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McElwain Elementary School

Regular School · THORNTON, CO

McElwain Elementary School is a regular school school in THORNTON, Colorado, serving grades KG–05 with 361 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
361
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 185 51%
Asian 112 31%
White 48 13%
Two or more races 13 4%
Black or African American 3 1%
Total enrollment 361 190M / 171F

English Language Learners: 172 (48% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=10% 32.2% 55
Reading Proficiency 10-14% 55.2% 99

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.63 grade levels
Math
-0.12 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
18
5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
234
64.8% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 361 100%

Contact & Location

1020 DAWSON DRIVE

THORNTON, CO 80229

Phone: (720)972-5500

http://mcelwain.adams12.org

District

Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,447

District enrollment: 35,747

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

080690001182

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD