The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in English language arts. The lowest is 13% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Mor Elementary School
North Mor Elementary School is a regular public school in Northglenn, part of the Adams 12 Five Star School District. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is not a charter school; no magnet or Title I status was reported. It sits within a master-planned suburb that was built around the idea of accessible schools and neighborhoods, and it remains a largely built-out, moderately dense community. Many original residents still live there, and the city’s population has grown modestly over the past several years.
The student body is diverse in a specific way. A substantial share of students are of Hispanic background, with smaller shares of white students and Asian students, and very small shares of Black students and students of two or more races. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a marker that a high proportion of families are managing on relatively low household incomes. The overall enrollment is small for a school serving this grade band, giving the school a scale where staff and families may know each other well.
On the state’s academic assessments, North Mor’s results are below the midpoint among districts in Adams County. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring at proficient or above is in the teens and low twenties, respectively. Science results at the fifth-grade level are in a similar range. These numbers indicate that a majority of students are not yet meeting grade-level benchmarks on the Colorado Measures of Academic Success, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the specific instructional supports and interventions in place. Participation rates on the tests were strong, meaning the results reflect nearly all enrolled students.
Because the school ends at fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available in the dataset. Information about discipline, staffing levels, advanced course access, and special education or English learner counts was also not present in the data reviewed. Those are meaningful gaps for a parent trying to size up the full picture of student support and school climate, and it would be reasonable to ask the school directly about class sizes, intervention programs, and how it serves students who need extra help.
The housing market in the zip code tied to the school shows a home value that is below the state benchmark, and rents that are a meaningful share of a typical household’s income. The area is connected by a regional rail line that runs directly to downtown Denver, and the city has an extensive network of off-street walking and biking paths. Commute times suggest many residents work elsewhere in the metro area. The school itself sits in a residential part of town, near shopping and parks, consistent with the planned community’s original design.
No recent district-level changes at Adams 12 Five Star Schools were reported in available materials, so there is no major policy shift or boundary change to factor in.
North Mor Elementary serves a community with real economic pressures and academic challenges that show up in the state test results. Its size and its place in a mature, connected suburb mean it offers an intimate school environment within an established neighborhood. A family considering this school will want to learn how the school addresses the gap between current performance and grade-level expectations, and what specific academic and enrichment programs are available for elementary-age students.
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