Clayton Partnership School

Clayton Partnership School, a mid-tier elementary campus in THORNTON, Colorado, operated by Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St, educates 430 students, covering grades K through 8.

Across the 20 schools in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St (7,095 students total), Clayton Partnership School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Clayton Partnership School lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 8% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Clayton Partnership School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Clayton Partnership School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Clayton Partnership School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 19.6%, the actual is 20.9%, a residual of +1.3 points.

Around the school, census data for Adams County shows median household income runs about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), Clayton Partnership School is one campus in the mix.

Academy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clayton Partnership School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 17.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 6%: 459 students in 2018 compared to 430 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 78% to 87% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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