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What's something Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
393
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555001857
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts
8980 YORK ST, THORNTON, CO 80299 · (303) 853-1270 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
272 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 109 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 126 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 66 | 17% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
13.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts's state test result (13.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts this school | 393 | 69.2% | 13.8% |
| Denver Center for International Studies DENVER | 354 | 71.5% | 24.8% |
| Academy High School THORNTON | 399 | 74.4% | 12.0% |
| La Junta Jr/Sr High School LA JUNTA | 501 | 72.3% | N/A |
| Centennial High School PUEBLO | 801 | 70.4% | 11.1% |
| Mapleton Early Career Preparation THORNTON | 306 | 72.2% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #192 of 231 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #191 of 409 | #16 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #109 of 250 | #5 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.3% | #214 of 250 | #15 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.2% | #87 of 320 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.9% | #11 of 139 | #1 of 13 |
Ranked against other public high 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 2024-25Enrollment
393
-217 (-36%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 543
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 393 | 23.2 | 16.9:1 | 69% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 24.4 | 16.1:1 | 75% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 28.8 | 16.6:1 | 58% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 35 | 17.4:1 | 65% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 677 | 31 | 21.8:1 | 70% (473) |
| 2015-16 | 650 | 32 | 20.3:1 | 64% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 543 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 66% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (677 to 393); teachers down 25% (31 to 23.2).
About Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is a small high school located in THORNTON, Colorado. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 393 students in 2024-25. The school is 37% below the average for high schools in Colorado.
Across its 20 schools, Mapleton Public Schools enrolls 7,095 students. Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is 80%, a majority. Other students are 13% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 43% Hispanic share among all Adams County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 34%.
There are about 16.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, which has 23.2. It is about the same as the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 69%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 13.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 24.8%.
The school is in Adams County, where the median household earns about $94,571 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Adams County, 171 public schools serve about 87,938 students.
Of the public schools around it, Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is closest to Mapleton Early Career Preparation, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 18.8%; Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts's is 13.8%, ranking 5th of 6.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 36%.
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Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Mapleton Public Schools
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
- Explore Pk-8Elementary · 557 students
- Trailside AcademyElementary · 492 students
- Monterey Community SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Clayton Partnership SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Adventure ElementaryElementary · 429 students
Other schools in THORNTON
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Thornton High SchoolHigh · 1,439 students
- Rocky Top Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,052 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- York InternationalCombined · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Mapleton Early Career Preparation0.0 mi · 306
- Academy High School0.1 mi · 399
- Clayton Partnership School0.1 mi · 430
- North Valley School for Young Adults0.1 mi · 102
- Preschool on Poze0.4 mi · 193
- Achieve Academy0.4 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Mapleton Expeditionary School of the ArtsWhat is the total enrollment at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts enrolls approximately 393 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts serve?
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is approximately 16.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?
At Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts, the student body is approximately 13% White, 80% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts?
Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts is overseen by Mapleton Public Schools in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.