Second Creek Elementary School

Second Creek Elementary School is a heavily attended elementary-level community in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, operated by School District 27J. The school serves 697 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 84% bigger than typical.

Within School District 27J, which oversees 33 schools and 24,044 students, Second Creek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Second Creek Elementary School shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 21% White, 8% Black, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Second Creek Elementary School logs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 58% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Second Creek Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.5%, the actual is 27.4%, a residual of -4.0 points.

Across the wider county, Adams County reports that the typical household earns roughly $94,571 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), Second Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Otho E Stuart Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Second Creek Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Second Creek Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 29.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Second Creek Elementary School's enrollment has grew 10% since 2018, when it stood at 631 (now 697). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 41% to 21%.

On this page, the feed for Second Creek Elementary School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.