Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 291 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE CHARTER SCHOOL INSTITUTE·NCES 080002006320
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy
5301 LOWELL BOULEVARD, DENVER, CO 80221 · (303) 412-7610 · Adams County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% 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
16.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
244 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 26 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (42).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
10.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
2.9%
CO avg 36.1%
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 3 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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.8% | 2.9% |
| 2023-24 | 11.5% | N/A |
% 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
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
16.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 16% 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 Ricardo Flores Magon Academy
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Flores Magon Academy this school | 292 | 83.6% | 12.3% |
| Community Leadership Academy COMMERCE CITY | 316 | 85.1% | 18.7% |
| Charles M. Schenck (CMS) Community School DENVER | 339 | 87.3% | 17.9% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School LONGMONT | 315 | 82.9% | 20.8% |
| Pascual Ledoux Academy DENVER | 236 | 85.2% | N/A |
| South Elementary School BRIGHTON | 337 | 85.5% | 17.6% |
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 Ricardo Flores Magon Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #900 of 931 | #79 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 2.9% | #939 of 940 | #88 of 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.8% | #926 of 946 ▼ 9 | #81 of 89 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #737 of 1,056 | #83 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #588 of 896 | #40 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #894 of 896 | #90 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.6% | #121 of 983 | #30 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.3% | #152 of 200 | #18 of 20 |
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
292
+30 (+11%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 292 | 17.9 | 16.3:1 | 84% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 254 | 17.9 | 14.2:1 | 85% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 14.5 | 17.4:1 | 75% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 262 | 16 | 16.4:1 | 72% (189) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 11.9 | 23.5:1 | 84% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 21 | 16.7:1 | 83% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 12 | 21.8:1 | 89% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ricardo Flores Magon Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (280 to 292); teachers up 50% (11.9 to 17.9).
About Ricardo Flores Magon Academy
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is classified as an elementary school. It is located in DENVER, Colorado. It covers kindergarten through 8, with a total enrollment of 292 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Within State Charter School Institute, Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is one of 49 schools. The district enrolls 21,411 students.
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy enrolls a student body that is 95% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 3% White. Census figures show Adams County is about 43% Hispanic. Ricardo Flores Magon Academy has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy operates with 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.3:1. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average ratio is about 16.6:1. Ricardo Flores Magon Academy reports 84% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Adams County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Ricardo Flores Magon Academy receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is 16.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.3%.
Federal survey data for Adams County show that median household income is about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is among the 171 public schools in Adams County.
The closest other public school is Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Ricardo Flores Magon Academy ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 12.3% versus a 31.4% average.
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is a public charter school.
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy saw enrollment rise 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About Ricardo Flores Magon AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ricardo Flores Magon Academy?
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy enrolls approximately 292 students in grades KG-08.
Is Ricardo Flores Magon Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Ricardo Flores Magon Academy have?
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ricardo Flores Magon Academy?
Student demographics at Ricardo Flores Magon Academy are roughly 3% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is Ricardo Flores Magon Academy public or private?
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by State Charter School Institute.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.