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Which teacher or staff member at STEM Lab deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 422 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS·NCES 080690006468
STEM Lab
11700 IRMA DRIVE, NORTHGLENN, CO 80233 · (720) 972-4000 · Adams County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
229 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 83 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 73 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (73).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
58.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
51.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 51.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 49.3% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 STEM Lab
STEM Lab's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM Lab this school | 740 | 30.9% | 56.8% |
| Pine Lane Elementary PARKER | 744 | 32.4% | 51.4% |
| Discovery Magnet School THORNTON | 692 | 23.4% | 48.0% |
| Cherokee Trail Elementary School PARKER | 553 | 34.2% | 42.9% |
| Grand Peak Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 608 | 33.1% | 35.2% |
| Landmark Academy at Reunion COMMERCE CITY | 758 | 27.4% | 41.2% |
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 STEM Lab ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #192 of 931 | #3 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #254 of 940 ▲ 3 | #3 of 89 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #229 of 946 ▼ 39 | #3 of 89 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #55 of 1,056 | #7 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #789 of 896 | #71 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.8% | #229 of 896 | #24 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #694 of 983 | #86 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +57.8% | #9 of 200 | #2 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
740
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
+278% since 2010-11, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 740 | 40.5 | 18.3:1 | 31% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 41.2 | 17.9:1 | 30% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 743 | 41.2 | 18.1:1 | 26% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 706 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 23% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 469 | 26.3 | 17.9:1 | 19% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 20% (92) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 11 | 17.8:1 | 21% (42) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM Lab.
Since 2017-18: students up 58% (469 to 740); teachers up 54% (26.3 to 40.5).
About STEM Lab
STEM Lab is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in NORTHGLENN, Colorado. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 740 students. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 95% larger than average.
STEM Lab is in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district with 34,466 students across 54 schools.
A majority of students at STEM Lab, 57%, are White. Next come 27% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. County-wide, about 55% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at STEM Lab belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
STEM Lab's 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.3:1. That ratio is over the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 31%. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Adams County, the school's rate is lower.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, STEM Lab falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 56.8% actual against 48.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Adams County, 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. A total of 171 public schools operate in Adams County, serving about 87,938 students.
Hulstrom K-8 is the public school closest to STEM Lab, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. STEM Lab is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns STEM Lab the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
STEM Lab had 706 students in 2020-21 and 740 in 2024-25, a 5% increase.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at STEM Lab. 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 Adams 12 Five Star Schools
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Horizon High SchoolHigh · 1,966 students
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Stargate Charter SchoolCombined · 1,572 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
Other schools in NORTHGLENN
- Northglenn High SchoolHigh · 1,844 students
- Silver Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- Global Village Academy - NorthElementary · 838 students
- Northglenn Middle SchoolMiddle · 672 students
- Hulstrom K-8Elementary · 663 students
- Leroy ElementaryElementary · 435 students
Nearby schools
- Hulstrom K-80.2 mi · 663
- Malley Drive Elementary School0.4 mi · 435
- Northglenn Middle School0.9 mi · 672
- Stukey Elementary School1.0 mi · 348
- Woodglen Elementary School1.1 mi · 383
- Pathways Future Center1.2 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About STEM LabHow many students attend STEM Lab?
STEM Lab enrolls approximately 740 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does STEM Lab serve?
STEM Lab serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does STEM Lab have?
STEM Lab employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at STEM Lab?
At STEM Lab, the student body is approximately 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is STEM Lab public or private?
STEM Lab is a public K-12 school, overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.