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McElwain Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1020 Dawson Drive, Thornton, CO 80229 · (720) 972-5500 · Part of Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Welby’s School Grade B better than 59% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
361
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
90%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about McElwain Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 26 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Welby kids: Monterey Community School

On the path

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

K–5McElwain Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Monterey Community Schoolin Denver

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency5%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1020 Dawson Drive, Thornton

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten56
Grade 158
Grade 262
Grade 361
Grade 454
Grade 570
Enrollment over time
371’20
362’21
369’22
358’23
361’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 51%Asian 31%White 13%Two or more races 4%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about McElwain Elementary School from Welby families.

Other schools in Adams 12 Five Star Schools

The district →
STEM Lab
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Northglenn
A−
740 students18:1
Thunder Vista P-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A
725 students16:1
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B
517 students16:1
Hunters Glen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
C+
491 students18:1
Tarver Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Thornton
C+
475 students21:1
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
465 students18:1

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; Welby’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.