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Academy 360

12000 E. 47TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80239 · (303) 574-1360 · Denver County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools

Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
141 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K7437%
Kindergarten2211%
Grade 1189%
Grade 22412%
Grade 3199%
Grade 42613%
Grade 5189%

This year's kindergarten class (22) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (18).

Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
115%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
10351%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
6633%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
168%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
10753%
Female
9447%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
14.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Colorado average is about 45 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language Arts
2024-2514.0%
2023-2413.5%
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Academy 360

Academy 360's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Academy 360 this school20170.1%13.8%
Responsive Arts & STEAM Academy FNE
DENVER
16172.0%N/A
Center for Talent Development at Greenlee
DENVER
24488.1%18.0%
Montclair School of Academics and Enrichment
DENVER
35379.9%22.2%
Lowry Elementary School
DENVER
40074.8%25.9%
AXL Academy
AURORA
40279.6%16.8%
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Academy 360 ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Denver County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
13.8%#881 of 931#94 of 108
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
14.0%#900 of 946
▼ 9
#97 of 109
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
201#895 of 1,056#107 of 114
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.7:1#96 of 896#10 of 107
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
62.0%#170 of 896#27 of 107
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
70.1%#264 of 983#64 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-11.1%#451 of 664#40 of 63
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
201
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520115.912.7:170% (141)
2023-242311713.6:173% (169)
2022-2321013.215.9:178% (163)
2020-211941612.1:178% (152)
2017-1822613.516.7:181% (184)
2015-161641016.4:179% (130)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy 360.

Since 2017-18: students down 11% (226 to 201); teachers up 18% (13.5 to 15.9).

About Academy 360

Academy 360 is a small elementary school in Colorado, located in DENVER. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 201 students. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 47% below average.

Denver Public Schools oversees Academy 360 and 197 other schools, with 90,471 students in total.

About 51% of the student body at Academy 360 is Hispanic. Other groups include 33% Black, 8% multiracial, and 5% White. By comparison, Denver County residents are about 28% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.

On staff are 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.7:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.6:1. About 70% of students at Academy 360 are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

On the allk12 Grade, Academy 360 lands at F, ahead of 1% of Colorado public elementary schools.

Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Academy 360's results are 10.4 points below predicted: 13.8% against 24.2%.

The county, Denver County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 206, with about 91,233 students.

Academy 360 is about 0.3 miles from Monarch Montessori, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Academy 360 ranks 4th on average proficiency.

The school's federal locale classification is City: Large. Academy 360 is a public charter school.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% rise, from 194 to 201.

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Denver County at a glance

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Population
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students

Quick facts

School name
Academy 360
District
Denver Public Schools
Address
12000 E. 47TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80239
Phone
(303) 574-1360
County
Denver County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
201
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
12.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
141 (70%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
080336006592
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Academy 360
What is the total enrollment at Academy 360?
Academy 360 enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-05.
Is Academy 360 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Academy 360 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Academy 360?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Academy 360.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Academy 360?
At Academy 360, the student body is approximately 5% White, 51% Hispanic, 33% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Academy 360 public or private?
Academy 360 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
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