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The mission of Joe Shoemaker School is to ensure that all children achieve academic and personal excellence, experience joy in learning and use their individual and collective talents and passions to become effective learners and ethical citizens who contribute to a better world.Shoemaker's vision is to provide a true Colorado...
| Metric | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Students feel a sense of belonging | 82.0% |
| Students feel engaged in learning and activities | 72.9% |
| Students feel safe and healthy | 81.3% |
| Students feel they have choice and agency | 76.4% |
| Metric | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Parents feel involved in school decisions | 84.7% |
| Parents feel welcomed by their school | 94.9% |
| Parents have positive interactions with teachers | 95.9% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 22.1% | 18.4% | -3.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | 8.6% | 7.9% | -0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20.0% | 11.4% | -8.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | 36.4% | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 14.3% | 11.1% | -3.2% |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 45.2% | 25.5% | -19.7% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 14.9% | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | 8.8% | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5.6% | 7.4% | +1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | 36.0% | 33.3% | -2.7% |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 9.8% | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 28.6% | 13.1% | -15.5% |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 41.0 | 39.0 | -2.0 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | NA | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | NA | NA | NA |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | NA | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 38.0 | 37.5 | -0.5 |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | NA | NA | NA |
| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 40.0 | 55.5 | +15.5 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | NA | NA | NA |
| Asian | NA | NA | NA |
| Black or African American | NA | NA | NA |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34.5 | 57.5 | +23.0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races | NA | NA | NA |
| White | NA | NA | NA |
| Economically Disadvantaged | 37.0 | 55.0 | +18.0 |
| Not Economically Disadvantaged | 47.0 | 59.0 | +12.0 |
| Metric | In School Suspensions | Out of School Suspensions | Referrals to Law Enforcement |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Students | 6.4% | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Asian | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Black or African American | 2.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Two or More Races | 16.7% | 12.5% | 0.0% |
| White | 6.8% | 6.8% | 0.0% |
| Metric | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Average Daily Attendance | 86.1% |
| Truancy Rate | 9.1% |
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,...
Low Student Attendance/High Chronic Absenteeism
3-5 CMAS ELA and Math Growth
READ Act