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What's the biggest difference between Glacier Peak Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
412
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690001709
Glacier Peak Elementary School
12060 JASMINE STREET, BRIGHTON, CO 80605 · (720) 972-5940 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL412 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% 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
16.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
196 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
33.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
23.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 23.4% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 26.7% |
% 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
31.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Glacier Peak Elementary School
Glacier Peak Elementary School's state test result (31.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Peak Elementary School this school | 412 | 47.6% | 31.3% |
| Colorado STEM Academy WESTMINSTER | 415 | 51.8% | 49.1% |
| Emerald Elementary School BROOMFIELD | 383 | 50.9% | 46.0% |
| Patterson International School LAKEWOOD | 346 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School THORNTON | 491 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Semper Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 314 | 45.2% | 27.8% |
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 Glacier Peak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #562 of 931 | #25 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #651 of 940 ▼ 78 | #34 of 89 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #604 of 946 ▼ 116 | #29 of 89 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 412 | #405 of 1,056 | #55 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #647 of 896 | #49 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #176 of 896 | #13 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #504 of 983 | #73 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #438 of 664 | #38 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
412
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 525
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 412 | 24.5 | 16.8:1 | 48% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 453 | 28.5 | 15.9:1 | 48% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 26.5 | 17.7:1 | 40% (189) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 37% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 22.8 | 20.7:1 | 32% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 525 | 29 | 18.1:1 | 33% (172) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glacier Peak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (471 to 412); teachers up 8% (22.8 to 24.5).
About Glacier Peak Elementary School
BRIGHTON, Colorado, is home to Glacier Peak Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 412 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Federal data list 54 schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, with 34,466 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Glacier Peak Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. The rest of enrollment is 41% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The Hispanic share in Adams County as a whole is similar, at about 43%. Glacier Peak Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Glacier Peak Elementary School counts 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 16.8 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is about 16.6:1. About 48% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Adams County is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Glacier Peak Elementary School is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Glacier Peak Elementary School is 6.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 31.3% actual, 37.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for Adams County show that median household income is about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Glacier Peak Elementary School is among the 171 public schools in Adams County.
The next-closest public school is Shadow Ridge Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Glacier Peak Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Glacier Peak Elementary School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Glacier Peak Elementary School saw enrollment rise 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 15.1:1 in 2020-21 and 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 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
- Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Eagle Ridge AcademyHigh · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Shadow Ridge Middle School0.6 mi · 632
- Skyview Elementary School0.7 mi · 326
- Cherry Drive Elementary School1.1 mi · 325
- West Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 690
- Stellar Elementary School1.4 mi · 418
- Woodglen Elementary School1.6 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Glacier Peak Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Glacier Peak Elementary School?
Glacier Peak Elementary School enrolls approximately 412 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Glacier Peak Elementary School serve?
Glacier Peak Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Glacier Peak Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Glacier Peak Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Glacier Peak Elementary School?
At Glacier Peak Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Glacier Peak Elementary School in?
Glacier Peak Elementary School is part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.