menu

Second Creek Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
9950 Laredo Drive
Commerce City, CO 80022
Phone
(720) 685-7550
District
School District 27J
County
ADAMS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
678
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

3

(10 is best)

Better than 24.8% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Second Creek Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
24%
41%
22%
40%
25%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
38%
29%
44%
24%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
42%
26%
48%
18%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
20
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 50 7.4%
Kindergarten 82 12.1%
Grade 1 106 15.6%
Grade 2 111 16.4%
Grade 3 114 16.8%
Grade 4 97 14.3%
Grade 5 118 17.4%
Total 678 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 24.5% 41.6% 53.6%
Black 6.5% 2.6% 4.9%
Hispanic 62.6% 51.7% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.2% 3.4% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.2% 0.7% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 48.2% 37.0% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 41.3% 30.2% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.9% 6.8% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 110,495 5,839,926
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 534.4 55
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.8% 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.4% 18.7%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.0% 36.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.8% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 10.1% 14.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 36,521 2,278,044
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.3% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.2% 43.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 32.3% 24.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.5% 19.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.1% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.0% 15.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.9% 12.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 6.6%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,440 $100,837,000 46.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $563 $12,784,000 5.9%
Staff $377 $8,556,000 3.9%
General Administration $96 $2,180,000 1.0%
School Administration $641 $14,565,000 6.7%
Operation $870 $19,770,000 9.1%
Transportation $296 $6,714,000 3.1%
Other $1,042 $23,672,000 10.9%
Total Support $3,885 $88,241,000 40.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,230 $27,936,000 12.9%
Total Expenditures $9,555 $217,014,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

Popular neighborhoods near Second Creek Elementary School