Central Elementary School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Commerce City, Colorado

Central Elementary School in Commerce City, Colorado enrolled 421 students in 2024-25 with 24.9 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 5% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

380 students in 2022-23, 367 students in 2023-24, 421 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.1 to 24.9.

Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 367, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233802023-243672024-25421
Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 367, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233802023-243672024-25421
Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 367, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233802023-243672024-25421
Students enrolled at Central Elementary School by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 367, 2024-25: 42102004006002022-233802023-243672024-25421
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2338022.117.2
2023-2436727.713.3
2024-2542124.916.9

16.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools

Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.9; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.9; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.9; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 16.9; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 16.9state median 15.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary School enrolled 432 students and reported no counselor; it reported 25 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions25
  • Chronically absent56.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.1% of students were Hispanic, 5.5% Black, 4.5% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic88.1%
  2. Black5.5%
  3. White4.5%
  4. Two or more races1.2%
  5. Pacific Islander0.5%
  6. Asian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Central Elementary School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math5% or less6% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Commerce City

12 public elementary schools in Commerce City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Landmark Academy at Reunion75822.721.6%
Turnberry Elementary74217.845.3%
Reunion Elementary School74218.629.0%
Second Creek Elementary School69718.454.2%
Southlawn Elementary School67321.847.5%
Kemp Elementary School51716.678.5%
Alsup Elementary School49216.271.1%
Dupont Elementary School48815.869.9%

All public schools in Commerce City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Elementary School

  1. Community Leadership AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 316 students, 24.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Kemp Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 517 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Central Elementary School with Community Leadership AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Adams County School District 14 spends per student$18,034 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,034
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoCentral Elementary School is the number 383 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#383 of 1,010
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.16.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Central Elementary School?
    421 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 380 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Commerce City, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Elementary School a Title I school?
    Central Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Central Elementary School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Central Elementary School scored proficient or above: 5% or less in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Central Elementary School in?
    Adams County School District 14, NCES district ID 0801950. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080195000012 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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