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Metropolitan Arts Academy

Public PK, KG-8

 2341 Sherrelwood Drive
       Denver, CO  80221-4666

(303) 428-1884

District: Westminster Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
836th of 921 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,006 Help


Students who attend Metropolitan Arts Academy usually attend:

Middle:    Iver C. Ranum Middle School
High:    Westminster High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.9 Help
Number of students:  344

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
79.1%
White:
12.5%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  80.5% Help


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Compare Details Metropolitan Arts Academy ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 10th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Westminster Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.7. (See more...)
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Compare Details Metropolitan Arts Academy ranks worse than 83.9% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.51. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.1%), White (12.5%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 80.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Metropolitan Arts Academy is 14.9, which is the 3rd best among 11 elementary schools in the Westminster Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Metropolitan Arts Academy is $12,006. 11 elementary schools in the Westminster Public Schools District spend more per student.
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Schooldigger Rankings:

Metropolitan Arts Academy was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Metropolitan Arts Academy 376th of 448 Colorado public middle schools. (See Metropolitan Arts Academy in the ranking list.)

Westminster Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Westminster Public Schools 90th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Metropolitan Arts Academy

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Metropolitan Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.19 675th 808 16.5%
2005 17.81 698th 823 15.2%
2006 11.51 736th 829 11.2%
2007 9.14 785th 852 7.9%
2008 9.45 776th 849 8.6%
2009 19.11 722nd 872 17.2%
2010 14.04 809th 925 12.5%
2011 17.27 796th 935 14.9%
2012 5.80 906th 935 3.1%
2013 9.85 872nd 954 8.6%
2014 13.27 857th 962 10.9%
2015 11.34 877th 938 6.5%
2016 6.87 903rd 914 1.2%
2017 7.19 917th 929 1.3%
2018 9.07 881st 917 3.9%
2019 14.72 842nd 965 12.7%
2022 12.70 836th 921 9.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Metropolitan Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 16.35 658th 758 13.2%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Metropolitan Arts Academy

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.16 725th 764 5.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Metropolitan Arts Academy

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.51 376th 448 16.1%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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by a student
Monday, March 16, 2009

Open Quote I attended school there a long time ago and the memories they left with me were horrible. There was this one teacher name Mrs. Bereans, she was really harsh and mean especially toward me for some reason. I would apologize to her and she would reply, "Sorry doesn't cut it!". It was so horrible. Not only that but when I couldn't pay for my lunch, they gave me a choice of eating crackers and chesse or nothing at all. That's not right because at the time I was just 7 yrs-old. How can someone do that to a child? My advise would be to just find a better school. This school is not a school for childern. This school is full of people who just want to boss and make a child's self-esteem lower. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Metropolitan Arts Academy

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 194 5 26 74 5 n/a n/a 0 304
1989 252 1 26 78 1 n/a n/a 0 358
1990 266 3 23 86 2 n/a n/a 0 380
1991 271 2 26 90 1 n/a n/a 0 390
1992 269 1 26 104 2 n/a n/a 0 402
1993 282 3 24 124 4 n/a n/a 0 437
1994 221 1 30 150 7 n/a n/a 0 409
1995 210 5 30 141 5 n/a n/a 0 391
1996 210 5 30 141 5 n/a n/a 0 391
1997 186 5 28 141 4 n/a n/a 0 364
1998 163 7 41 152 3 n/a n/a 0 366
1999 158 5 40 169 5 n/a n/a 0 377
2000 142 5 39 154 3 n/a n/a 0 343
2001 115 9 34 161 5 n/a n/a 0 324
2002 90 15 29 216 2 n/a n/a 0 352
2003 90 15 29 216 2 n/a n/a 0 352
2004 88 11 19 261 2 n/a n/a 0 381
2005 85 7 20 293 3 n/a n/a 0 408
2006 71 6 15 307 4 n/a n/a 0 403
2007 46 7 13 335 7 n/a n/a 0 408
2008 43 10 20 344 8 n/a n/a 0 425
2009 56 7 14 329 8 n/a n/a 0 414
2010 57 13 14 339 7 n/a n/a 0 430
2011 51 4 13 328 5 0 9 0 410
2012 50 0 9 344 4 0 11 0 418
2013 43 0 11 316 4 0 7 0 381
2014 43 1 11 294 3 0 8 0 360
2015 39 4 8 278 1 0 8 0 338
2016 41 4 14 282 3 0 6 0 350
2017 40 4 10 279 3 0 4 0 340
2018 34 4 9 262 4 0 4 0 317
2019 46 5 8 241 2 3 6 0 311
2020 46 5 9 261 2 2 7 0 332
2021 56 7 7 244 0 5 9 0 328
2022 43 7 5 272 2 5 10 0 344

