There were 51,439 Hispanic or Latino students enrolled in Adams County in the 2024-25 school year, 1.8% 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, Hispanic or Latino students comprised 60.5% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 155 schools in Adams County, The Pinnacle Charter School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic or Latino students in the 2024-25 school year, with a total of 1,669 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.
Ethnicities in Adams County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Adams County Schools During 2024-25 School Year
| School name | % Hispanic or Latino Students | Hispanic or Latino Student Enrollment | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Flores Magon Academy | 94.9% | 277 | 292 |
| Global Leadership Academy | 94.8% | 379 | 400 |
| Community Leadership Academy | 94.3% | 298 | 316 |
| Global Intermediate Academy | 93.6% | 324 | 346 |
| Kemp Elementary School | 93.4% | 483 | 517 |
| Victory Preparatory Academy High State Charter School | 93.2% | 110 | 118 |
| New America School – Thornton | 92.1% | 175 | 190 |
| Victory Preparatory Academy Middle State Charter School | 91.6% | 152 | 166 |
| Dupont Elementary School | 91.4% | 446 | 488 |
| Federal Heights Elementary School | 91.4% | 393 | 430 |
| Adams City High School | 91% | 1,365 | 1,500 |
| Mildred L. Sanville Preschool | 90.9% | 30 | 33 |
| Global Primary Academy | 89.3% | 243 | 272 |
| Colorado Sports Leadership Academy | 88.9% | 378 | 425 |
| Mapleton Early College High School | 88.6% | 271 | 306 |
| Adventure Elementary | 88.6% | 380 | 429 |
| Central Elementary School | 88.1% | 371 | 421 |
| Kearney Middle School | 87.9% | 349 | 397 |
| The Pinnacle Charter School | 87.6% | 1,669 | 1,905 |
| Adams City Middle School | 87.5% | 259 | 296 |
| Clayton Partnership School | 87.2% | 375 | 430 |
| South Elementary School | 86.9% | 293 | 337 |
| Rose Hill Elementary School | 86.7% | 273 | 315 |
| Lester R. Arnold High School | 86.4% | 159 | 184 |
| Monaco Elementary School | 86.2% | 374 | 434 |
| Alsup Elementary School | 86% | 423 | 492 |
| Academy High School | 86% | 343 | 399 |
| Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy | 85.6% | 511 | 597 |
| York International | 85.4% | 663 | 776 |
| North Valley School for Young Adults | 85.3% | 87 | 102 |
| Hidden Lake High School | 85% | 289 | 340 |
| Early Learning Center at Gregory Hill | 84.7% | 116 | 137 |
| Coronado Hills Elementary School | 84.7% | 349 | 412 |
| Sunset Ridge Elementary School | 84.6% | 380 | 449 |
| Fairview Elementary School | 84.4% | 335 | 397 |
| Metropolitan Arts Academy | 84.4% | 255 | 302 |
| Northeast Elementary School | 84.3% | 396 | 470 |
| Sherrelwood Elementary School | 84.3% | 172 | 204 |
| Orchard Park Academy | 83.4% | 443 | 531 |
| Achieve Academy | 83.2% | 308 | 370 |
| Altura Elementary School | 82.9% | 437 | 527 |
| North Star Elementary School | 82.8% | 265 | 320 |
| Monterey Community School | 82.7% | 364 | 440 |
| Westminster High School | 82.6% | 1,660 | 2,010 |
| New Legacy Charter School | 81.2% | 78 | 96 |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School | 80.8% | 257 | 318 |
| Mapleton Expeditionary School of the Arts | 79.9% | 314 | 393 |
| Aurora Science & Tech Middle School | 78.6% | 352 | 448 |
| Preschool on Poze | 77.7% | 150 | 193 |
| Montview Math & Health Sciences Elementary School | 77.6% | 295 | 380 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 77.5% | 262 | 338 |
| Thornton Middle School | 77.3% | 557 | 721 |
| Stars Early Learning Center | 76.4% | 110 | 144 |
| Welby Community School | 76.3% | 235 | 308 |
| Westminster Academy for International Studies | 76% | 196 | 258 |
| Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School | 75.8% | 276 | 364 |
| Southeast Elementary School | 75.7% | 399 | 527 |
| Meadow Community School | 75.7% | 286 | 378 |
| Rocky Mountain Prep: Fletcher | 75.6% | 530 | 701 |
| Northglenn High School | 75% | 1,383 | 1,844 |
| Shaw Heights Middle School | 74.8% | 240 | 321 |
| North Mor Elementary School | 74.7% | 227 | 304 |
| STEM Launch | 73.3% | 496 | 677 |
| Mesa Elementary School | 73.2% | 232 | 317 |
| Thornton Elementary School | 73.1% | 283 | 387 |
| Vantage Point | 72.5% | 240 | 331 |
| Thornton High School | 71.4% | 1,027 | 1,439 |
| Innovations & Options | 71.1% | 167 | 235 |
| North Middle School Health Sciences and Technology | 71% | 401 | 565 |
