Explore Pk-8 School in Thornton CO

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Compare Details Explore Pk-8 ranks worse than 69.3% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Mapleton School District No. 1! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.97. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.1%), White (23.2%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Explore Pk-8 is 21.3. 5 elementary schools in the Mapleton School District No. 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Explore Pk-8 employs 24.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Explore Pk-8 is $10,651. 5 elementary schools in the Mapleton School District No. 1 spend more per student.

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Explore Pk-8:

SchoolDigger ranks Explore Pk-8 492^nd of 710 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Explore Pk-8 in the ranking list.)

Mapleton School District No. 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Mapleton School District No. 1 74^th of 78 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Explore Pk-8

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2006	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2007	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2008	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2009	15.44	751^st	872	13.9%
2010	14.78	801^st	925	13.4%
2011	21.44	753^rd	935	19.5%
2012	24.24	738^th	935	21.1%
2013	17.30	802^nd	954	15.9%
2014	14.35	847^th	962	12.0%
2015	24.76	693^rd	938	26.1%
2016	17.78	758^th	914	17.1%
2017	18.07	760^th	929	18.2%
2018	15.26	786^th	917	14.3%
2019	26.90	696^th	965	27.9%
2021	33.97	492^nd	710	30.7%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Explore Pk-8

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2007	110	6	4	164	5	n/a	n/a	289
2008	133	8	2	173	2	n/a	n/a	318
2009	172	6	3	147	0	n/a	n/a	328
2010	177	2	1	158	1	n/a	n/a	339
2011	126	8	2	210	2	4	8	360
2012	127	7	2	204	2	2	6	350
2013	137	7	4	223	2	0	7	380
2014	145	9	5	253	5	2	6	425
2015	121	8	8	265	6	0	4	412
2016	138	8	6	261	6	3	4	426
2017	120	8	6	263	7	4	11	419
2018	108	7	6	276	6	4	15	422
2019	112	6	4	274	5	4	13	418
2020	116	6	4	280	3	3	13	425
2021	121	8	6	365	3	3	15	521

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Explore Pk-8

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	289	12.5	23.1	48.1
2008	318	15.7	20.3	60.4
2009	328	15.0	21.9	56.4
2010	339	15.6	21.6	64.3
2011	360	16.5	21.8	67.8
2012	350	17.6	19.8	70.6
2013	380	18.1	20.9	75.8
2014	425	21.5	19.7	73.9
2015	412	21.0	19.6	65.5
2016	426	23.0	18.5	61
2017	419	22.6	18.5	66.1
2018	422	20.0	21.1	66.1
2019	418	23.0	18.1	61
2020	425	20.6	20.5	60.7
2021	521	24.4	21.3	58

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Explore Pk-8

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2007	289	12.5	23.1	48.1
2008	318	15.7	20.3	60.4
2009	328	15.0	21.9	56.4
2010	339	15.6	21.6	64.3
2011	360	16.5	21.8	67.8
2012	350	17.6	19.8	70.6
2013	380	18.1	20.9	75.8
2014	425	21.5	19.7	73.9
2015	412	21.0	19.6	65.5
2016	426	23.0	18.5	61
2017	419	22.6	18.5	66.1
2018	422	20.0	21.1	66.1
2019	418	23.0	18.1	61
2020	425	20.6	20.5	60.7
2021	521	24.4	21.3	58

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Explore Pk-8

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$258 (2.4%)	$10,393 (97.6%)	$10,651

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Explore Pk-8

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 696^th of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 492^nd of 710 Elementary schools	2.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Explore Pk-8)	52.3	27.3	25%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Mapleton School District No. 1)	28.1	14.9	13.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	41.3	39.1	2.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Explore Pk-8)	31	52.5	21.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Mapleton School District No. 1)	27.5	28.4	0.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48.4	47.2	1.2%
6th Grade Math (Explore Pk-8)	11.4	11.1	0.3%
6th Grade Math (Mapleton School District No. 1)	16.5	13.6	2.9%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	24.1	5.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	418	521	24.6%
African American	6	8	33.3%
American Indian	5	3	40%
Asian	4	6	50%
Hispanic	274	365	33.2%
Pacific Islander	4	3	25%
Two or More Races	13	15	15.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	61%	58%	3%

High:	Academy High School
	Global Leadership Academy
	Mapleton Early College High School
	Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts

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