University Prep - Commerce City

Set in COMMERCE CITY, Colorado, University Prep - Commerce City is a tiny elementary school, one of the schools within State Charter School Institute. It instructs 24 students across grade pre-K. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 94% leaner than typical.

Within State Charter School Institute, which oversees 49 schools and 21,411 students, University Prep - Commerce City is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, University Prep - Commerce City lists that nearly all students (96%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 4% Asian. By comparison, Adams County as a whole is about 43% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Adams County shows median household income runs about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Adams County's 171 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,938 students), University Prep - Commerce City is one campus in the mix.

Central Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an urban setting. University Prep - Commerce City operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

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