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Which teacher or staff member at Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
672
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258006813
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School
5505 LONGS PEAK STREET, BRIGHTON, CO 80601 · (303) 655-5100 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL672 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- 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
19.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
324 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 61 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
38.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
34.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.4% | 34.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.5% | 29.0% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School's state test result (32.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School this school | 672 | 48.2% | 32.9% |
| Basalt Elementary School BASALT | 539 | 46.2% | 40.4% |
| Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School LAFAYETTE | 439 | 46.2% | 48.9% |
| Columbine Elementary School FORT MORGAN | 421 | 50.8% | 28.8% |
| Mary E Pennock Elementary School BRIGHTON | 592 | 59.8% | 31.0% |
| John W Thimmig Elementary School HENDERSON | 531 | 55.9% | 27.4% |
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 Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #533 of 931 | #23 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #471 of 940 ▲ 55 | #20 of 89 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #524 of 946 ▲ 52 | #21 of 89 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 672 | #77 of 1,056 | #15 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #843 of 896 | #80 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #399 of 896 | #40 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #498 of 983 | #72 of 91 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 672 | 35.1 | 19.1:1 | 48% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 50% (296) |
| 2022-23 | 532 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 38% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School.
About Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School
A high-enrollment elementary school in BRIGHTON, Colorado, Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School is part of School District 27J. There are 672 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
School District 27J has 24,044 students in 33 schools, and Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 62% of those enrolled at Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School. The next largest groups are 32% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 19.1:1 is based on 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Adams County, the average is 62%.
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Colorado public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School is 4.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 32.9%. Predicted: 37.5%.
American Community Survey estimates for Adams County show that the median household earns about $94,571 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Adams County, 171 public schools serve about 87,938 students.
Measured in a straight line, Bromley East Charter School is about 0.8 miles from Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School. The five-mile area around Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 26.0% proficiency; Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School posts 32.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in School District 27J
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- Prairie View High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in BRIGHTON
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Foundations AcademyElementary · 763 students
- Eagle Ridge AcademyHigh · 593 students
- Mary E Pennock Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Nearby schools
- Bromley East Charter School0.8 mi · 1,214
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 440
- Prairie Vista Youth Services Center0.9 mi · 32
- Foundations Academy1.2 mi · 763
- Lochbuie Elementary School1.3 mi · 239
- Mary E Pennock Elementary School1.9 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolHow large is Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School?
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School enrolls approximately 672 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School serve?
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School have?
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School?
Student demographics at Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School are roughly 32% White, 62% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School in?
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School is part of School District 27J.
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