Community Leadership Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Commerce City, Colorado

Community Leadership Academy in Commerce City, Colorado enrolled 316 students in 2024-25 with 12.9 full-time teachers, 24.5 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, 10-14% 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 fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 23%

321 students in 2022-23, 315 students in 2023-24, 316 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.7 to 12.9.

Students enrolled at Community Leadership Academy by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233212023-243152024-25316
Students enrolled at Community Leadership Academy by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233212023-243152024-25316
Students enrolled at Community Leadership Academy by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233212023-243152024-25316
Students enrolled at Community Leadership Academy by school year2022-23: 321, 2023-24: 315, 2024-25: 31601002003004002022-233212023-243152024-25316
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332116.719.2
2023-2431515.720.0
2024-2531612.924.5

24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 99 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 24.5; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 24.5; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 24.5; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; This school 24.5; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 24.5state 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 Community Leadership Academy enrolled 312 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent46.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

94.3% of students were Hispanic, 3.8% White, 0.9% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic94.3%
  2. White3.8%
  3. Asian0.9%
  4. Black0.6%
  5. Two or more races0.3%

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 Community Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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
Math10‑14%28% (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 Community Leadership Academy

  1. Central Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 421 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Kemp Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 517 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  3. Compare Community Leadership Academy with Central Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much State Charter School Institute spends per student$12,197 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,197
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoCommunity Leadership Academy is the number 654 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#654 of 1,010
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.24.5:1
  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 Community Leadership Academy

  1. How many students attend Community Leadership Academy?
    316 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 321 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Commerce City, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Community Leadership Academy?
    24.5 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 Community Leadership Academy a Title I school?
    Community Leadership Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Community Leadership Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Community Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 10-14% 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 Community Leadership Academy in?
    State Charter School Institute, NCES district ID 0800020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080002001876 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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