There were 2,359 Black students enrolled in Adams County in the 2024-25 school year, 1.9% more than the previous year, according to the Colorado Department of Education.
Data showed that Adams County welcomed 85,090 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 2.8% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 155 schools in Adams County, High Point Academy recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 222 students.
Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.
The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.
Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.
| School name | % Black Students | Black Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School | 62.5% | 5 | 8 |
| High Point Academy | 32.6% | 222 | 680 |
| Park Lane Elementary School | 14.2% | 69 | 486 |
| Crawford Elementary School | 14.1% | 80 | 567 |
| North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology | 12.6% | 71 | 565 |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher | 12.1% | 85 | 701 |
| Clyde Miller K-8 | 9.9% | 46 | 466 |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School | 9.5% | 65 | 681 |
| New Legacy Charter School | 9.4% | 9 | 96 |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School | 8.4% | 78 | 933 |
| Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School | 8.4% | 32 | 380 |
| Altura Elementary School | 7.8% | 41 | 527 |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School | 7.8% | 35 | 448 |
| Pikes Peak Online School | 7.8% | 34 | 438 |
| Second Creek Elementary School | 7.6% | 53 | 697 |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy High School | 6.7% | 55 | 823 |
| Otho E. Stuart Middle School | 5.8% | 46 | 794 |
| SD 27J Preschool at the Brighton LRC | 5.6% | 4 | 72 |
| Central Elementary School | 5.5% | 23 | 421 |
| Prairie View High School | 5.1% | 93 | 1,809 |
| Destinations Career Academy of Colorado | 4.9% | 22 | 453 |
| North Star Elementary School | 4.7% | 15 | 320 |
| Reunion Elementary School | 4.6% | 34 | 742 |
| Prairie Creek High School | 4.5% | 1 | 22 |
| Turnberry Elementary | 4.3% | 32 | 742 |
| Skyview Elementary School | 4.3% | 14 | 326 |
| Bennett Preschool | 3.8% | 3 | 79 |
| Pathways Future Center | 3.6% | 14 | 386 |
| John W. Thimmig Elementary School | 3.4% | 18 | 531 |
| Options School | 3.4% | 38 | 1,111 |
| Thornton Middle School | 3.2% | 23 | 721 |
| Rose Hill Elementary School | 3.2% | 10 | 315 |
| The STEAD School | 3.1% | 13 | 421 |
| Shaw Heights Middle School | 3.1% | 10 | 321 |
| Preschool on Poze | 3.1% | 6 | 193 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 3% | 11 | 372 |
| Landmark Academy at Reunion | 3% | 23 | 758 |
| Belle Creek Charter School | 2.9% | 15 | 519 |
| Meadow Community School | 2.9% | 11 | 378 |
| Woodglen Elementary School | 2.9% | 11 | 383 |
| Bright Horizons Preschool | 2.8% | 1 | 36 |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School | 2.8% | 9 | 325 |
| Orchard Park Academy | 2.6% | 14 | 531 |
| Eagle Ridge Academy | 2.5% | 15 | 593 |
| Mesa Elementary School | 2.5% | 8 | 317 |
| Leroy Drive Elementary School | 2.5% | 11 | 435 |
| Vantage Point | 2.4% | 8 | 331 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 2.4% | 8 | 338 |
| 27J Online Academy | 2.4% | 8 | 336 |
| Cotton Creek Elementary School | 2.4% | 11 | 455 |
| Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy | 2.3% | 14 | 597 |
| Thornton Elementary School | 2.3% | 9 | 387 |
| Bennett Intermediate School | 2.3% | 6 | 256 |
| Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School | 2.2% | 8 | 364 |
| Elaine S. Padilla | 2.2% | 15 | 672 |
| Strasburg High School | 2.2% | 8 | 364 |
| Prairie View Middle School | 2.2% | 15 | 679 |
| Silver Hills Middle School | 2.1% | 20 | 965 |
| Innovations & Options | 2.1% | 5 | 235 |
| Kearney Middle School | 2% | 8 | 397 |
| Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts | 2% | 8 | 393 |
| Riverdale Ridge High School | 2% | 35 | 1,784 |
| Hulstrom Options K-8 School | 2% | 13 | 663 |
| North Valley School for Young Adults | 2% | 2 | 102 |
| Bennett Elementary School | 2% | 5 | 251 |
