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Colfax Elementary School provides all students with a rigorous academic experience while fostering a positive student culture of high expectations and support. Since 1887, Colfax has been and continues to be an excellent neighborhood elementary school option for your child. We are a Green Rated school and in 2024 were...
| Metric | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Students feel a sense of belonging | 85.3% |
| Students feel engaged in learning and activities | 68.7% |
| Students feel safe and healthy | 86.2% |
| Students feel they have choice and agency | 73.6% |
| Metric | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Parents feel involved in school decisions | 84.7% |
| Parents feel welcomed by their school | 96.8% |
| Parents have positive interactions with teachers | 98.3% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 19.7% | 28.4% | +8.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | NA | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15.6% | 24.5% | +8.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | NA | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | NA | 26.8% | NA |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | NA | 33.3% | NA |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 20.0% | 16.2% | -3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | NA | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17.0% | 12.5% | -4.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | NA | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | NA | 13.7% | NA |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | NA | 21.9% | NA |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 58.5 | 53.0 | -5.5 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | NA | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | 62.0 | NA | NA |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | NA | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 55.0 | 52.0 | -3.0 |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | NA | NA | NA |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 56.0 | 54.0 | -2.0 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | NA | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51.0 | 52.0 | +1.0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | NA | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 56.0 | 50.0 | -6.0 |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | NA | NA | NA |
| Metric | In School Suspensions | Out of School Suspensions | Referrals to Law Enforcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Black or African American | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| White | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Metric | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Average Daily Attendance | 89.2% |
| Truancy Rate | 8.9% |
Unified Improvement Planning was introduced in 2009 to streamline improvement planning components of state and federal accountability requirements. Based on the Colorado Achievement Plan for Kids (SB212-08), the primary purpose of improvement planning is to align efforts to: Ensure all students exit the K-12 education system ready for post-secondary education,...
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