McElwain Elementary School (Adams 12 Five Star Schools SCH DIST.), Colorado - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

McElwain Elementary School is a Elementary in THORNTON, CO. It currently serves 358 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Adams 12 Five Star Schools School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: Elementary
Number of Students:358
Number of Teachers: 27
Student/Teacher Ratio: 13.51

Location Info

Location: 1020 DAWSON DRIVE, THORNTON, CO 80229
Mailing Address: 1020 DAWSON DRIVE, THORNTON, CO 80229-4909
Phone: (720)972-5500
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 1 54
Grade 2 58
Grade 3 53
Grade 4 71
Grade 5 65
Kindergarten 57
Gender/Sex of McElwain Elementary School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 189 52.79
Female 169 47.21
Race/Ethnicity Demography of McElwain Elementary School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 82 22.91
Black or African American 7 1.96
Hispanic/Latino 192 53.63
Two or more races 14 3.91
White 63 17.60
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 46 24.34
Black or African American 3 1.59
Hispanic/Latino 106 56.09
Two or more races 6 3.18
White 28 14.82
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 36 21.30
Black or African American 4 2.37
Hispanic/Latino 86 50.89
Two or more races 8 4.73
White 35 20.71

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 20.37
Black or African American 1 1.85
Hispanic/Latino 31 57.41
Two or more races 2 3.70
White 9 16.67
Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 12 20.69
Hispanic/Latino 34 58.62
Two or more races 1 1.72
White 11 18.97
Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 14 26.42
Black or African American 1 1.89
Hispanic/Latino 22 41.51
Two or more races 1 1.89
White 15 28.30
Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 22 30.99
Hispanic/Latino 36 50.70
Two or more races 3 4.22
White 10 14.09
Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 11 16.92
Black or African American 3 4.62
Hispanic/Latino 39 60.00
Two or more races 2 3.08
White 10 15.39
Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 12 21.05
Black or African American 2 3.51
Hispanic/Latino 30 52.63
Two or more races 5 8.77
White 8 14.04