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

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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 Metropolitan Arts Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 304 16.3 18.6 n/a
1989 358 16.2 22.0 15.6
1990 380 19.3 19.6 10.5
1991 390 19.2 20.3 13.3
1992 402 18.2 22.0 16.7
1993 437 18.5 23.6 20.1
1994 409 18.1 22.6 23.7
1995 391 18.7 20.9 29.2
1996 391 18.7 20.9 29.2
1997 364 18.0 20.2 26.4
1998 366 18.8 19.5 32
1999 377 19.0 19.8 30.2
2000 343 19.7 17.4 46.6
2001 324 19.5 16.6 46.9
2002 352 20.2 17.4 59.9
2003 352 20.2 17.4 59.9
2004 381 21.6 17.6 66.1
2005 408 23.1 17.7 75.7
2006 403 24.8 16.3 79.9
2007 408 23.7 17.2 83.6
2008 425 22.7 18.7 82.4
2009 414 23.8 17.4 76.3
2010 430 25.8 16.6 83.5
2011 410 25.8 15.8 83.9
2012 418 22.5 18.5 88
2013 381 22.5 16.9 86.4
2014 360 21.5 16.7 87.5
2015 338 21.0 16.0 83.7
2016 350 19.0 18.4 83.4
2017 340 18.1 18.7 83.2
2018 317 19.0 16.6 85.2
2019 311 18.1 17.1 79.7
2020 332 21.3 15.5 82.8
2021 328 22.1 14.7 81.1
2022 344 23.0 14.9 80.5

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Metropolitan Arts Academy

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 304 16.3 18.6 n/a
1989 358 16.2 22.0 15.6
1990 380 19.3 19.6 10.5
1991 390 19.2 20.3 13.3
1992 402 18.2 22.0 16.7
1993 437 18.5 23.6 20.1
1994 409 18.1 22.6 23.7
1995 391 18.7 20.9 29.2
1996 391 18.7 20.9 29.2
1997 364 18.0 20.2 26.4
1998 366 18.8 19.5 32
1999 377 19.0 19.8 30.2
2000 343 19.7 17.4 46.6
2001 324 19.5 16.6 46.9
2002 352 20.2 17.4 59.9
2003 352 20.2 17.4 59.9
2004 381 21.6 17.6 66.1
2005 408 23.1 17.7 75.7
2006 403 24.8 16.3 79.9
2007 408 23.7 17.2 83.6
2008 425 22.7 18.7 82.4
2009 414 23.8 17.4 76.3
2010 430 25.8 16.6 83.5
2011 410 25.8 15.8 83.9
2012 418 22.5 18.5 88
2013 381 22.5 16.9 86.4
2014 360 21.5 16.7 87.5
2015 338 21.0 16.0 83.7
2016 350 19.0 18.4 83.4
2017 340 18.1 18.7 83.2
2018 317 19.0 16.6 85.2
2019 311 18.1 17.1 79.7
2020 332 21.3 15.5 82.8
2021 328 22.1 14.7 81.1
2022 344 23.0 14.9 80.5

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Metropolitan Arts Academy

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $864 (7.2%) $11,142 (92.8%) $12,006

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Metropolitan Arts Academy

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 (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
Ranks 842nd of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 836th of 921 Elementary schools
 3.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Metropolitan Arts Academy)22.610.3
 12.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)21.723.1
 1.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.340.7
 0.6%
3rd Grade Math (Metropolitan Arts Academy)31.57.7
 23.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Westminster Public Schools)27.821.7
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4139.4
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Metropolitan Arts Academy)20.926.1
 5.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)26.922.9
 4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4844.1
 3.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Metropolitan Arts Academy)23.723.3
 0.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)29.123.2
 5.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.445.4
 3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Metropolitan Arts Academy)22.622.6
   All Grades English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)26.723.9
 2.8%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.2
 2.6%
All Grades Math (Metropolitan Arts Academy)21.47.2
 14.2%
   All Grades Math (Westminster Public Schools)16.413.7
 2.7%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.731.5
 3.2%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)		 Change (%)
Total Students311328
 5.5%
African American57
 40%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian87
 12.5%
Hispanic241244
 1.2%
Pacific Islander35
 66.7%
White4656
 21.7%
Two or More Races69
 50%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.7%81.1%
 1.4%



Frequently Asked Questions about Metropolitan Arts Academy

Students at Metropolitan Arts Academy are 79% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

Metropolitan Arts Academy ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

In the 2021-22 school year, 344 students attended Metropolitan Arts Academy.

Students who attend Metropolitan Arts Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Iver C. Ranum Middle School
High : Westminster High School


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