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Northeast Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

859^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brighton, Colorado, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school is part of the School District 27J, which is ranked 85 out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Northeast Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools over the past several years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 695 out of 710 schools in the 2020-2021 school year to 859 out of 950 schools in the 2024-2025 school year. The school has maintained a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger during this time period. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were significantly lower than the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Math, and Science.

The nearby Bromley East Charter School and Foundations Academy demonstrate higher academic performance than Northeast Elementary School, indicating that school choice and alternative educational models may be beneficial for students in the area. Addressing the challenges faced by Northeast Elementary School and the broader School District 27J will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach that considers the unique needs of the student population and the systemic factors influencing educational outcomes.

470

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,431

Per pupil spending ?

78.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1605 Longspeak
Brighton, CO 80601-1787

(303) 655-2550

District: School District 27J

Students who attend Northeast Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Overland Trail Middle School
High:	Brighton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.3%

White:

11.9%

Two or more races:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

859^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 18Elementary Schools in the School District 27J

85^th of 115School District 27J among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	859 of 950	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	896 of 943	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	818 of 933	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	862 of 921	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	695 of 710	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	847 of 965	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	767 of 917	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.1	736 of 929	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	801 of 914	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.8	718 of 938	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.9	775 of 962	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.7	726 of 954	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.7	684 of 935	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.2	724 of 935	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.6	640 of 925	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.3	554 of 872	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.4	676 of 849	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.0	582 of 852	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.4	567 of 829	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.7	580 of 823	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	27.1	619 of 808	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	8.0	624 of 642	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	671 of 758	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	629 of 690	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	25.8	155 of 197	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	229 of 270	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	160 of 172	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	295 of 337	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	364 of 365	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	190 of 203	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	311 of 332	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	292 of 308	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	656 of 700	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	562 of 649	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	572 of 594	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.3	709 of 764	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	657 of 693	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	12.5	561 of 596	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2023)21st percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2023)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Math16%-20 vs state

Science13%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Northeast Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1605 Longspeak	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2550	470	31	15.3	78.7%	56 (11.9%)	5 (1.1%)	396 (84.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	11.8	859^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.6%		9.4	896^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.0%	37	18.8	14.9	25.8				19.7	16.7	9.0	22.6				15.9	13.1		$15,431
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 E Longs Peak St	Brighton	80601	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	305	17	18.0		200 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (27.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	37.1	555^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.6%		32.9	580^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.5%	25	17.9	39.3	34.6	45.0	63.6	42.1	39.2	29.6	28.6	46.2		22.7		26.1	38.5	26.3	$11,889
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1595 Southern Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 866-2650	527	32	16.4	73.8%	105 (19.9%)	5 (0.9%)	399 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	11.9	857^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.7	813^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.8%	44	16.9	21.6	22.2				20.1	15.4	10.8	17.5				14.4	18.8		$14,932
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 South 5th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2600	337	23	14.6	85.5%	33 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	293 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	12.6	848^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.7%					(n/a)	16.4	21.7	28.3				22.1	18.2	10.9	20.8				16.9	9.4		$17,108
Mary E Pennock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 Estrella Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7500	592	38	15.7	59.8%	210 (35.5%)	7 (1.2%)	348 (58.8%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	37.6	550^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.1%		26.4	655^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.5%	105	35.0	33.6	32.3				33.6	41.3	35.2	37.6				37.7	30.1		$12,461
Foundations Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	340 South 45th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 659-9519	763	16	47.9	36.2%	386 (50.6%)	4 (0.5%)	342 (44.8%)	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.8%)	42.2	515^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.8%		39.2	534^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.4%	19	40.3	33.3	33.3	44.6	42.5	35.1	38.3	37.5	29.5	29.2	40.5	38.9	35.7	35.1	43.1	28.6	$12,762
Bromley East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	356 Longspur Drive	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 685-3297	1,214	42	28.6	39.5%	568 (46.8%)	17 (1.4%)	566 (46.6%)	16 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (3.6%)	22.1	708^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.5%		18.5	761^st of 943 public elementary schools	19.3%	53	25.6	31.4	28.1	26.0	25.6	21.7	26.6	26.6	26.4	23.6	16.7	13.7	21.5	21.4	23.8		$11,544
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Longs Peak Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-5100	672	35	19.1	48.2%	213 (31.7%)	15 (2.2%)	415 (61.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	39.4	530^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.2%		31.5	597^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.7%	67	38.5	33.3	43.9				38.4	36.5	39.8	27.2				34.8	31.7		$12,851
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1501 Fletcher Avenue	Lochbuie	80603	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 536-2400	440	28	15.5	56.1%	126 (28.6%)	8 (1.8%)	288 (65.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								(n/a)																	$13,889
Henderson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12301 East 124th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-2700	357	24	14.8	61.1%	97 (27.2%)	5 (1.4%)	230 (64.4%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	24.1	677^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.7%		15.1	804^th of 943 public elementary schools	14.7%	127	15.2	28.1	46.6				31.1			23.7				17.2	18.6		$15,717

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Elementary School

Is Northeast Elementary School a good school?

Northeast Elementary School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Northeast Elementary School in?

School District 27J

What is the racial makeup of Northeast Elementary School?

Students at Northeast Elementary School are 84% Hispanic, 12% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Northeast Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Northeast Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Overland Trail Middle School
High : Brighton High School

How many students attend Northeast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Northeast Elementary School.

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