Belmar School of Integrated Arts

Belmar School of Integrated Arts, a modestly sized primary school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, hosts 293 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 23% smaller than typical.

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 comprises 148 schools with combined enrollment of 74,935 students; Belmar School of Integrated Arts is among them.

Demographically, Belmar School of Integrated Arts shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 40% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Belmar School of Integrated Arts sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 30.0%.

In the broader community, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $110,656 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Belmar School of Integrated Arts is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students).

The closest other public school is Patterson International School, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Belmar School of Integrated Arts comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Belmar School of Integrated Arts's enrollment has fell 8% since 2018, when it stood at 320 (now 293).

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