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South Elementary School

South Elementary School school profile in Brighton, Colorado with TractSignal score, achievement history, enrollment trends, FRL trend, and tract-linked housing and crime context.

TractSignal score
31/100
upward momentum with thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
373
Enrollment has increased 1% over the available history.
FRL Share
84.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
716.5
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives South Elementary School

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Academic Quality

17

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

37

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

62

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

44

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

School metrics compare against peers; place metrics compare the linked tract against Brighton and Colorado.

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 39 · Colorado 50
31 39
2 Academic average
Peer 728.2 · Colorado 737.4
716.5 728.2
3 ELA
Peer 729.8 · Colorado 741
720.9 729.8
4 Math
Peer 727.9 · Colorado 736.9
717 727.9
5 Science
Peer 726.8 · Colorado 734.5
711.7 726.8
6 Enrollment
Peer 602 · Colorado 394
373 602
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Brighton 4.7 / 1k · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
4.7 / 1k 4.7 / 1k
2 Market rent
Brighton $2,128 · Colorado $1,977
$2,024 $2,128
3 Home price
Brighton $509,558 · Colorado $556,199
$496,154 $509,558
4 Poverty rate
Brighton 8.1% · Colorado 10.1%
6.8% 8.1%
5 Median income
Brighton $108,616 · Colorado $101,131
$80,813 $108,616
6 Renter share
Brighton 26.4% · Colorado 32.6%
49.5% 26.4%
Research notes

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Academic picture

South Elementary School currently posts a blended academic reading around 716.5, with ELA at 720.9, Math at 717, and Science at 711.7. Against Brighton elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 17/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has increased 1% over the available history. ELA has moved down 14.5 points over the available history. Math has moved down 6 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 37/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

South Elementary School currently serves about 373 students. FRL share sits near 84.6%, which is treated as support context rather than a penalty in the school score.

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What the surrounding tract looks like

Tract 008606 carries violent crime around 4.7 / 1k, market rent near $2,024, median income near $80,813, and home-price context near $496,154. That surrounding tract context supports the school score rather than standing alone as a disconnected local stat block.

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Housing and safety around the school

The school maps into ZIP 80601 where rent context currently sits near $2,024 and home-price context near $496,154. Nearby violent crime has moved up 74% across the tracked period.

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The quick read

South Elementary School currently reads as upward momentum with thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 31/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.