The Studio School

The Studio School is a modestly sized elementary-level community in NORTHGLENN, Colorado, overseen by Adams 12 Five Star Schools. The school works with 215 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so The Studio School sits 43% below that benchmark.

The Studio School is one of 54 schools operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district that works with 34,466 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Studio School shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 44% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The Studio School shows 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Adams County's rate of about 62%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, The Studio School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Adams County put median household earnings sit near $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Adams County runs 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), of which The Studio School is one.

The closest other public school is Stukey Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Studio School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts The Studio School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 20.3%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. The Studio School's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 292 (now 215). Hispanic enrollment moved from 21% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

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