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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Adventure Elementary?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555001932
Adventure Elementary
7725 CONIFER RD, DENVER, CO 80221 · (303) 853-1410 · Adams County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
300 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
4
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 | 65 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 10% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adventure Elementary→Performing Arts School on Broadway
Based on grade levels within Mapleton Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.7% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 23.4% |
% 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 →
Where Adventure Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #679 of 931 | #38 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #563 of 940 | #24 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #726 of 946 | #46 of 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #373 of 1,056 | #49 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #837 of 896 | #78 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.0% | #871 of 896 | #83 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #268 of 983 | #50 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #79 of 200 | #12 of 20 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
429
+43 (+11%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 429 | 22.5 | 19.1:1 | 70% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 397 | 21.7 | 18.3:1 | 77% (307) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 68% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 23 | 16.8:1 | 65% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 25.5 | 14.7:1 | 80% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 75% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 364 | 24 | 15.2:1 | 91% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adventure Elementary.
About Adventure Elementary
Adventure Elementary is one of the public schools in DENVER, Colorado. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 429 students.
In Mapleton Public Schools, 20 schools enroll a combined 7,095 students.
Adventure Elementary's enrollment is 89% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 7% White and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 19.1 students per teacher. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%.
Test results at Adventure Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (24.9% actual, 24.3% predicted).
Census estimates describe Adams County this way: the median household income is $94,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. In all, Adams County has 171 public schools and roughly 87,938 students.
The closest other public school is Global Intermediate Academy, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Adventure Elementary is behind the 25.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 7.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has grown by 43 students since 2020-21, to 429. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 16.8:1 to 19.1:1.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mapleton Public Schools
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
- Explore Pk-8Elementary · 557 students
- Trailside AcademyElementary · 492 students
- Monterey Community SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Clayton Partnership SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Global Leadership AcademyHigh · 400 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Global Intermediate Academy0.4 mi · 346
- Global Primary Academy0.5 mi · 272
- Global Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 400
- Performing Arts School on Broadway0.5 mi · 169
- Mapleton Online0.5 mi · 152
- Sherrelwood Elementary School0.7 mi · 204
Frequently asked questions
About Adventure ElementaryHow many students attend Adventure Elementary?
Adventure Elementary enrolls approximately 429 students in grades PK-06.
Is Adventure Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Adventure Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Adventure Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Adventure Elementary is approximately 19.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Adventure Elementary?
At Adventure Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 89% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Adventure Elementary public or private?
Adventure Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mapleton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.