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Leroy Elementary

1451 EAST LEROY DRIVE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80233 · (720) 972-5460 · Adams County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
343 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6515%
Grade 16715%
Grade 27116%
Grade 37016%
Grade 48720%
Grade 57517%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).

Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
8018%
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
28866%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
113%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
246%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
246%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
51%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
24055%
Female
19545%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
18.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.0%14.3%
2023-2417.3%13.3%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
16.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 19% 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 Leroy Elementary

Leroy Elementary's state test result (16.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Leroy Elementary this school43578.9%16.8%
Shawsheen Elementary School
GREELEY
40576.0%14.3%
Meadow Community School
THORNTON
37874.9%16.5%
Union Colony Elementary School
EVANS
34276.0%22.0%
Alicia Sanchez International School
LAFAYETTE
32178.5%25.6%
Scott Elementary School
GREELEY
56679.2%16.4%
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 Leroy Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Adams County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
16.8%#828 of 931#65 of 89
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
14.3%#822 of 940
no change
#61 of 89
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
18.0%#858 of 946
▼ 8
#72 of 89
▼ 5
Enrollment
ranked largest first
435#357 of 1,056#45 of 97
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.0:1#381 of 896#20 of 90
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
52.1%#385 of 896#39 of 90
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
78.9%#164 of 983#35 of 91
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-0.7%#658 of 664#62 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 2024-25
Enrollment
435
+70 (+19%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254352915.0:179% (343)
2023-2440227.514.6:183% (334)
2022-234042715.0:175% (305)
2020-213652614.0:175% (274)
2017-1843824.318.1:169% (303)
2015-164152417.3:170% (290)
2010-114712618.1:159% (276)
2000-013701919.5:128% (104)
1990-913852118.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Leroy Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students down 1% (438 to 435); teachers up 20% (24.3 to 29).

About Leroy Elementary

Leroy Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in NORTHGLENN, Colorado. School enrollment was 435 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools enrolls 34,466 students, and its 54 schools include Leroy Elementary.

Hispanic students account for 66% of enrollment at Leroy Elementary. Smaller groups are 18% White, 6% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 43% Hispanic. Leroy Elementary has a diversity index of 52%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

At Leroy Elementary, 29 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.0:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 79% of enrollment. That is 17 points above the 62% average for public schools in Adams County.

Leroy Elementary's average proficiency rate on state tests of 16.8% is 2.1 points below the 18.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Census Bureau estimates for Adams County show that median household income is about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 171 public schools operate in Adams County, serving about 87,938 students.

The next-closest public school is Northglenn Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Leroy Elementary at 7th of 8.

Locale data from NCES put Leroy Elementary in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).

Enrollment was 365 in 2020-21 and 435 in 2024-25, a gain of 70 students.

Community posts for Leroy Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Adams County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Leroy Elementary
District
Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Address
1451 EAST LEROY DRIVE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80233
Phone
(720) 972-5460
County
Adams County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
435
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
15.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
343 (79%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
080690001306
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools
Other schools in NORTHGLENN
Other Leroy Elementary schools

2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Leroy Elementary. Leroy Elementary is the largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Leroy Elementary
How large is Leroy Elementary?
Leroy Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Leroy Elementary serve?
Leroy Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Leroy Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Leroy Elementary is approximately 15.0:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Leroy Elementary?
Student demographics at Leroy Elementary are roughly 18% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Leroy Elementary?
Leroy Elementary is overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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