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What's one thing Foundations Academy gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258006465
Foundations Academy
340 SOUTH 45TH AVENUE, BRIGHTON, CO 80601 · (303) 659-9519 · Adams County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
48.0:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
276 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 87 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 6% smaller than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
54%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
38.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
35.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 35.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 33.2% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Foundations Academy
Foundations Academy's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations Academy this school | 763 | 36.2% | 36.1% |
| Swallows Charter Academy PUEBLO WEST | 677 | 35.2% | 34.3% |
| Strasburg Elementary School STRASBURG | 544 | 39.2% | 34.5% |
| Reunion Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 742 | 32.1% | 46.9% |
| Bromley East Charter School BRIGHTON | 1,214 | 39.5% | 22.8% |
| Cactus Valley Elementary School SILT | 462 | 41.1% | 32.7% |
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 Foundations Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #490 of 931 | #19 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #466 of 940 ▲ 14 | #19 of 89 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #528 of 946 ▼ 7 | #22 of 89 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #44 of 1,056 | #3 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 48.0:1 | #896 of 896 | #90 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #333 of 896 | #36 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #635 of 983 | #84 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #649 of 664 | #61 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
763
+9 (+1%) vs 2020
+77% since 2010-11, when it was 430
Student : Teacher
48.0:1
was 37.7:1
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 | 763 | 15.9 | 48.0:1 | 36% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 767 | 42.6 | 18.0:1 | 37% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 43.1 | 17.8:1 | 25% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 754 | 20 | 37.7:1 | 18% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 770 | 29.8 | 25.8:1 | 19% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 13% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 13 | 33.1:1 | 10% (43) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foundations Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (770 to 763); teachers down 47% (29.8 to 15.9).
About Foundations Academy
Foundations Academy is an elementary school located in BRIGHTON, Colorado, in Adams County. It reports enrollment of 763 students in kindergarten through 8. On average, elementary schools in Colorado enroll around 379, and this school is 101% above that mark.
Foundations Academy sits within School District 27J, which has 33 schools and 24,044 students.
At Foundations Academy, 51% of students are White. The school is also 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Teacher count: 15.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 48.0:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 31.4 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 36%. That is 26 points below the 62% average for public schools in Adams County.
In Colorado, Foundations Academy is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 36.1% actual against a predicted 44.8%.
The school's county is Adams County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 171 public schools in the county, enrolling about 87,938, Foundations Academy among them.
Foundations Academy's nearest public school is Bromley East Charter School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Foundations Academy. On state test proficiency, Foundations Academy ranks 1st in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. Foundations Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, Foundations Academy enrolled 754; in 2024-25, 763. The school's ratio increased from 37.7:1 to 48.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Foundations Academy. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Eagle Ridge AcademyHigh · 593 students
- Mary E Pennock Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other Foundations Academy schools
One other US public school is named Foundations Academy. Foundations Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Foundations AcademyMather, CA · 171 students
Nearby schools
- Bromley East Charter School0.8 mi · 1,214
- Mary E Pennock Elementary School0.9 mi · 592
- Eagle Ridge Academy1.1 mi · 593
- Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School1.2 mi · 672
- Prairie Vista Youth Services Center1.3 mi · 32
- Meadow Ridge Elementary School1.8 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About Foundations AcademyHow many students attend Foundations Academy?
Foundations Academy enrolls approximately 763 students in grades KG-08.
Is Foundations Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foundations Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Foundations Academy?
Approximately 48.0:1 students per teacher at Foundations Academy.
What is the student diversity at Foundations Academy?
Student demographics at Foundations Academy are roughly 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Foundations Academy public or private?
Foundations Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by School District 27J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.