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James Madison STEAM Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-8

891^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

James Madison STEAM Academy is a large PK-7 campus in Greeley School District No. 6 serving roughly 768 students, with about 85% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch. The school is currently ranked 888th out of 943 Colorado schools for 2025-26, placing it in the 6th percentile with a zero-star rating — a significant fall from three years earlier when it ranked in the 24th percentile. Chronic absenteeism is 34.8%, well above the state rate of 28.4%, and the student-teacher ratio has risen to 19.6.

Academically, only 18.5% of students are proficient in ELA and 10.7% in math, compared to state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. Math scores have declined for three straight years, from 16.5% in 2022-23 to 10.7% now, and ELA has followed a similar downward path. The school's effectiveness ratings for male students are at the 1st percentile statewide — among the very worst in Colorado — and Hispanic students' effectiveness has dropped from the 23rd percentile to the 4th percentile in just two years. These are urgent concerns for any parent considering this school.

Compared with nearby schools, the school's math results are especially weak. Maplewood Elementary School, with similar poverty levels (87.3% FRL), posts a 9.5% math proficiency rate, while Martinez Elementary School (80% FRL) achieves 22.2% math proficiency. The contrast with S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy is striking: that similar STEM-themed school posts 51.9% ELA and 44.3% math proficiency with lower poverty and absenteeism. One bright note: the school's 8th-grade results, which appear in its data, show ELA proficiency at 31.7% and science at 23.8% — both above district averages. That suggests pockets of strength even as the school overall faces serious challenges in core subjects and student attendance.

768

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,978

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 24th Avenue
Greeley, CO 80634-2617

(970) 348-1700

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6

Students who attend James Madison STEAM Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin Middle School
High:	Northridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

White:

12.5%

Asian:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (15% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school15%

District avg24%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

891^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 11% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

405^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 15%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 19Elementary Schools in the GreeleySchool District No. 6

97^th of 114GreeleySchool District No. 6 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	9.6	891 of 946	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	911 of 950	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	867 of 943	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	711 of 933	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	720 of 921	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	591 of 710	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	867 of 965	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	759 of 917	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	838 of 929	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	810 of 914	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	857 of 938	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	869 of 962	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.7	894 of 954	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	831 of 935	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.3	827 of 935	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	804 of 925	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	797 of 872	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	775 of 849	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.5	701 of 852	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	703 of 829	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.8	728 of 823	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.4	672 of 808	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.1	657 of 695	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	647 of 694	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	637 of 684	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	472 of 642	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	544 of 595	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	338 of 351	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	718 of 758	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	627 of 690	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	242 of 251	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.0	226 of 247	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	187 of 242	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	140 of 197	28.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	95 of 153	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	693 of 697	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	694 of 700	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	625 of 683	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	556 of 649	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	500 of 594	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	336 of 352	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	702 of 764	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	627 of 693	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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

Female (2026)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science21%-15 vs state

English Language Arts18%-26 vs state

Math11%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 29, 2012

The teachers and staff go the extra mile to ensure that every child had a chance to learn and succeed in life and education. The problem in Weld County is the parents. Many students go home to an empty house with no parents as well as a household of non English speaking parents. How are children to get enrichment from home when the parents do not speak English? Do not fault the children and teachers. Successful education MUST continue at home in order for any school district, student and teacher to succeed. The city has free classes to teach English every week. I do not think learning English is a must, but in order for parents to help their students it is necessary. Close Quote

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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
James Madison STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	500 24th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1700	768	39	19.6	85.0%	96 (12.5%)	19 (2.5%)	592 (77.1%)	34 (4.4%)	3 (0.4%)	14 (1.8%)	10 (1.3%)	9.6	891^st of 946 public elementary schools	5.8%		8.6	911^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.1%	20	10.2	19.6	23.6	9.2	20.9	31.7	18.5	699.0	707.0	13.9	9.2	11.6	23.8	10.7	18.1	23.8	$15,978
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 21st Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3800	544	31	17.6	87.3%	97 (17.8%)	44 (8.1%)	349 (64.2%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	7.6	917^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.1%		7.2	927^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.4%	10	20.2	18.0	13.3				17.5	13.1	8.0	6.7				9.5	8.0		$17,262
Martinez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	341 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1800	469	30	15.6	80.4%	23 (4.9%)	9 (1.9%)	414 (88.3%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	17.4	784^th of 946 public elementary schools	17.1%		13.4	831^st of 950 public elementary schools	12.5%	47	18.4	22.4	32.8				24.2	25.0	19.4	21.9				22.2	21.9		$17,600
Scott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 13th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-2200	566	29	19.3	79.2%	103 (18.2%)	20 (3.5%)	387 (68.4%)	42 (7.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	10.4	883^rd of 946 public elementary schools	6.7%		10.8	871^st of 950 public elementary schools	8.3%	12	19.2	16.9	25.6				20.4	19.7	12.2	15.2				15.5	8.9		$15,856
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation	Public	K-8	1424 13th Ave	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-6000	124	2	77.5	43.5%	65 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (39.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)								(n/a)							30.2							18.8			$20,764
Shawsheen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4020 West 7th Street	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-2300	405	25	16.2	76.0%	87 (21.5%)	14 (3.5%)	266 (65.7%)	25 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	10 (2.5%)	8.2	912^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.6%		8.1	919^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.3%	7	6.8	15.2	32.6				16.7	10.0	9.1	14.6				10.8	9.8		$17,441
Meeker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2221 28th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2000	475	28	17.2	72.6%	139 (29.3%)	2 (0.4%)	307 (64.6%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	18.8	763^rd of 946 public elementary schools	19.3%		18.6	759^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.1%	4	34.0	22.2	40.4				31.3	29.8	11.1	14.0				17.0	15.5		$17,517
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2002 25th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1500	508	30	17.0	83.3%	89 (17.5%)	32 (6.3%)	280 (55.1%)	92 (18.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	11.9	860^th of 946 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.8	844^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.2%	16	8.1	22.9	19.7				17.1	8.1	26.5	16.9				17.5	15.7		$16,085
S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy	Public	K-8	600 51st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1900	932	49	18.9	52.0%	407 (43.7%)	11 (1.2%)	461 (49.5%)	19 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	31 (3.3%)	61.2	345^th of 946 public elementary schools	63.5%		67.6	294^th of 950 public elementary schools	69.1%	51	44.1	57.0	62.6	42.6	57.1	47.1	51.9	52.4	60.0	42.4	34.0	35.1	40.0	44.3	29.3	27.9	$16,332
Monfort Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 47th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2100	373	21	17.4	68.9%	122 (32.7%)	18 (4.8%)	213 (57.1%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	14.6	820^th of 946 public elementary schools	13.3%		14.7	813^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.4%	7	5.8	22.2	42.5				21.9	9.6	19.0	20.0				16.1	20.0		$18,419

Frequently Asked Questions about James Madison STEAM Academy

Is James Madison STEAM Academy a good school?

James Madison STEAM Academy ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is James Madison STEAM Academy in?

GreeleySchool District No. 6

What schools do graduates of James Madison STEAM Academy attend?

Students who attend James Madison STEAM Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Franklin Middle School
High : Northridge High School

How many students attend James Madison STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 768 students attended James Madison STEAM Academy.

What is the racial makeup of James Madison STEAM Academy?

Students at James Madison STEAM Academy are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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