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Mary E Pennock Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

3707 Estrella Street, Brighton, CO 80601 · (720) 685-7500 · Part of School District 27J

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

Directions
Students
592
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
60%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mary E Pennock Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 38% of Colorado’s public schools
  • 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–5Mary E Pennock Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
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 ↗

3707 Estrella Street, Brighton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K53
Kindergarten67
Grade 191
Grade 292
Grade 389
Grade 4109
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
633’20
642’21
620’22
619’23
592’24

Down 6.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 59%White 35%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Mary E Pennock 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.