| Adams City Middle School | 2% | 6 | 296 |
| Tarver Elementary School | 1.9% | 9 | 475 |
| Stellar Elementary School | 1.9% | 8 | 418 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 1.8% | 7 | 397 |
| Coronado Hills Elementary School | 1.7% | 7 | 412 |
| Mountain Range High School | 1.7% | 30 | 1,788 |
| Adams City High School | 1.7% | 26 | 1,500 |
| Stukey Elementary School | 1.7% | 6 | 348 |
| Brantner Elementary School | 1.7% | 10 | 574 |
| West Ridge Elementary | 1.7% | 12 | 690 |
| Shadow Ridge Middle School | 1.7% | 11 | 632 |
| Harris Park Elementary School | 1.7% | 4 | 234 |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School | 1.6% | 5 | 318 |
| Rocky Top Middle School | 1.6% | 17 | 1,052 |
| North Mor Elementary School | 1.6% | 5 | 304 |
| STEM Lab | 1.6% | 12 | 740 |
| Monaco Elementary School | 1.6% | 7 | 434 |
| Hemphill Middle School | 1.6% | 4 | 250 |
| Westminster High School | 1.6% | 32 | 2,010 |
| Malley Drive Elementary School | 1.6% | 7 | 435 |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School | 1.5% | 6 | 412 |
| Academy High School | 1.5% | 6 | 399 |
| Northglenn High School | 1.5% | 27 | 1,844 |
| Thornton High School | 1.5% | 22 | 1,439 |
| Early Learning Center at Gregory Hill | 1.5% | 2 | 137 |
| Stars Early Learning Center | 1.4% | 2 | 144 |
| Henderson Elementary School | 1.4% | 5 | 357 |
| Rodger Quist Middle School | 1.4% | 12 | 855 |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School | 1.4% | 7 | 491 |
| Ricardo Flores Magon Academy | 1.4% | 4 | 292 |
| Explore Pk-8 | 1.4% | 8 | 557 |
| Bromley East Charter School | 1.4% | 17 | 1,214 |
| Century Middle School | 1.4% | 10 | 717 |
| Overland Trail Middle School | 1.4% | 8 | 581 |
| Achieve Academy | 1.4% | 5 | 370 |
| Eagleview Elementary School | 1.3% | 6 | 451 |
| Global Village Academy – Northglenn | 1.3% | 11 | 838 |
| Strasburg Elementary School | 1.3% | 7 | 544 |
| Metropolitan Arts Academy | 1.3% | 4 | 302 |
| Horizon High School | 1.3% | 25 | 1,966 |
| Westview Elementary School | 1.2% | 5 | 402 |
| Adventure Elementary | 1.2% | 5 | 429 |
| Bennett High School | 1.2% | 5 | 431 |
| Clayton Partnership School | 1.2% | 5 | 430 |
| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy | 1.2% | 5 | 425 |
| Brighton High School | 1.2% | 20 | 1,733 |
| Mary E. Pennock Elementary School | 1.2% | 7 | 592 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 1.1% | 5 | 470 |
| Global Primary Academy | 1.1% | 3 | 272 |
| Silver Creek Elementary | 1.1% | 6 | 538 |
| Bennett Middle School | 1.1% | 3 | 281 |
| New America School – Thornton | 1.1% | 2 | 190 |
| Academy of Charter Schools | 1% | 18 | 1,887 |
| Stargate Charter School | 1% | 16 | 1,572 |
| Northglenn Middle School | 1% | 7 | 672 |
| The Pinnacle Charter School | 1% | 19 | 1,905 |
| The Studio School | 0.9% | 2 | 215 |
| Crown Pointe Charter Academy | 0.9% | 4 | 461 |
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School | 0.9% | 4 | 465 |
| South Elementary School | 0.9% | 3 | 337 |
| Southeast Elementary School | 0.9% | 5 | 527 |
| Vikan Middle School | 0.9% | 5 | 528 |
| Trailside Academy | 0.8% | 4 | 492 |
| Global Leadership Academy | 0.8% | 3 | 400 |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 378 |
| McElwain Elementary School | 0.8% | 3 | 361 |
| STEM Launch | 0.7% | 5 | 677 |
| Westgate Community School | 0.7% | 4 | 540 |
| Federal Heights Elementary School | 0.7% | 3 | 430 |
| York International | 0.6% | 5 | 776 |
| Hidden Lake High School | 0.6% | 2 | 340 |
| Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School | 0.6% | 1 | 166 |
| John E. Flynn A. Marzano Academy | 0.6% | 2 | 354 |
| Community Leadership Academy | 0.6% | 2 | 316 |
| Lester R. Arnold High School | 0.5% | 1 | 184 |
| Colorado STEM Academy | 0.5% | 2 | 415 |
| Foundations Academy | 0.5% | 4 | 763 |
| Alsup Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 492 |
| Kemp Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 517 |
| Westminster Academy for International Studies | 0.4% | 1 | 258 |
| Dupont Elementary School | 0.4% | 2 | 488 |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary School | 0.2% | 1 | 449 |
