Kenneth Homyak PK-8

Kenneth Homyak PK-8 is a cozy primary school in DACONO, Colorado, part of Weld re-8 schools. The school educates 311 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 7 schools in Weld re-8 schools (2,503 students total), Kenneth Homyak PK-8 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Kenneth Homyak PK-8 records that White students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Kenneth Homyak PK-8 has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 19% of students at Kenneth Homyak PK-8 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Weld County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Kenneth Homyak PK-8 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.4%, the actual is 57.2%, a residual of +1.8 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Weld County) reports that median household income runs about $97,097, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Weld County's 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), Kenneth Homyak PK-8 is one campus in the mix.

Soaring Heights PK-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.9 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Kenneth Homyak PK-8. On composite proficiency, Kenneth Homyak PK-8 comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Kenneth Homyak PK-8's enrollment has rose 63% since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 311). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 55%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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