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Southeast Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1595 Southern Street, Brighton, CO 80601 · (303) 866-2650 · Part of School District 27J

Brighton’s School Grade B− better than 51% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
527
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
74%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Southeast Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Brighton kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Brighton kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Southeast Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1595 Southern Street, Brighton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K55
Kindergarten79
Grade 178
Grade 284
Grade 383
Grade 482
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
498’20
513’21
526’22
512’23
527’24

Up 5.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 76%White 20%Two or more races 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Southeast Elementary School from Brighton families.

Other schools in School District 27J

The district →
Bromley East Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brighton
C+
1,214 students29:1
Reunion Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
B
742 students19:1
Turnberry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
C
742 students18:1
Second Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
C−
697 students18:1
West Ridge Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
B
690 students17:1
Southlawn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Commerce City
673 students22:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Brighton’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.