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Brighton School District No. 27J

  • C-
    Overall Grade
  • Brighton, CO
  • 48 reviews
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  1. Academics
    C-
  2. Diversity
    A
  3. Teachers
    C-
  4. College Prep
    B-
  5. Clubs & Activities
    C-
  6. Health & Safety
    C
  7. Administration
    C-
  8. Sports
    C
  9. Food
    C-
  10. Resources & Facilities
    C-
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Brighton School District No. 27J is a public school district located in Brighton, CO. It has 17,069 students in grades PK, K-12 with a student-teacher ratio of 21 to 1. According to state test scores, 26% of students are at least proficient in math and 31% in reading.
Address
18551 East 160th Avenue
Brighton, CO 80601
Telephone
(303) 655-2900
Website
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Academics

Percent Proficient - Reading
31%
Percent Proficient - Math
26%
Average Graduation Rate
77%
Average SAT
1120
231 responses
Average ACT
24
350 responses
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Students

Diversity
A
Based on racial and economic diversity and survey responses on school culture and diversity from students and parents.
Students
17,069
Free or Reduced Lunch
35.8%
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Teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio
21:1
National
17:1
Average Teacher Salary
$53,524
Teachers in First/Second Year
17.5%

Finances

Total Expenses
$130,472,000
Expenses Per Student
$8,101/ student
National
$12,239
Education Expenses
  • Instruction
    57%
  • Support Services
    39%
  • Other
    4%

Brighton School District No. 27J Reviews

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Going to Brighton High School, has changed my life forever. I don’t love it for only the vigorous work and the constant push from your teachers. I love it for the people I’ve met. I met great friends, teachers, and coaches that have made my life a million times better. My basketball coach, my biology teacher and my chemistry teacher are people who have taught me major life lessons nobody else could teach me. They have taught me how to be a good human being, while always striving to be the best. One thing that Brighton High School does lack is the loving community. In the past years we have had unfortunate deaths to some great students, and had overwhelming love and support from the community. It does feel like we have amazing support through tough times, but it’s even coming out of those tough times we need support. From basketball games to academic assemblies, it would be amazing to know everyone in our small community supports us.
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My experience at Brighton High School was both adequate and discouraging. I was provided with an education given by mostly amazing teachers that were simply not given the materials they deserved because of poor funding. I should add that I took upper levels classes and there I found the redeeming part of Brighton but most other classes I took, I found that I taught the material to myself. The administration turned a blind eye to the students voicing their opinions and they also had an aura of Big Brother the way that the monitored and reprimanded students for every single thing they could. By the time I got to be a senior there was little to no community feel or school spirit. I also found I was not given full courses required by most colleges and counselors paid little attention to schedules. Student body was uninformed as conditions in and out of the school changed.
I had a majority of good experiences at Brighton High School. They however lack funding and the school is falling into disrepair. The teachers are underpaid and the dollar per student is 47 dollars per year. The school rarely pushes its students to excel, rather they just pass students on through. There is a disparity in teaching and learning between classes and students who do not take AP or honors classes. Overall it was a safe school but due to the overcrowding, from a lack of funding district wide the campus is forced to be an open campus so students can leave during their off periods to go get food. The school is forced to do this because there is not enough room or food in the cafeteria to feed the entire student body. The school maintains an okay environment. It is safe and it is staffed with caring teachers, but it lacks severely in funding, resources, and collage preparation.