Adams City High School

7200 Quebec Parkway, Commerce City CO, 80022 | Adams County School District 14 | 303-289-3111
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1798
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 18% 56% lower than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
30%Commerce City
39%Colorado

Adams City High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Adams County School District 14" in Commerce City, CO. There are a total of 1,798 students and 84 teachers at Adams City High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 22 to 1.

Adams City High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 17.5%, which is 56% lower than the Colorado average.

Adams City High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1798
Teachers84
Student/Teacher ratio22:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment502
Taking some courses346
Taking some courses (not tests)163
Passing some courses85
Passing no courses250

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Adams City High School, there are a total of 502 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 346 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All8%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School8%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All27%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School27%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Adams City High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 12.6% 12.7% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 2.6% 2.3% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 0.4% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 83.2% 83.2% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.0% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.6% 0.8% 3.5% 3.1%

Commerce City demographics profile

StatisticCommerce CityColoradoNational
Population55,8915,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,5365691
Median age32.636.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)57%56%55%
Speak English69%83%79%
Speak Spanish27%12%13%

Education level achieved in Commerce City

IndexCommerce CityColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade76.3%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school75.0%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college51.4%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree30.2%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors21.6%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters7.3%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree1.6%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.5%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Adams City High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.