Hulstrom K-8

Located at 11551 WYCO DRIVE, in NORTHGLENN, Colorado, Hulstrom K-8 is an expansive elementary-level community that works with 663 students (grades K through 8), operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Hulstrom K-8 sits 75% larger than that benchmark.

Within Adams 12 Five Star Schools, which oversees 54 schools and 34,466 students, Hulstrom K-8 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Hulstrom K-8 logs that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Adams County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Hulstrom K-8 sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 59.8%; actual is 85.5%, +25.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate median household earnings sit near $94,571, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Hulstrom K-8 is one.

STEM Lab is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hulstrom K-8 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 27.3%.

Hulstrom K-8 operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Hulstrom K-8's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 677 (now 663). Over the same period, the White share declined from 62% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

On this page, members of the Hulstrom K-8 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.