Padilla Elementary is a 27J elementary school in Brighton that hosts preschool and school‑age child care and extracurricular programs, including before‑ and after‑school care, full‑day Monday programs, and a summer program.



Padilla Elementary serves elementary‑age students and runs preschool and school‑age child care and extracurricular offerings as part of the 27J Schools system. The school is identified as an AVID Elementary School and provides supports for multilingual learners and students identified as gifted.
Before‑ and after‑school care, full‑day Monday programs, and a summer program are offered. After‑school time is used for homework and socializing; summer programming includes games, sports, activities and crafts. Child care staff are noted as being CPR and First Aid certified. The child care programs specify that enrolled students must be at least 5 years old and no older than 12.
The school participates in district initiatives and programs including AVID, English Language Development services, and Gifted & Talented instruction. A range of digital learning platforms and tools are used districtwide and at the school, including OneLogin, Google Classroom, Imagine Learning, Lexia, DreamBox and other instructional resources.
Complete qualifying breakfasts and lunches are available to students under the district's Healthy School Meals for All program. The school uses district assessments (examples listed on school pages include DIBELS, Fastbridge and GOLD for early childhood) to monitor student progress.
After-school BOOST programming providing time for homework and socialization, led by staff who are CPR and First Aid certified.
Full day Monday programs consist of academic, leisure and recreational activities outside of the traditional school day.
Full-day Monday programs that consist of academic, leisure and recreational activities outside of the traditional school day.
A summer curriculum that provides learning through games, sports, activities and crafts.
Summer programming provides learning through games, sports, activities and crafts as part of the district's summer curriculum.
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