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Foundations Academy

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Foundations Academy ranks 469 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Foundations Academy is a K-8 public school in Brighton, Colorado, serving 763 students in School District 27J. It is one of the few K-8 campuses in the immediate area, offering a wider grade span than most nearby elementary schools. For 2025-2026, the school ranks 469th out of 943 Colorado schools (50th percentile, 3 stars) — right at the statewide median and far above its district, which ranks in the 30th percentile. Test scores are clearly above district averages: 41.5% of students are proficient in English language arts versus 34.2% districtwide, while 36.7% are proficient in math versus 26.8% districtwide.

Among nearby K-8 schools, Foundations is the strongest choice. It outperforms Bromley East Charter School, located just 0.75 miles away, by roughly 14 points in ELA and 16 points in math, despite similar poverty levels. It also beats Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver by wide margins in both subjects. The school's attendance is a real strength: its 20.1% chronic absenteeism rate is far better than the district rate of 29.7% and the state rate of 28.4%. Foundations also serves a lower-poverty population than most Brighton neighbors — 36.2% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch, compared to 85.5% at South Elementary and 78.7% at Northeast Elementary. And the school posts notably strong outcomes for students from low-income families, who have ranked in the 57th–70th percentile statewide in recent years.

That said, the school has clear weak spots. Only 20.8% of 4th graders are proficient in math — roughly half the state rate — and 8th-grade science proficiency has fallen from 33.8% in 2022-2023 to 23.7% in 2025-2026. The school has also declined over the long term, dropping from the 79th percentile in 2015-2016 to the middle of the pack. Among nearby elementary schools, Reunion Elementary posts higher scores (54.0% ELA, 40.5% math) and better attendance, but it only serves grades PK-5, so it cannot serve families needing middle school. For families seeking a single K-8 campus in northern Brighton, Foundations offers solid mid-range performance with several meaningful strengths.

763

Students ?

47.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,298

Per pupil spending ?

36.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 South 45th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601-4652

(303) 659-9519

District: School District 27J

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

44.8%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 48 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

469^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 29 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

206^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 4 pts since 2016

From top 40% (2016) to top 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.0	469 of 943	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	42.2	515 of 950	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	534 of 943	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	448 of 933	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	396 of 921	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	351 of 710	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	373 of 965	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	357 of 917	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.3	283 of 929	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	75.5	191 of 914	79.1%	★★★★☆
2015	70.9	237 of 938	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	280 of 962	70.9%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	282 of 954	70.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	442 of 692	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	385 of 694	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	470 of 684	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.8	382 of 642	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	287 of 595	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.2	254 of 351	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	300 of 758	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.4	303 of 690	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	56.6	79 of 249	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	138 of 319	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	59.1	112 of 337	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.2	108 of 365	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	81 of 265	69.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	386 of 694	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	471 of 700	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.4	439 of 683	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	378 of 649	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	326 of 594	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	232 of 352	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.7	351 of 764	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	321 of 693	53.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	404 of 546	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.8	427 of 551	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	418 of 539	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	375 of 525	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.4	261 of 454	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	190 of 288	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.4	332 of 596	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	185 of 337	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	206 of 469	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	208 of 469	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	214 of 485	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	179 of 480	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.8	141 of 448	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	108 of 369	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	136 of 458	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	38.3	243 of 418	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	41.7	223 of 424	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.3	159 of 400	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.9	102 of 436	76.6%	★★★★☆
2014	67.0	142 of 461	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.9	142 of 454	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.6	169 of 365	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.8	148 of 347	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	147 of 350	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.3	188 of 363	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.2	75 of 326	77.0%	★★★★☆
2021	59.9	88 of 254	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	123 of 352	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	49.7	91 of 230	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	66 of 241	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	59 of 244	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	64 of 241	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	57 of 240	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	38.1	197 of 369	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	193 of 352	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	194 of 357	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.6	137 of 356	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.4	159 of 328	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.4	97 of 249	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	95 of 343	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	134 of 275	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.3	154 of 275	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	168 of 273	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	141 of 286	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.2	75 of 265	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	40 of 203	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	51.4	125 of 283	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	18.4	169 of 199	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)68th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)36th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile-24 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)54th percentile~ school

White (2026)51st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)47th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Math37%~ state avg

Science30%-6 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
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
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
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
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
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%)	31.7	600^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.4%		37.1	555^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.6%	45	17.4		50.0	20.8		37.5	27.1		20.0	40.0	16.7		33.3	23.4	33.3	25.0	$11,811
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%)	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
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
Reunion Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11021 Landmark Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-8501	742	40	18.5	32.1%	324 (43.7%)	34 (4.6%)	304 (41.0%)	25 (3.4%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	48 (6.5%)	59	365^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.3%		62.5	340^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.2%	25	52.3	54.8	55.0				54.0	47.2	44.8	29.5				40.5	42.7		$13,722

Frequently Asked Questions about Foundations Academy

How many students attend Foundations Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Foundations Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Foundations Academy?

Students at Foundations Academy are 51% White, 45% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Foundations Academy in?

School District 27J

Is Foundations Academy a good school?

Foundations Academy ranks 469^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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