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What tradition at Monterey Community School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555002021
Monterey Community School
2210 MCELWAIN BLVD, DENVER, CO 80229 · (303) 853-1360 · Adams County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test 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
18.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
346 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 60 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 37% smaller than its 8th grade class (60).
Student demographics
30%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
19.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
11.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.9% | 11.2% |
| 2023-24 | 22.4% | 10.3% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
18.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% 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 Monterey Community School
Monterey Community School's state test result (18.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Community School this school | 440 | 78.6% | 18.7% |
| Clayton Partnership School THORNTON | 430 | 77.7% | 20.9% |
| Northeast Elementary School BRIGHTON | 470 | 78.7% | 15.6% |
| Coronado Hills Elementary School THORNTON | 412 | 81.3% | 15.0% |
| Martinez Elementary School GREELEY | 469 | 80.4% | 19.3% |
| Deane Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 341 | 80.1% | 11.6% |
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 Monterey Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #786 of 931 | #57 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.2% | #873 of 940 ▼ 2 | #71 of 89 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.9% | #826 of 946 ▼ 53 | #64 of 89 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #346 of 1,056 | #43 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #824 of 896 | #76 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.0% | #800 of 896 | #67 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #166 of 983 | #37 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.9% | #498 of 664 | #44 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 440 | 23.4 | 18.8:1 | 79% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 21 | 20.3:1 | 82% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 22.9 | 18.7:1 | 74% (316) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 26 | 18.6:1 | 78% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | 70% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 21 | 18.3:1 | 81% (311) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Community School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (483 to 440); teachers down 10% (26 to 23.4).
About Monterey Community School
The public elementary school Monterey Community School is located in DENVER, Colorado. It educates 440 students in kindergarten through 8.
Monterey Community School is one of 20 schools in Mapleton Public Schools, which enrolls 7,095 students in total.
The large majority of students at Monterey Community School, 83%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 12% White and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 40 points above the 43% share among Adams County residents. By the diversity index, Monterey Community School comes in at 30%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1 at Monterey Community School, with 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 79%. Across public schools in Adams County, the average is 62%.
The allk12 Grade for Monterey Community School is C-. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 20% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Monterey Community School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 18.7% actual against 19.0% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Adams County, median household income is about $94,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Adams County number 171 and enroll about 87,938.
Nearby, Academy High School is about 0.4 miles away. Monterey Community School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Monterey Community School ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 18.7% versus a 15.2% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The Monterey Community School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Clayton Partnership SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Adventure ElementaryElementary · 429 students
- Global Leadership AcademyHigh · 400 students
Other schools in DENVER
- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Nearby schools
- Academy High School0.4 mi · 399
- Clayton Partnership School0.4 mi · 430
- Mapleton Early Career Preparation0.4 mi · 306
- Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts0.4 mi · 393
- North Valley School for Young Adults0.5 mi · 102
- Coronado Hills Elementary School0.5 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Community SchoolHow many students attend Monterey Community School?
Monterey Community School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Monterey Community School serve?
Monterey Community School serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey Community School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monterey Community School is approximately 18.8:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Monterey Community School?
At Monterey Community School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 83% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Monterey Community School in?
Monterey Community School is part of Mapleton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.