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Enrollment
492
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555006786
Trailside Academy
2300 WEST 67TH PL., DENVER, CO 80221 · (303) 853-1000 · Adams County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL492 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
287 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 61 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
28.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
19.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 28 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 up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.3% | 19.0% |
| 2023-24 | 17.9% | 13.0% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Trailside Academy
Trailside Academy's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailside Academy this school | 492 | 58.3% | 20.1% |
| John W Thimmig Elementary School HENDERSON | 531 | 55.9% | 27.4% |
| Mary E Pennock Elementary School BRIGHTON | 592 | 59.8% | 31.0% |
| Meadow Ridge Elementary School LOCHBUIE | 440 | 56.1% | N/A |
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 465 | 56.6% | 48.1% |
| Henderson Elementary School HENDERSON | 357 | 61.1% | 21.7% |
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 Trailside Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #763 of 931 | #50 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #725 of 940 ▲ 98 | #43 of 89 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #687 of 946 ▲ 151 | #42 of 89 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 492 | #254 of 1,056 | #30 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #775 of 896 | #69 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #438 of 896 | #44 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.3% | #391 of 983 | #61 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
492
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 492 | 27.2 | 18.1:1 | 58% (287) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 26.1 | 19.2:1 | 65% (325) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 24.9 | 19.9:1 | 56% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 60% (305) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trailside Academy.
About Trailside Academy
Trailside Academy is a public medium-sized elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. The latest federal count shows 492 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 30% bigger than average.
Mapleton Public Schools is the local district for Trailside Academy. It runs 20 schools with 7,095 students.
At 64%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Trailside Academy combined. Smaller groups are 29% White, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 43% of Adams County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Trailside Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 50%.
Staffing totals 27.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 58%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Trailside Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 20.1%; the prediction is 31.4%.
Trailside Academy is located in Adams County, where median household income is about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 171 public schools in Adams County, with a combined enrollment of about 87,938.
The next-closest public school is Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day, about 0.4 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Trailside Academy. Its average proficiency rate of 20.1% is below the 24.3% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Trailside Academy had 505 students in 2020-21 and 492 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Community posts for Trailside Academy can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
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Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day0.4 mi · 69
- Colorado Sports Leadership Academy0.6 mi · 425
- Orchard Park Academy0.7 mi · 531
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy1.0 mi · 597
- Valley View Innovation School1.0 mi · 183
- Colorado STEM Academy1.1 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Trailside AcademyHow large is Trailside Academy?
Trailside Academy enrolls approximately 492 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Trailside Academy serve?
Trailside Academy serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at Trailside Academy?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Trailside Academy.
What is the student diversity at Trailside Academy?
Student demographics at Trailside Academy are roughly 29% White, 64% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Trailside Academy in?
Trailside Academy is part of Mapleton Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.