Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002001876
Community Leadership Academy
6880 HOLLY STREET, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (303) 288-2711 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
24.5:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
269 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 31 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
25.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
13.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.0pp 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 13 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 down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 13.2% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 18.2% |
% 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
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Community Leadership Academy
Community Leadership Academy's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community Leadership Academy this school | 316 | 85.1% | 18.7% |
| Ricardo Flores Magon Academy DENVER | 292 | 83.6% | 12.3% |
| Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School DENVER | 339 | 87.3% | 17.9% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School LONGMONT | 315 | 82.9% | 20.8% |
| South Elementary School BRIGHTON | 337 | 85.5% | 17.6% |
| Johnson Elementary School DENVER | 294 | 87.1% | 16.3% |
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 Community Leadership Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #785 of 931 | #56 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.2% | #842 of 940 ▼ 102 | #64 of 89 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #727 of 946 ▼ 26 | #47 of 89 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #661 of 1,056 | #77 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #891 of 896 | #88 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #893 of 896 | #89 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.1% | #103 of 983 | #28 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.4% | #24 of 664 | #3 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
316
-34 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
was 17.5:1
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 | 316 | 12.9 | 24.5:1 | 85% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 15.7 | 20.0:1 | 88% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 16.7 | 19.2:1 | 82% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 20 | 17.5:1 | 82% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 549 | 20 | 27.4:1 | 88% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 563 | 23 | 24.5:1 | 85% (480) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Community Leadership Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (549 to 316); teachers down 35% (20 to 12.9).
About Community Leadership Academy
Community Leadership Academy is a public small elementary school in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 316 students.
State Charter School Institute has 21,411 students spread across 49 schools.
Community Leadership Academy is 94% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% White. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 11%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Community Leadership Academy is 24.5:1, based on 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is lower. Community Leadership Academy counts 85% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Adams County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Community Leadership Academy outscored 31%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Community Leadership Academy would score about 15.1%. It scores 18.7%, 3.6 points above that figure.
For the population of Adams County, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Community Leadership Academy shares Adams County with 170 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Central Elementary School, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Community Leadership Academy is 2nd among 6 schools close by.
Community Leadership Academy is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small. Community Leadership Academy is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 350 to 316, a 10% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 17.5:1 to 24.5:1.
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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
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- Alsup Elementary School0.8 mi · 492
- University Prep - Commerce City0.8 mi · 24
- Adams City Middle School0.9 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Community Leadership AcademyHow large is Community Leadership Academy?
Community Leadership Academy enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Community Leadership Academy serve?
Community Leadership Academy serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Community Leadership Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Community Leadership Academy is approximately 24.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Community Leadership Academy?
Student demographics at Community Leadership Academy are roughly 4% White, 94% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Community Leadership Academy in?
Community Leadership Academy is part of State Charter School Institute.
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