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Southlawn Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

756^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Southlawn Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Commerce City, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 547 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 from SchoolDigger.

Southlawn Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 15.1% to 37.8% in ELA and 16.3% to 21.3% in Math, compared to the state averages of 42% to 48% in ELA and 36.5% to 41.2% in Math. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 26.8% to 31.4% over the past three school years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 38.64% to 54.48% over the past three years, indicating a high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Comparing Southlawn Elementary School to its nearby counterparts, such as Henderson Elementary, Belle Creek Charter School, John W Thimmig Elementary, and Reunion Elementary, highlights the need for targeted interventions and support to address the challenges faced by Southlawn Elementary School. These nearby schools demonstrate significantly higher academic proficiency rates, outperforming Southlawn Elementary School by a wide margin.

673

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,492

Per pupil spending ?

52.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10075 Walden Street
Commerce City, CO 80022

(303) 655-2500

District: School District 27J

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

White:

25.0%

African American:

13.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2024 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg29%

Colorado avg40%

756^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2024

From bottom 28% (2024) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	18.7	756 of 950	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	681 of 943	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	566 of 694	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	615 of 684	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	193 of 247	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	185 of 242	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.5	294 of 337	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	297 of 365	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	634 of 700	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	489 of 683	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	529 of 551	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	360 of 539	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Math19%-17 vs state

Science15%-24 vs state

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Schools Near Southlawn 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
Southlawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10075 Walden Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 655-2500	673	31	21.7	52.7%	168 (25.0%)	91 (13.5%)	351 (52.2%)	34 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	24 (3.6%)	18.7	756^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.4%		24.6	681^st of 943 public elementary schools	27.8%	75	24.7	27.2	37.8				30.0	21.3	16.3	19.1				19.0	15.1		$11,492
Landmark Academy at Reunion	Public, Charter	K-8	10566 Memphis Street	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 287-2901	758	33	22.6	27.4%	335 (44.2%)	23 (3.0%)	303 (40.0%)	41 (5.4%)	5 (0.7%)	6 (0.8%)	45 (5.9%)	45.9	478^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.7%		56.3	393^rd of 943 public elementary schools	58.3%	85	45.0	39.5	41.3	48.6	53.4	53.4	46.4	33.3	39.5	25.3	47.9	28.8	49.2	36.8	30.4	29.6	$12,740
Second Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9950 Laredo Drive	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7550	697	38	18.4	58.1%	145 (20.8%)	53 (7.6%)	404 (58.0%)	47 (6.7%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	37 (5.3%)	25.4	662^nd of 950 public elementary schools	30.3%		27.2	650^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.1%	12	36.2	26.6	31.1				31.3	34.0	22.7	28.6				28.4	15.2		$12,924
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%)	62.5	340^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.2%		59.9	368^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.0%	28	47.4	48.4	63.0				52.9	44.4	37.1	48.7				43.3	48.7		$12,210
Turnberry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13069 East 106th Place	Commerce City	80022	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-5350	742	42	17.8	51.5%	248 (33.4%)	32 (4.3%)	398 (53.6%)	39 (5.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	21 (2.8%)	16.8	779^th of 950 public elementary schools	18.0%		22.8	699^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.9%	80	19.1	22.9	25.8				22.7	25.0	23.1	23.6				23.9	13.7		$11,766
High Point Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6750 N. Dunkirk St.	Aurora	80019	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 217-5152	680	36	19.1	60.3%	73 (10.7%)	222 (32.6%)	272 (40.0%)	50 (7.4%)	6 (0.9%)	26 (3.8%)	31 (4.6%)	15.2	803^rd of 950 public elementary schools	15.5%		12.6	840^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.9%	37	16.4	16.4	30.4	25.4	26.4	27.7	23.9	18.2	21.7	11.5	12.9	11.0	15.9	14.9	23.7	20.0	$12,463
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%)	30.1	614^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.4%		22.4	705^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.2%	91	41.8	22.2	38.2				33.3	35.8	16.5	30.3				26.7	31.5		$13,467
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
Belle Creek Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	9290 East 107th Avenue	Henderson	80640	Adams County	School District 27J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 468-0160	519	8	68.1	55.3%	105 (20.2%)	15 (2.9%)	344 (66.3%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	19 (3.7%)	30.3	611^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.7%		29.6	616^th of 943 public elementary schools	34.7%	5	27.8	17.5	26.5	35.1	39.6	23.3	28.0	33.3	28.6	32.7	29.8	15.1	16.7	25.9	38.8	23.7	$12,553
Highline Academy Northeast	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	19451 East Maxwell Place	Denver	80249	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 485-5172	589	52	11.3	73.5%	60 (10.2%)	219 (37.2%)	173 (29.4%)	82 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (7.0%)	16.2	790^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.8%		14.4	815^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.6%	25	31.4	17.7	31.3				26.9	20.0	5.1	22.5				16.0	15.2		$15,253

Frequently Asked Questions about Southlawn Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Southlawn Elementary School?

Students at Southlawn Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 25% White, 14% African American, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Southlawn Elementary School in?

School District 27J

How many students attend Southlawn Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Southlawn Elementary School.

Is Southlawn Elementary School a good school?

Southlawn Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

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