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Northeast Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

815^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Northeast Elementary School serves roughly 470 students in grades PK–6 in Brighton, Colorado, within School District 27J. The school faces significant challenges: about 78.7% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, chronic absenteeism is 34.7%, well above the district (29.7%) and state (28.4%) averages, and the school ranked 815th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 14th percentile.

Academically, proficiency rates are low across most subjects: only 20.5% of students are proficient in ELA and 21.5% in math. The most glaring weakness is 5th-grade science, where just 8.8% of students are proficient. However, there is a bright spot in 5th-grade math: 35.3% proficiency, above the district average (30.6%) and the highest among nearby same-district schools. Math proficiency overall has nearly doubled since 2022–2023, rising from 11.9% to 21.5%, while ELA has stayed flat and science has declined. Early elementary is where students fall behind most — 3rd-grade ELA proficiency is just 10.5% — suggesting upper-grade instruction may be helping students recover.

Compared with nearby schools, Northeast ranks below most in School District 27J; only South Elementary School ranks lower. Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School and Mary E Pennock Elementary School, in the same district, achieve roughly double Northeast's proficiency rates despite similar student-teacher ratios. Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver, just 0.07 miles away, also outperforms Northeast with much lower chronic absenteeism (21.2% vs. 34.7%), though it serves a lower share of economically disadvantaged students. After bottoming out at the 5th percentile in 2023–2024, Northeast has improved to the 14th percentile, and the upward trend in math offers a potential building block — but the school still faces significant headwinds from poverty and absenteeism.

470

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,078

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: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2016 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg30%

Colorado avg41%

815^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

81^st 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
2026	14.5	815 of 943	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	15.4	602 of 692	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	25.7	201 of 249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	9.7	648 of 694	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

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

Male (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math22%-16 vs state

English Language Arts20%-24 vs state

Science9%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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-5	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%)	14.5	815^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.6%		11.8	859^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.6%	44	10.5	20.3	31.4				20.5	15.6	14.9	35.3				21.5	8.8		$17,078
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%)	16.7	792^nd of 943 public elementary schools	16.0%		11.9	857^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.8%	65	29.9	20.7	32.0				27.4	24.7	18.5	16.2				19.8	13.9		$16,193
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%)	13.5	832^nd of 943 public elementary schools	11.8%		12.6	848^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.7%	16	15.8	37.0	27.3				25.4	15.8	7.3	21.4				15.0	10.7		$18,200
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%)	33.1	587^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.8%		37.6	550^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.1%	37	24.2	52.6	34.9				36.3	33.0	37.2	31.2				33.5	22.9		$15,377
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%)	45	469^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.3%		42.2	515^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.8%	46	39.8	42.3	53.8	32.1	52.5	28.2	41.5	46.9	20.8	32.5	38.5	41.8	39.0	36.7	36.3	23.7	$13,298
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%)	21.9	714^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.1	708^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.5%	6	25.6	32.8	40.5	18.8	27.0	20.0	27.6	24.8	21.0	25.6	14.1	19.2	16.3	20.3	25.0	17.6	$12,336
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%)	39.3	519^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.0%		39.4	530^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.2%	11	40.2	45.4	35.4				40.6	39.1	40.2	29.3				36.5	22.0		$13,587
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)																	$13,831
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%)	17.9	771^st of 943 public elementary schools	18.2%		24.1	677^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.7%	94	23.4	22.9	29.6				25.5	31.9	22.9	22.2				25.5	9.8		$17,213
Leo William Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	411 South McKinley	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7300	355	25	14.1	66.5%	84 (23.7%)	4 (1.1%)	252 (71.0%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)		17.0								29.0				22.7			$19,101

Frequently Asked Questions about Northeast Elementary School

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.

Is Northeast Elementary School a good school?

Northeast Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Northeast Elementary School?

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

What district is Northeast Elementary School in?

School District 27J

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

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