Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002001998
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary
4800 WHEATON DR, FT COLLINS, CO 80525 · (970) 226-2800 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
114 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 22 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 76% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
38.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
30.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 30.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.2% | 26.8% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 of Arts and Knowledge Elementary
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary this school | 240 | 47.5% | 38.7% |
| Howbert Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 255 | 49.8% | 44.8% |
| Garfield Elementary School LOVELAND | 213 | 45.1% | 40.2% |
| Ridgeview Elementary School CRAIG | 233 | 52.8% | 32.1% |
| Fremont Elementary School ARVADA | 268 | 44.4% | 41.9% |
| Stratton Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 249 | 49.8% | 54.8% |
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 of Arts and Knowledge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #452 of 931 | #38 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #534 of 940 ▲ 26 | #43 of 53 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #520 of 946 ▼ 67 | #43 of 53 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #852 of 1,056 | #46 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #191 of 896 | #11 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #434 of 896 | #16 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.5% | #505 of 983 | #18 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #156 of 200 | #7 of 9 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
240
+55 (+30%) vs 2020
-23% since 2010-11, when it was 312
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 240 | 17.5 | 13.7:1 | 48% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 13.5 | 14.4:1 | 54% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 13.4 | 13.2:1 | 46% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 44% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 14.5 | 15.9:1 | 32% (73) |
| 2015-16 | 255 | 19 | 13.4:1 | 26% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 312 | 18 | 17.3:1 | 32% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (231 to 240); teachers up 21% (14.5 to 17.5).
About Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary
Among the schools in FT COLLINS, Colorado, is Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 240 students. The school's enrollment is 37% smaller than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary reports to State Charter School Institute, which has 49 schools and 21,411 students.
A majority of students at Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary, 66%, are White. Other reported shares: 21% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Black. Larimer County's residents are about 82% White, 16 points above the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Federal staffing data show 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary and a ratio of 13.7:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 48% of students. That rate is above the 35% average among public schools in Larimer County.
allk12 grades Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary a B-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.7%, compared with a predicted 37.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Larimer County, median household income is about $93,765, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Larimer County number 94 and enroll about 47,159.
Nearby, Kruse Elementary School is about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 57.1%; Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary's is 38.7%, ranking 8th of 9.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary had 185 students in 2020-21 and 240 in 2024-25, a 30% gain.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in FT COLLINS
- Cottonwood Plains Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
Nearby schools
- Kruse Elementary School0.5 mi · 406
- Colorado Early Colleges Fort Collins0.6 mi · 971
- Werner Elementary School0.9 mi · 374
- Traut Core Elementary School1.2 mi · 484
- Bacon Elementary School1.3 mi · 397
- Linton Elementary School1.4 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Academy of Arts and Knowledge ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary?
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary serve?
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary.
How diverse is Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary?
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary reports a student body of 66% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary?
Academy of Arts and Knowledge Elementary is overseen by State Charter School Institute in Larimer County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.