Reunion Elementary School

Reunion Elementary School operates as an expansive elementary school in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, part of School District 27J. Current enrollment sits at 742 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 96% larger than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

School District 27J comprises 33 schools with combined enrollment of 24,044 students; Reunion Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Reunion Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 41% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Asian. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 55% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Reunion Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 32% of students at Reunion Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Adams County's rate of about 62%.

With demographic context factored in, Reunion Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.3%; this one delivers 46.9%.

Around the school, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which Reunion Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is The STEAD School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Reunion Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Reunion Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 24.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Reunion Elementary School has climbed 47%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 742 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 57% to 44%. Class-load math has tightened: from 64.7:1 in 2018 to 18.6:1 in 2025.

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