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Alumni: what's one memory from Mary E Pennock Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258001949
Mary E Pennock Elementary School
3707 ESTRELLA STREET, BRIGHTON, CO 80601 · (720) 685-7500 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
354 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
37.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 15 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 37.7% |
| 2023-24 | 33.9% | 23.2% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Mary E Pennock Elementary School
Mary E Pennock Elementary School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary E Pennock Elementary School this school | 592 | 59.8% | 31.0% |
| Goodnight Elementary School PUEBLO | 534 | 65.2% | 37.5% |
| Trailside Academy DENVER | 492 | 58.3% | 20.1% |
| John W Thimmig Elementary School HENDERSON | 531 | 55.9% | 27.4% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School LOCHBUIE | 440 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 465 | 56.6% | 48.1% |
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 Mary E Pennock Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #565 of 931 | #26 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #431 of 940 ▲ 202 | #15 of 89 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #594 of 946 no change | #25 of 89 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #117 of 1,056 | #18 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #495 of 896 | #30 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.8% | #367 of 896 | #38 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #376 of 983 | #59 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #530 of 664 | #45 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 2024-25Enrollment
592
-41 (-6%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 592 | 37.6 | 15.7:1 | 60% (354) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 60% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 620 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 43% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 34 | 18.6:1 | 33% (210) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 25.2 | 25.4:1 | 43% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 605 | 27 | 22.4:1 | 42% (256) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 28 | 24.3:1 | 39% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary E Pennock Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (640 to 592); teachers up 49% (25.2 to 37.6).
About Mary E Pennock Elementary School
In BRIGHTON, Colorado, part of Adams County, Mary E Pennock Elementary School is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 592 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
The 33 schools in School District 27J enroll 24,044 students altogether, Mary E Pennock Elementary School among them.
At Mary E Pennock Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 59% of the student body. After that, the student body is 35% White and 2% Asian. Census figures show Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mary E Pennock Elementary School's 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%. That tracks the 62% average for public schools in Adams County.
The model predicts 30.5% for a school in Colorado with Mary E Pennock Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mary E Pennock Elementary School posts 31.0%.
Adams County has these Census figures: the median household income is $94,571, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Adams County has 171 public schools and roughly 87,938 students.
Of nearby public schools, Eagle Ridge Academy is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. Mary E Pennock Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 31.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
NCES assigns Mary E Pennock Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Mary E Pennock Elementary School's enrollment declined from 633 in 2020-21 to 592 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.7:1, from 18.6:1.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 School District 27J
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- Prairie View High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other schools in BRIGHTON
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Foundations AcademyElementary · 763 students
- Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Eagle Ridge AcademyHigh · 593 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle Ridge Academy0.3 mi · 593
- Foundations Academy0.9 mi · 763
- Southeast Elementary School1.4 mi · 527
- Overland Trail Middle School1.5 mi · 581
- Northeast Elementary School1.5 mi · 470
- Bromley East Charter School1.6 mi · 1,214
Frequently asked questions
About Mary E Pennock Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mary E Pennock Elementary School?
Mary E Pennock Elementary School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mary E Pennock Elementary School serve?
Mary E Pennock Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mary E Pennock Elementary School have?
Mary E Pennock Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Mary E Pennock Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mary E Pennock Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Mary E Pennock Elementary School in?
Mary E Pennock Elementary School is part of School District 27J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.