📍 10310 York St, Thornton, Adams County, 80229
Explore Pk-8 is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Thornton, Adams County. The school has 556 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
Explore Pk-8 enrolls 556 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 366 | 66% |
| White | 133 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 4.7% |
| Asian | 20 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 556 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Explore Pk-8 is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Explore Pk-8 is one of 20 schools in Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St, based in DENVER, Colorado. The district serves 7,095 students district-wide and employs 403 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 556 students, Explore Pk-8 is larger than the district average of about 355 students per school.
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