Kemp Elementary School

Located at 6775 ONEIDA STREET, in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, Kemp Elementary School is an average-sized elementary school that enrolls 517 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo. Enrollment runs roughly 36% above the state mean of about 379.

Within School District N. 14 in the county of Adams & State of Colo, which oversees 12 schools and 5,221 students, Kemp Elementary School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Kemp Elementary School records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest breaks down as 5% White. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Kemp Elementary School reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Adams County's rate of about 62%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kemp Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 13.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.3%.

Around the school, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), Kemp Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Community Leadership Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kemp Elementary School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kemp Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 11.5%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 7%: 554 students in 2018 compared to 517 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 86% to 93%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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