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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 356 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 14·NCES 080195000017
Monaco Elementary School
7631 MONACO BOULEVARD, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (303) 287-0307 · Adams County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Colorado public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
378 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 37 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
10.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.8pp since 2023
Math
7.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.9% | 7.9% |
| 2023-24 | 11.7% | 4.4% |
% 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
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
13.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 Monaco Elementary School
Monaco Elementary School's state test result (12.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monaco Elementary School this school | 434 | 87.1% | 12.7% |
| Sunset Ridge PK-8 WESTMINSTER | 449 | 87.8% | 19.3% |
| Alsup Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 492 | 85.4% | 14.8% |
| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy DENVER | 425 | 90.4% | 14.5% |
| Dupont Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 488 | 87.1% | 13.5% |
| Orchard Park Academy DENVER | 531 | 89.1% | 16.9% |
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 Monaco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #895 of 931 | #78 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.9% | #907 of 940 ▲ 18 | #80 of 89 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.9% | #925 of 946 ▼ 10 | #80 of 89 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #358 of 1,056 | #46 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #505 of 896 | #32 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #855 of 896 | #78 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #70 of 983 | #22 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #644 of 664 | #60 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
434
+144 (+50%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 434 | 27.5 | 15.8:1 | 87% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 371 | 29.2 | 12.7:1 | 87% (323) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 15.9 | 14.9:1 | 88% (208) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 17 | 17.1:1 | 83% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 24 | 18.3:1 | 85% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 88% (415) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 26 | 18.5:1 | 91% (437) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 66% (314) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 18 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monaco Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (439 to 434); teachers up 15% (24 to 27.5).
About Monaco Elementary School
Monaco Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, one of the schools in Adams County School District 14. The school serves 434 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
District-wide, Adams County School District 14 has 12 schools and 5,221 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Monaco Elementary School, with 86% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 11% White. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. Monaco Elementary School has a diversity index of 25%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.8:1, with 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Monaco Elementary School is 87%. The rate at public schools in Adams County averages 62%, lower than here.
Monaco Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Monaco Elementary School's results are 1.3 points below predicted: 12.7% against 13.9%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Adams County show that median household income is about $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Monaco Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 87,938 students.
Of nearby public schools, Dupont Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 13.1%, higher than Monaco Elementary School's 12.7%.
Federal data place Monaco Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 290 students at Monaco Elementary School; in 2024-25, 434. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2020-21 to 15.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 Adams County School District 14
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Kemp Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Alsup Elementary SchoolElementary · 492 students
- Dupont Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Kearney Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
Other schools in COMMERCE CITY
- Adams City High SchoolHigh · 1,500 students
- Otho E Stuart Middle SchoolMiddle · 794 students
- Landmark Academy at ReunionElementary · 758 students
- Reunion Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Turnberry ElementaryElementary · 742 students
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Dupont Elementary School0.5 mi · 488
- Lester R Arnold High School0.6 mi · 184
- Adams City High School0.8 mi · 1,500
- Community Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 316
- Kemp Elementary School1.1 mi · 517
- Adams City Middle School1.3 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Monaco Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Monaco Elementary School?
Monaco Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-06.
Is Monaco Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monaco Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Monaco Elementary School have?
Monaco Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monaco Elementary School?
At Monaco Elementary School, the student body is approximately 11% White, 86% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Monaco Elementary School?
Monaco Elementary School is overseen by Adams County School District 14 in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.