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Southeast Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

795^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Southeast Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Brighton, CO, serving 527 students within School District 27J, and it currently holds a 1-star rating (16th percentile) in Colorado's 2025–2026 elementary school rankings. The school serves a high-poverty population — 73.8% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch — and academic proficiency sits well below district and state averages across all subjects: 27.4% of students are proficient in ELA (vs. 34.2% district and 44.7% state), 19.8% in math (vs. 26.8% district and 37.3% state), and 13.9% of 5th graders in science (vs. 23.6% district and 36.1% state).

One of the most distinctive challenges is attendance: Southeast has the highest chronic absenteeism rate of any nearby school at 39.1% — nearly 2 in 5 students — compared with the district rate of 29.7% and the state rate of 28.4%. Nearby South Elementary School (35.5%) and Northeast Elementary School (34.7%) are also high, but schools like Mary E Pennock Elementary School (29.0%) and Bromley East Charter School (19.2%) do better. Math is a particular concern, with proficiency declining by grade level — from 24.7% in 3rd grade to just 16.2% in 5th grade — and 4th-grade ELA stands out as a trouble spot, at 20.7% proficiency compared with 38.4% districtwide.

There is some encouraging news: Southeast's 2025–2026 scores represent a rebound from the prior year (ELA rose from 20.1% to 27.4%, math from 14.4% to 19.8%), and this is the school's best performance in those subjects in several years. However, the school has remained in the bottom 10–23 percentile for a decade, indicating persistent systemic challenges rather than a one-year dip. The comparison with nearby schools is instructive — Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School and Foundations Academy achieve far stronger results, and even schools with similar poverty levels, like Pennock, outperform Southeast. This suggests that attendance and targeted grade-level interventions may be the highest-leverage areas for improvement.

527

Students ?

16.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,193

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1595 Southern Street
Brighton, CO 80601-3603

(303) 866-2650

District: School District 27J

Students who attend Southeast Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Riverdale Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

White:

19.9%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg30%

Colorado avg41%

795^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 19Elementary Schools in the School District 27J

79^th of 114School 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	16.8	795 of 946	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.9	857 of 950	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.7	813 of 943	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	780 of 933	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	713 of 921	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.9	627 of 710	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	809 of 965	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	823 of 917	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	800 of 929	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	788 of 914	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	771 of 938	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.6	557 of 962	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.3	629 of 954	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.5	441 of 935	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.3	445 of 935	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.7	465 of 925	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.4	352 of 872	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.5	400 of 849	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.5	369 of 852	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.1	353 of 829	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.6	358 of 823	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.8	359 of 808	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.9	641 of 695	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.3	666 of 694	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	649 of 684	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	576 of 642	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	460 of 595	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	345 of 351	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	667 of 758	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	660 of 690	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	214 of 251	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	237 of 247	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	219 of 242	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	170 of 197	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	228 of 270	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	166 of 172	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	313 of 322	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	333 of 337	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	351 of 365	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	245 of 265	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	181 of 203	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	332 of 332	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	308 of 308	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	626 of 697	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	658 of 700	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	572 of 683	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	545 of 649	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	533 of 594	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.7	344 of 352	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	683 of 764	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	635 of 693	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-17 vs state

Math20%-18 vs state

Science14%-22 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 (2025)	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
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%)	16.8	795^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.0%		11.9	857^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.8%	62	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	835^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.6	848^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.7%	13	15.8	37.0	27.3				25.4	15.8	7.3	21.4				15.0	10.7		$18,200
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%)	14.6	818^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.5%		11.8	859^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.6%	41	10.5	20.3	31.4				20.5	15.6	14.9	35.3				21.5	8.8		$17,078
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%)	33.2	587^th of 946 public elementary schools	37.9%		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%)	45.1	468^th of 946 public elementary schools	50.5%		42.2	515^th of 950 public elementary schools	45.8%	47	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%)	22	715^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.4%		22.1	708^th of 950 public elementary schools	25.5%	7	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%)	39.4	519^th of 946 public elementary schools	45.1%		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)	726.0						726.0	734.0						734.0			$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%)	18	774^th of 946 public elementary schools	18.2%		24.1	677^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.7%	97	23.4	22.9	29.6				25.5	31.9	22.9	22.2				25.5	9.8		$17,213
John W Thimmig Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11453 Oswego Street	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-2750	531	30	17.7	55.9%	155 (29.2%)	18 (3.4%)	322 (60.6%)	20 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.8%)	21.8	717^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.2%		30.1	614^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.4%	103	31.6	36.5	34.1				33.9	19.0	28.6	16.9				20.8	18.0		$14,991

Frequently Asked Questions about Southeast Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Southeast Elementary School attend?

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

High : Riverdale Ridge High School

What district is Southeast Elementary School in?

School District 27J

How many students attend Southeast Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Southeast Elementary School.

Is Southeast Elementary School a good school?

Southeast Elementary School ranks in the bottom 16.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Southeast Elementary School?

Students at Southeast Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 20% White, 3% Two or more races.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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