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What's one thing Central Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14·NCES 080195000012
Central Elementary School
6450 HOLLY STREET, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (303) 287-0327 · Adams County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest 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
16.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
381 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
7.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
6.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 7 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2023-24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
% 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
7.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (7.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 421 | 90.5% | 7.1% |
| Swansea Elementary School DENVER | 381 | 86.4% | 13.1% |
| College View Elementary School DENVER | 368 | 93.2% | 15.7% |
| Munroe Elementary School DENVER | 332 | 88.9% | 7.8% |
| Barnum Elementary School DENVER | 334 | 88.6% | 14.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Southwest DENVER | 453 | 90.9% | 16.5% |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.1% | #929 of 931 | #87 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.6% | #918 of 940 ▼ 4 | #83 of 89 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 7.4% | #940 of 946 ▲ 5 | #84 of 89 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 421 | #388 of 1,056 | #51 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #652 of 896 | #50 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.8% | #867 of 896 | #82 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #29 of 983 | #7 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #174 of 664 | #17 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 2024-25Enrollment
421
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 555
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 421 | 24.9 | 16.9:1 | 90% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 27.7 | 13.3:1 | 91% (333) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 22.1 | 17.2:1 | 84% (321) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 84% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 87% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 31 | 18.7:1 | 86% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 31 | 20.4:1 | 85% (538) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 36 | 16.8:1 | 68% (409) |
| 1990-91 | 555 | 26 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (570 to 421); teachers down 22% (32 to 24.9).
About Central Elementary School
Located in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, Central Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 421 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Adams County School District 14 serves 5,221 students across 12 schools.
The large majority of students at Central Elementary School, 88%, are Hispanic. The remaining shares are 5% Black and 5% White. Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. The chance that two students picked at random at Central Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 22%.
The teaching staff at Central Elementary School is 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.9:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 16.6:1, a similar figure. About 90% of students, or 381, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Adams County averages 62%, lower than here.
allk12 grades Central Elementary School an F. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 7.1% actual against 11.8% predicted.
Census estimates describe Adams County this way: median household income is about $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 171 public schools in Adams County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,938.
The school nearest to Central Elementary School is Mildred L Sanville Preschool, at a distance of about 0.1 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Central Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Central Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 417 students in 2020-21 and 421 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Central Elementary School. 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 Adams County School District 14
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Alsup Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Dupont Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Monaco Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Kearney Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
Other schools in COMMERCE CITY
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Landmark Academy at ReunionElementary · 758 students
- Reunion Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Turnberry ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 61st largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 344 students
- Central Elementary SchoolCarrollton, GA · 991 students
- CENTRAL ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 865 students
- Central ElementaryBanning, CA · 782 students
- Central ElementaryFresno, CA · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Mildred L Sanville Preschool0.1 mi · 33
- University Prep - Commerce City0.3 mi · 24
- Kearney Middle School0.4 mi · 397
- Community Leadership Academy0.5 mi · 316
- Kemp Elementary School0.8 mi · 517
- Alsup Elementary School0.9 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow large is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-06.
Is Central Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Central Elementary School public or private?
Central Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Adams County School District 14.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.