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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258000151
Southeast Elementary School
1595 SOUTHERN STREET, BRIGHTON, CO 80601 · (303) 866-2650 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
389 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 | 55 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
39%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
20.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
14.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 15.0% |
% 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
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School's state test result (18.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Elementary School this school | 527 | 73.8% | 18.8% |
| Heiman Elementary School EVANS | 602 | 71.9% | 19.3% |
| Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School DENVER | 454 | 71.8% | 30.7% |
| Northeast Elementary School BRIGHTON | 470 | 78.7% | 15.6% |
| La Junta Intermediate School LA JUNTA | 397 | 78.3% | 17.7% |
| Meeker Elementary School GREELEY | 475 | 72.6% | 20.7% |
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 Southeast Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #784 of 931 | #55 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #814 of 940 ▼ 18 | #60 of 89 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #818 of 946 ▼ 90 | #63 of 89 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #195 of 1,056 | #27 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #604 of 896 | #41 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.6% | #707 of 896 | #60 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #227 of 983 | #46 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #77 of 200 | #11 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
527
+29 (+6%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 74% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 75% (384) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 31 | 17.0:1 | 65% (343) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 39% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 27.4 | 16.8:1 | 55% (251) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | 30 | 18.0:1 | 52% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 29 | 21.5:1 | 47% (292) |
| 2000-01 | 743 | 33 | 22.5:1 | 22% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 20 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (459 to 527); teachers up 17% (27.4 to 32).
About Southeast Elementary School
Southeast Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in BRIGHTON, Colorado. Total enrollment is 527 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. It has 39% more students than the average for elementary schools in Colorado (about 379).
School District 27J has 33 schools; together they serve 24,044 students.
About 76% of the student body at Southeast Elementary School is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 20% White and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Adams County, the Hispanic share is about 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Classroom staffing at Southeast Elementary School totals 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Southeast Elementary School is about 74%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Adams County is 62%.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 22.0%.
Looking at the county, Adams County, the median household earns about $94,571 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Southeast Elementary School, Adams County has 171 public schools.
The closest school to Southeast Elementary School is Brighton High School, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Southeast Elementary School's average proficiency of 18.8% compares with 15.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, Southeast Elementary School enrolled 498 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 527.
Southeast Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 BRIGHTON
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Brighton High SchoolHigh · 1,733 students
- Bromley East Charter SchoolElementary · 1,214 students
- Foundations AcademyElementary · 763 students
- Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolElementary · 672 students
- Eagle Ridge AcademyHigh · 593 students
Other Southeast Elementary schools
16 other US public schools in 13 states are named Southeast Elementary. Southeast Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 17.
- Southeast Elementary SchoolTulsa, OK · 817 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 816 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolAnkeny, IA · 585 students
- Southeast Elementary SchoolMeridian, MS · 562 students
- SOUTHEAST ELEM.KANSAS CITY, MO · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Brighton High School0.5 mi · 1,733
- Vikan Middle School0.6 mi · 528
- Innovations & Options0.6 mi · 235
- South Elementary School0.8 mi · 337
- Northeast Elementary School0.8 mi · 470
- 27J Online Academy0.9 mi · 336
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southeast Elementary School serve?
Southeast Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southeast Elementary School is approximately 16.5:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Southeast Elementary School?
Southeast 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.