Sobesky Academy

As a rural-scale all-grades campus in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Sobesky Academy enrolls 101 students from grades K through 12, part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Enrollment runs roughly 81% below the state mean of about 523.

Sobesky Academy is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that caters to 74,935 students overall.

On demographics, Sobesky Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 41% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, Sobesky Academy reports 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.7:1. The state averages around 14.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Sobesky Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Stevens Elementary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Sobesky Academy operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Sobesky Academy's enrollment has expanded 10% since 2018, when it stood at 92 (now 101). The White share of enrollment declined from 66% to 48% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 5.2:1 in 2018 to 6.7:1 today.

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