| Crawford Elementary School | 70.7% | 401 | 567 |
| Overland Trail Middle School | 70.2% | 408 | 581 |
| Pathways Future Center | 69.9% | 270 | 386 |
| Northglenn Middle School | 69.8% | 469 | 672 |
| John E. Flynn A. Marzano Academy | 69.5% | 246 | 354 |
| Clyde Miller K-8 | 69.3% | 323 | 466 |
| Park Lane Elementary School | 68.3% | 332 | 486 |
| Prairie Creek High School | 68.2% | 15 | 22 |
| Vikan Middle School | 68% | 359 | 528 |
| Crown Pointe Charter Academy | 67.9% | 313 | 461 |
| Explore Pk-8 | 67.9% | 378 | 557 |
| SD 27J Preschool at the Brighton LRC | 66.7% | 48 | 72 |
| Belle Creek Charter School | 66.3% | 344 | 519 |
| Leroy Drive Elementary School | 66.2% | 288 | 435 |
| Silver Hills Middle School | 65.9% | 636 | 965 |
| Harris Park Elementary School | 65.8% | 154 | 234 |
| 27J Online Academy | 65.2% | 219 | 336 |
| Henderson Elementary School | 64.4% | 230 | 357 |
| Global Village Academy – Northglenn | 64.3% | 539 | 838 |
| Trailside Academy | 64% | 315 | 492 |
| Elaine S. Padilla | 61.8% | 415 | 672 |
| John W. Thimmig Elementary School | 60.6% | 322 | 531 |
| Westview Elementary School | 60% | 241 | 402 |
| Brighton High School | 58.9% | 1,021 | 1,733 |
| Cherry Drive Elementary School | 58.8% | 191 | 325 |
| Mary E. Pennock Elementary School | 58.8% | 348 | 592 |
| Malley Drive Elementary School | 58.2% | 253 | 435 |
| Second Creek Elementary School | 58% | 404 | 697 |
| Prairie View High School | 57.8% | 1,045 | 1,809 |
| Otho E. Stuart Middle School | 56.8% | 451 | 794 |
| Stellar Elementary School | 56% | 234 | 418 |
| Shadow Ridge Middle School | 55.9% | 353 | 632 |
| Prairie View Middle School | 55.7% | 378 | 679 |
| Riverdale Elementary School | 55.6% | 207 | 372 |
| Woodglen Elementary School | 54.3% | 208 | 383 |
| Turnberry Elementary | 53.6% | 398 | 742 |
| Stukey Elementary School | 52.9% | 184 | 348 |
| Bennett High School | 52.7% | 227 | 431 |
| Bennett Middle School | 52.3% | 147 | 281 |
| Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School | 52% | 242 | 465 |
| Bennett Preschool | 51.9% | 41 | 79 |
| Mountain Range High School | 51.2% | 916 | 1,788 |
| McElwain Elementary School | 51.2% | 185 | 361 |
| Bennett Intermediate School | 50% | 128 | 256 |
| Colorado STEM Academy | 49.4% | 205 | 415 |
| Skyview Elementary School | 49.4% | 161 | 326 |
| Eagle Ridge Academy | 49.4% | 293 | 593 |
| Bennett Elementary School | 47.8% | 120 | 251 |
| Bromley East Charter School | 46.6% | 566 | 1,214 |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School | 45.9% | 189 | 412 |
| Foundations Academy | 44.8% | 342 | 763 |
| Riverdale Ridge High School | 44.5% | 794 | 1,784 |
| Rodger Quist Middle School | 44.3% | 379 | 855 |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School | 44.2% | 217 | 491 |
| The Studio School | 43.7% | 94 | 215 |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary School | 43.3% | 404 | 933 |
| The STEAD School | 43.2% | 182 | 421 |
| Century Middle School | 42.8% | 307 | 717 |
| Reunion Elementary School | 41% | 304 | 742 |
| Landmark Academy at Reunion | 40% | 303 | 758 |
| High Point Academy | 40% | 272 | 680 |
| Strasburg High School | 38.2% | 139 | 364 |
| Pikes Peak Online School | 37.9% | 166 | 438 |
| Destinations Career Academy of Colorado | 37.7% | 171 | 453 |
| Eagleview Elementary School | 37.7% | 170 | 451 |
| Brantner Elementary School | 37.6% | 216 | 574 |
| Early Learning Center at New Legacy Charter School | 37.5% | 3 | 8 |
| Strasburg Elementary School | 36.2% | 197 | 544 |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy Middle School | 35.7% | 243 | 681 |
| Hemphill Middle School | 35.2% | 88 | 250 |
| West Ridge Elementary | 35.2% | 243 | 690 |
| Horizon High School | 35.1% | 691 | 1,966 |
| Colorado Preparatory Academy High School | 32.6% | 268 | 823 |
| Academy of Charter Schools | 31.7% | 598 | 1,887 |
| Cotton Creek Elementary School | 31.4% | 143 | 455 |
| Tarver Elementary School | 30.9% | 147 | 475 |
| Rocky Top Middle School | 27.9% | 293 | 1,052 |
| STEM Lab | 27.3% | 202 | 740 |
| Westgate Community School | 26.9% | 145 | 540 |
| Prairie Hills Elementary School | 25.4% | 96 | 378 |
| Bright Horizons Preschool | 25% | 9 | 36 |
| Silver Creek Elementary | 21.9% | 118 | 538 |
| Options School | 19.6% | 218 | 1,111 |
| Hulstrom Options K-8 School | 18.6% | 123 | 663 |
| Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day | 15.9% | 11 | 69 |
| Stargate Charter School | 10.7% | 168 | 1,572 |
