Global Intermediate Academy

Global Intermediate Academy is a tight-knit 6-8 campus in DENVER, Colorado, run under Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St. The school works with 346 students in grades 4 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

Global Intermediate Academy is one of 20 schools operated by Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St, a district that caters to 7,095 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Global Intermediate Academy shows that nearly all students (94%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 5% White. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Global Intermediate Academy reports 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Adams County's rate of about 62%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Global Intermediate Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 18.0%; this one delivers 16.6%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate median household income runs about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Global Intermediate Academy is one.

Global Leadership Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Global Intermediate Academy comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 25.2%.

Global Intermediate Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 39%: 249 students in 2018 compared to 346 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.