Elementary · Colorado
Mountain Phoenix Community School
CharterMountain Phoenix Community School, a public elementary school in Wheatridge, Colorado: grades pre-k–8, 533 students, 12.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 533
- Teachers (FTE)
- 42.6
- Students per teacher
- 12.5
- Grades
- Pre-K–8
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 83% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 73% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 82% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared
Larger than 72% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%51%proficient
−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 63% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 43% · 971 elementary schools compared
273 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%31%proficient
+5.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 56% of elementary schools in Colorado
Median 35% · 964 elementary schools compared
278 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–8
- Type
- Charter school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Location
- Address
- 4725 Miller Street, Wheatridge, CO 80033
- Phone
- (303)728-9100
- City or town
- Wheat Ridge
- County
- Jefferson County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–6 | 288 | 17.3 | 44% | 33% | |
Peak Expeditionary - PenningtonFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 316 | 17.6 | 49% | 46% |
| K–5 | 583 | 17.9 | 59% | 47% | |
Vanderhoof Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 403 | 14.0 | 54% | 41% |
Lawrence Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 412 | 15.7 | 37% | 35% |
Foster Dual Language PK-8Free meals for all | Pre-K–8 | 454 | 16.0 | 34% | 24% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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