one.

Monarch Montessori is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Academy 360 at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 12.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. Academy 360 operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Academy 360 has fell 11%, going from 226 students in 2018 to 201 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 11% to 5%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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