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Carlson Elementary School

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

TractSignal score
18/100
supportive local context with thin current academics · high confidence
Enrollment
140
Enrollment has declined 3% over the available history.
FRL Share
31.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible share
Academic average
681.1
Composite of ELA, Math, and Science
Score breakdown

What drives Carlson Elementary School

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Academic Quality

1

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Durability

34

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Momentum

23

School-level signal inside the published composite score.

Place Context

66

Surrounding tract conditions connected to the campus.

Benchmarks

School and place compared

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

#MetricSchoolPeer
1 TractSignal score
Peer 50 · Colorado 50
18 50
2 Academic average
Peer 737.4 · Colorado 737.4
681.1 737.4
3 ELA
Peer 741 · Colorado 741
731.2 741
4 Math
Peer 736.9 · Colorado 736.9
726.1 736.9
5 Science
Peer 734.5 · Colorado 734.5
586.1 734.5
6 Enrollment
Peer 394 · Colorado 394
140 394
#MetricTractBenchmark
1 Violent crime
Idaho Springs n/a · Colorado 5.6 / 1k
n/a n/a
2 Market rent
Idaho Springs $2,575 · Colorado $1,977
$2,575 $2,575
3 Home price
Idaho Springs $853,190 · Colorado $556,199
$853,190 $853,190
4 Poverty rate
Idaho Springs 1.8% · Colorado 10.1%
1.8% 1.8%
5 Median income
Idaho Springs $90,000 · Colorado $101,131
$90,000 $90,000
6 Renter share
Idaho Springs 7.1% · Colorado 32.6%
7.1% 7.1%
Research notes

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Academic picture

Carlson Elementary School currently posts a blended academic reading around 681.1, with ELA at 731.2, Math at 726.1, and Science at 586.1. Against Colorado elementary schools, the Academic Quality section of the TractSignal score lands at 1/100.

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Momentum and durability

Enrollment has declined 3% over the available history. ELA has moved up 3.9 points over the available history. Math has moved up 4.1 points over the available history. The Durability section currently reads 34/100 and helps protect strong stable schools from getting dragged down by flat short-term momentum.

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Student body and support context

Carlson Elementary School currently serves about 140 students. FRL share sits near 31.5%, 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 014702 carries violent crime around n/a, market rent near $2,575, median income near $90,000, and home-price context near $853,190. 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 80439 where rent context currently sits near $2,575 and home-price context near $853,190. Crime trend context is still thin around this school.

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The quick read

Carlson Elementary School currently reads as supportive local context with thin current academics. The total TractSignal school score is 18/100 with high confidence, combining the school record itself with the housing, safety, and change-over-time picture around the tract.