The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in English language arts. The lowest is 11% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Monterey Community School
Monterey Community School serves kindergarten through eighth grade as a regular public school in the Mapleton School District, sitting within the Denver city limits but in Adams County. The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly Hispanic, with white students as the next largest group and small numbers of students who are Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native, or of two or more races. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a context of concentrated economic need. The school is not a charter or magnet school.
Academically, state assessment results from Colorado Measures of Academic Success show that overall proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades fall below the midpoint when compared with other districts in Adams County. In math, roughly one in nine students scored at the proficient or above level. In English language arts, about one in five students reached that bar. Science results are reported separately by grade level; at fifth grade, about one in six students were proficient, while at eighth grade the share was roughly one in fifteen. These are low attainment figures for a school serving elementary and middle grades, and a parent may want to ask the school about its supports for students who are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks.
Participation rates on the state tests were in the high eighties and low eighties across subjects, which is a reasonable turnout but not universal. The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report.
The school’s enrollment of roughly several hundred students is spread fairly evenly across grades, with a slight uptick in the upper elementary and middle school years. The school does not report data for students with individualized education programs or English learners, which is a notable gap in understanding the full range of student needs and supports.
Monterey Community School is located in a northern Denver neighborhood, within a major consolidated city-county that functions as the commercial, industrial, and transportation hub of the Rocky Mountain region. Denver’s economy spans telecommunications, aerospace, software, financial services, health care, and tourism, and it hosts the headquarters of a number of large firms. The city has experienced sustained population growth over recent decades, with its metropolitan area spreading into the foothills and across the high plains. Housing values in the immediate school area run below the state median, and rents have seen a slight decline year over year. The area is part of a ring of suburban communities that grew rapidly after World War II, now forming a nearly continuous built-up corridor along the Front Range.
The Mapleton district shows no specific recently reported changes such as bond measures, mill levy overrides, curriculum shifts, or school closures that would shape a family’s immediate decision. A parent considering this school should weigh the low proficiency results against the support systems the school can describe in conversation, particularly given the high share of students from lower-income households. The school’s setting in a large, growing metro area offers access to the cultural, employment, and transportation resources of Denver, including its parks, museums, airport, and downtown institutions.
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