S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy

Set in GREELEY, Colorado, S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy is a sizable elementary school, overseen by GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta. It enrolls 932 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 146% bigger than the state mean of about 379.

GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 22,917 students; S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy is among them.

Demographically, S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy reports that 49% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 44% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Weld County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 52% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.1%.

In the surrounding community, Weld County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Weld County's 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy is one campus in the mix.

Early College Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.7%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy has ticked up 29%, going from 720 students in 2018 to 932 in 2025.

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