Zion Lutheran School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 201 students
South Elementary School
305 South 5th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary
Students
337
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
14.7 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
School District 27J
Adams County
Schola Grade D · Below average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Colorado elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About South Elementary School
South Elementary School is a public elementary school in Brighton, Colorado, serving grades Pre-K–5. It is part of School District 27J. The school is located in a large suburb in Adams County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 337 students were enrolled, with about 14.7 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is close to the typical Colorado elementary school (14.8 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is D (below average), compared with 953 Colorado elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 337 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.7 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- School District 27J
- County
- Adams County
- NCES school ID
- 080258000150
Schools near South Elementary School
All 21 schools in Brighton →
Southeast Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 527 students
Northeast Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–6 · 470 students
Mary E Pennock Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 592 students
Foundations Academy
Charter · Grades K–8 · 763 students
Henderson Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 357 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.