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Enrollment
697
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258001950
Second Creek Elementary School
9950 LAREDO DRIVE, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (720) 685-7550 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL697 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest 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
18.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
405 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 92 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
31.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.3% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.5% | 24.6% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Second Creek Elementary School
Second Creek Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Second Creek Elementary School this school | 697 | 58.1% | 27.4% |
| Sabin World School DENVER | 559 | 65.1% | 42.9% |
| Turnberry Elementary COMMERCE CITY | 742 | 51.5% | 23.1% |
| Southlawn Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 673 | 52.7% | 24.6% |
| Global Village Academy - North NORTHGLENN | 838 | 55.7% | 41.9% |
| John W Thimmig Elementary School HENDERSON | 531 | 55.9% | 27.4% |
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 Second Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #624 of 931 | #29 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #565 of 940 ▲ 43 | #25 of 89 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.3% | #630 of 946 ▼ 15 | #32 of 89 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 697 | #66 of 1,056 | #9 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #804 of 896 | #72 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.7% | #194 of 896 | #17 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.1% | #394 of 983 | #62 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #96 of 200 | #14 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
697
-56 (-7%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 22.1:1
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 | 697 | 37.8 | 18.4:1 | 58% (405) |
| 2023-24 | 643 | 35 | 18.4:1 | 57% (364) |
| 2022-23 | 678 | 37 | 18.3:1 | 48% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 34 | 22.1:1 | 37% (277) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 34.1 | 18.5:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 729 | 32 | 22.8:1 | 31% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 34% (193) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Second Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (631 to 697); teachers up 11% (34.1 to 37.8).
About Second Creek Elementary School
Second Creek Elementary School serves students in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, as a large elementary school. The school serves 697 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
School District 27J has 24,044 students in 33 schools, and Second Creek Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Second Creek Elementary School is 58% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White, 8% Black, 7% Asian, and 5% multiracial. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, Second Creek Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Federal staffing data show 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Second Creek Elementary School and a ratio of 18.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 58% of enrollment.
Second Creek Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.5% for Second Creek Elementary School. The school posts 27.4%, 4.0 points below the prediction.
Among Adams County residents, 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. Second Creek Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 87,938 students.
Nearest public school: Otho E Stuart Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Second Creek Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
The number of students dropped from 753 to 697 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 22.1:1 to 18.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 School District 27J
- Colorado Connections @ 27JCombined · 2,042 students
- Prairie View High SchoolHigh · 1,809 students
- Riverdale Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,784 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Rodger Quist Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 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
- Southlawn Elementary SchoolElementary · 673 students
Nearby schools
- Otho E Stuart Middle School0.3 mi · 794
- Landmark Academy at Reunion0.9 mi · 758
- Southlawn Elementary School1.3 mi · 673
- Reunion Elementary School1.6 mi · 742
- The STEAD School1.6 mi · 421
- Turnberry Elementary2.0 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Second Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Second Creek Elementary School?
Second Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 697 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Second Creek Elementary School serve?
Second Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Second Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Second Creek Elementary School is approximately 18.4:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Second Creek Elementary School?
At Second Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 58% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Second Creek Elementary School?
Second Creek Elementary School is overseen by School District 27J in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.