Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAPLETON PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080555001997
Welby Community School of the Arts
1200 E 78TH AVE, DENVER, CO 80229 · (303) 853-1700 · Adams County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
224 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
38%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Welby Community School of the Arts→Performing Arts School on Broadway
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
29.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.6% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.4% | 23.6% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Welby Community School of the Arts
Welby Community School of the Arts's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welby Community School of the Arts this school | 308 | 72.7% | 27.1% |
| Baker Elementary School FORT MORGAN | 321 | 70.1% | 19.0% |
| Highland Park Elementary School PUEBLO | 276 | 75.4% | 14.3% |
| La Junta Primary School LA JUNTA | 296 | 76.4% | N/A |
| Centennial Elementary School BROOMFIELD | 293 | 76.1% | 19.2% |
| Northridge Elementary School LONGMONT | 318 | 77.4% | 18.6% |
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 Welby Community School of the Arts ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #633 of 931 | #31 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #602 of 940 ▲ 28 | #30 of 89 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #662 of 946 ▲ 78 | #39 of 89 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #692 of 1,056 | #79 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #578 of 896 | #39 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #720 of 896 | #63 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.7% | #239 of 983 | #47 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.7% | #56 of 200 | #9 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
308
-63 (-17%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 308 | 18.9 | 16.3:1 | 73% (224) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 18.6 | 17.2:1 | 77% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 322 | 18.8 | 17.1:1 | 70% (224) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 21 | 17.7:1 | 67% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 253 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 68% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 59% (158) |
| 2010-11 | 299 | 15 | 19.9:1 | 72% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Welby Community School of the Arts.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (253 to 308); teachers up 18% (16 to 18.9).
About Welby Community School of the Arts
Welby Community School of the Arts runs as a low-enrollment elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It reported 308 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Within Mapleton Public Schools, Welby Community School of the Arts is one of 20 schools. The district enrolls 7,095 students.
Hispanic students are 76% of those enrolled at Welby Community School of the Arts. The next largest groups are 19% White and 3% multiracial. In Adams County overall, about 43% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Welby Community School of the Arts are from different groups.
Teacher count: 18.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.3:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 73%. Among public schools in Adams County, the average eligibility rate is 62%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Welby Community School of the Arts outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Welby Community School of the Arts posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 27.1%, compared with a predicted 22.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Adams County, where median household income comes to about $94,571, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Adams County counts 171 public schools with about 87,938 students.
Welby Community School of the Arts's closest public school neighbor is Global Intermediate Academy, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Welby Community School of the Arts, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Welby Community School of the Arts ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 17% over 4 years, reaching 308 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 17.7:1 in 2020-21 to 16.3:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Welby Community School of the Arts lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Welby Community School of the ArtsWhat is the total enrollment at Welby Community School of the Arts?
Welby Community School of the Arts enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Welby Community School of the Arts serve?
Welby Community School of the Arts serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Welby Community School of the Arts?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Welby Community School of the Arts is approximately 16.3:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Welby Community School of the Arts?
At Welby Community School of the Arts, the student body is approximately 19% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Welby Community School of the Arts public or private?
Welby Community School of the Arts is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mapleton Public Schools.
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