Deane Elementary School

Deane Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary-level community in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, run under Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school teaches 341 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Deane Elementary School is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that hosts 74,935 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Deane Elementary School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 15% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Deane Elementary School records 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

After controlling for student poverty, Deane Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.2%; this one delivers 11.6%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) reports that median household income runs about $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Deane Elementary School is one.

New America School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Deane Elementary School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 15.5%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Five-year trend. Deane Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 410 (now 341). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

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