McGlone Academy

Set in DENVER, Colorado, McGlone Academy is a sprawling elementary-level community, overseen by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C. It hosts 842 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 122% bigger than the state mean of about 379.

McGlone Academy is one of 198 schools operated by School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C, a district that instructs 90,471 students overall.

Looking at the student body, McGlone Academy records that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest looks like 7% Black, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% White. By comparison, Denver County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting McGlone Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Denver County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, McGlone Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 12.8%; this one delivers 8.3%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Denver County indicate the typical household earns roughly $94,718 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Denver County's 206 public schools (combined enrollment of about 91,233 students), McGlone Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Farrell B. Howell ECE-8 School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts McGlone Academy at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 12.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. McGlone Academy's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 840 (now 842). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 76% to 83% over that span.

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