Benjamin Eaton Elementary School

Benjamin Eaton Elementary School, a reasonably sized primary school in EATON, Colorado, operated by Weld County School District No. Re-2, caters to 357 students, covering grades K through 5.

Weld County School District No. Re-2 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,000 students; Benjamin Eaton Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Benjamin Eaton Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school lists 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Weld County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Benjamin Eaton Elementary School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Weld County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Benjamin Eaton Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 55.3%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Weld County) shows that median household income runs about $97,097, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Weld County's 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), Benjamin Eaton Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Eaton High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Benjamin Eaton Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 30.3%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Benjamin Eaton Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 9% since 2018, when it stood at 391 (now 357). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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