Welby Community School of the Arts

Set in DENVER, Colorado, Welby Community School of the Arts is a modestly sized K-5 school, one of the schools within Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St. It caters to 308 students across grades pre-K through 6.

Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St runs 20 schools in total, collectively educating 7,095 students. Welby Community School of the Arts is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Welby Community School of the Arts shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 19% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 43% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Welby Community School of the Arts tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

In the surrounding community, Adams County reports that median household income runs about $94,571, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Welby Community School of the Arts is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Global Intermediate Academy, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Welby Community School of the Arts comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 18.3%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 22%: 253 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.