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Welby Community School Of The Arts

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
1200 E 78 Th Ave
Denver, CO 80229
Phone
(303) 853-1700
District
Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St
County
ADAMS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
319
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.3% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Welby Community School Of The Arts Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
42%
18%
42%
25%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
40%
43%
42%
47%
37%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 15 10 5 0
17
18
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 62 19.4%
Kindergarten 34 10.7%
Grade 1 43 13.5%
Grade 2 29 9.1%
Grade 3 43 13.5%
Grade 4 39 12.2%
Grade 5 42 13.2%
Grade 6 27 8.5%
Total 319 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 19.7% 13.9% 52.8%
Black 0.0% 1.0% 4.9%
Hispanic 78.0% 81.9% 37.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.9% 2.8% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.5% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 77.4% 75.5% 44.2%
Free lunch eligible 67.7% 62.3% 38.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 9.7% 13.2% 5.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 34,775 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 2,909.6 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.5% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.4% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 42.7% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.8% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,437 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 7.5% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.8% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 27.1% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.0% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 23.1% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.4% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.3% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.3% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 5.3% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,629 $60,544,000 41.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $853 $5,982,000 4.1%
Staff $964 $6,766,000 4.7%
General Administration $864 $6,061,000 4.2%
School Administration $1,007 $7,063,000 4.9%
Operation $2,050 $14,381,000 9.9%
Transportation $441 $3,092,000 2.1%
Other $1,628 $11,420,000 7.9%
Total Support $7,806 $54,765,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,218 $29,591,000 20.4%
Total Expenditures $20,653 $144,900,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,295 $6,314,971,000 43.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $982 $850,487,000 5.8%
Staff $763 $660,846,000 4.5%
General Administration $255 $220,670,000 1.5%
School Administration $1,021 $883,486,000 6.0%
Operation $1,308 $1,132,259,000 7.7%
Transportation $386 $334,413,000 2.3%
Other $1,045 $904,664,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,761 $4,986,825,000 34.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,829 $3,314,493,000 22.7%
Total Expenditures $16,885 $14,616,289,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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