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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Southlawn Elementary School this year?
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Enrollment
673
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J·NCES 080258006857
Southlawn Elementary School
10075 WALDEN STREET, COMMERCE CITY, CO 80022 · (303) 655-2500 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL673 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- DBeats 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
21.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
355 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 | 103 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is 40% larger than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
64%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
30.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 23.3% |
% 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
24.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Southlawn Elementary School
Southlawn Elementary School's state test result (24.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southlawn Elementary School this school | 673 | 52.7% | 24.6% |
| Soaring Eagles Community School COLORADO SPRINGS | 764 | 62.6% | 39.6% |
| McMeen Elementary School DENVER | 706 | 63.3% | 22.1% |
| Arrowhead Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 54.1% | 22.4% |
| Mission Viejo Elementary School AURORA | 552 | 53.8% | 22.0% |
| Harmony Ridge P-8 AURORA | 894 | 61.7% | 28.9% |
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 Southlawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #689 of 931 | #40 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #723 of 940 ▼ 80 | #42 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #654 of 946 ▼ 34 | #36 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 673 | #75 of 1,056 | #14 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #884 of 896 | #86 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #121 of 896 | #5 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.7% | #447 of 983 | #69 of 91 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 673 | 30.9 | 21.8:1 | 53% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 547 | 24.9 | 22.0:1 | 54% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 22 | 20.0:1 | 39% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southlawn Elementary School.
About Southlawn Elementary School
Southlawn Elementary School is a large elementary school based in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 673 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
School District 27J is the district for Southlawn Elementary School. It has 33 schools and 24,044 students.
A majority of students at Southlawn Elementary School, 52%, are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 25% White, 14% Black, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Adams County's residents are about 43% Hispanic, 9 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Southlawn Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The school has about 21.8 students per teacher and 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That ratio is over the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 53%. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Adams County.
allk12 grades Southlawn Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 34.7% for a school in Colorado with Southlawn Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Southlawn Elementary School posts 24.6%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Adams County show that median household income is about $94,571, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Southlawn Elementary School is one of 171 public schools in Adams County, which together enroll about 87,938 students.
The STEAD School is the closest public school, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Southlawn Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Second Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Other Southlawn Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Southlawn Elementary. Southlawn Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Southlawn Elementary SchoolMontgomery, AL · 395 students
Nearby schools
- The STEAD School0.8 mi · 421
- Landmark Academy at Reunion1.1 mi · 758
- Second Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 697
- Otho E Stuart Middle School1.3 mi · 794
- Reunion Elementary School1.3 mi · 742
- Turnberry Elementary3.1 mi · 742
Frequently asked questions
About Southlawn Elementary SchoolHow large is Southlawn Elementary School?
Southlawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 673 students in grades PK-05.
Is Southlawn Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southlawn Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southlawn Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southlawn Elementary School is approximately 21.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Southlawn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Southlawn Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 52% Hispanic, 14% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Southlawn Elementary School public or private?
Southlawn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School District 27J.
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