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Jefferson County School District R-1
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 10 towns
Serves Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Edgewater, Bow Mar, Mountain View, Morrison and Lakeside, and parts of Broomfield, Littleton and Superior.
Students
73,532
Schools
144
Spent per student
$15,276
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$804.0M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Jefferson County School District R-1
- School Grade A−: better than 78% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $804.0M, about $10,935 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Altona.
PK–828 schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
9–1212 high schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
128 high schoolsSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency36%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,276 per student · 4% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 56%State 37%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
73,283’20
71,516’21
70,389’22
72,848’23
73,532’24
About steady.
Students
White 64%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
144 public schools.
Three Creeks K-8
A−1,050 students17:1
Bear Creek K-8 School
B−863 students17:1
Lincoln Charter Academy
B+824 students17:1
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School
B+774 students17:1
Jefferson Academy Elementary
B+737 students16:1
Fairmount Elementary School
A+601 students18:1
Prospect Valley Elementary School
A583 students18:1
Lasley Elementary School
C−576 students15:1
Dennison Elementary School
A+575 students22:1
West Woods Elementary School
A+542 students18:1
Mountain Phoenix Community School
C+533 students13:1
Lumberg Elementary School
D−526 students16:1
Powderhorn Elementary School
B522 students16:1
Meiklejohn Elementary
A521 students17:1
Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy
B+518 students16:1
Ryan Elementary School
A511 students16:1
Devinny Elementary School
A+505 students18:1
Kyffin Elementary School
A+503 students18:1
Shaffer Elementary School
A497 students18:1
Sierra Elementary School
A−493 students18:1
Rooney Ranch Elementary School
A−492 students17:1
Van Arsdale Elementary School
A492 students18:1
Mitchell Elementary School
A478 students20:1
Stevens Elementary School
D−469 students13:1
Governor's Ranch Elementary School
B458 students16:1
Bergen Elementary School
A+456 students17:1
Foster Dual Language PK-8
D454 students16:1
Excel Academy Charter School
B+445 students14:1
Montessori Peaks Charter Academy
B444 students16:1
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
A−443 students17:1
Warder Elementary School
A432 students17:1
Hackberry Hill Elementary School
B+430 students18:1
Lawrence Elementary School
C−412 students16:1
Vanderhoof Elementary School
B+403 students14:1
Lukas Elementary School
B−402 students15:1
Westridge Elementary School
A400 students17:1
Shelton Elementary School
A−394 students14:1
South Lakewood Elementary School
C393 students15:1
Maple Grove Elementary School
B+390 students17:1
Coronado Elementary School
A−384 students16:1
Free Horizon Montessori
B−382 students18:1
Marshdale Elementary School
A−375 students16:1
Ute Meadows Elementary School
B+374 students16:1
Bradford K8 South
A371 students18:1
Kendallvue Elementary School
B−370 students15:1
Mount Carbon Elementary School
B+367 students16:1
Foothills Elementary School
C363 students13:1
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen
A−350 students13:1
Stony Creek Elementary School
A−349 students16:1
Stober Elementary School
B348 students16:1
Patterson International School
C+346 students15:1
Deane Elementary School
D341 students13:1
Rose Stein International Elementary
D336 students14:1
Edgewater Elementary School
D335 students15:1
Secrest Elementary School
C+334 students15:1
Hutchinson Elementary School
B328 students15:1
Wilmot Elementary School
A327 students15:1
Blue Heron Elementary School
B325 students13:1
Elk Creek Elementary School
B323 students16:1
Leawood Elementary School
A−321 students16:1
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
C+316 students18:1
Columbine Hills Elementary School
B315 students15:1
Green Gables Elementary School
B+315 students16:1
Semper Elementary School
C314 students17:1
Weber Elementary School
B312 students14:1
Adams Elementary School
B−310 students18:1
Little Elementary School
D310 students15:1
Westgate Elementary School
C−305 students14:1
Belmar School of Integrated Arts
D293 students16:1
Welchester Elementary School
C293 students15:1
Red Rocks Elementary School
A292 students18:1
Ralston Elementary School
A+289 students17:1
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School
B288 students17:1
Stott Elementary School
B−288 students14:1
Dutch Creek Elementary School
B286 students15:1
Swanson Elementary School
D283 students14:1
Slater Elementary School
C280 students13:1
Parmalee Elementary School
A+278 students16:1
Fremont Elementary School
B268 students14:1
Normandy Elementary School
B+262 students15:1
Mortensen Elementary School
B260 students14:1
Eiber Elementary School
D255 students13:1
West Jefferson Elementary School
B252 students15:1
Jefferson County Open Elementary School
B+236 students14:1
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon
A−59 students8:1
Drake Junior High School
B+1,002 students20:1
Summit Ridge Middle School
B851 students20:1
Dunstan Middle School
B+798 students18:1
Bell Middle School
B774 students19:1
Creighton Middle School
C741 students16:1
Ken Caryl Middle School
B725 students18:1
Oberon Middle School
B−704 students20:1
Manning Options School
A685 students21:1
Falcon Bluffs Middle School
B567 students20:1
Carmody Middle School
C550 students17:1
Deer Creek Middle School
A−541 students20:1
West Jefferson Middle School
B+499 students19:1
Evergreen Middle School
A478 students19:1
North Arvada Middle School
C464 students17:1
Everitt Middle School
C456 students16:1
Mandalay Middle School
C+443 students17:1
Wayne Carle Middle School
C+438 students18:1
Bradford K8 North
A350 students19:1
Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus
22 students2:1
Arvada West High School
B+1,923 students22:1
Ralston Valley Senior High School
A+1,875 students21:1
Chatfield High School
A+1,808 students20:1
Lakewood High School
A−1,735 students19:1
Columbine High School
A1,710 students21:1
Golden High School
A1,469 students21:1
Bear Creek High School
B+1,344 students19:1
Dakota Ridge Senior High School
A1,277 students19:1
Pomona Junior/Senior High School
B−1,252 students18:1
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
A+1,212 students21:1
Standley Lake High School
A−1,123 students19:1
Green Mountain High School
A−1,071 students20:1
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School
D1,002 students15:1
Wheat Ridge High School
B+932 students18:1
Evergreen High School
A+909 students20:1
Conifer Senior High School
A819 students19:1
Arvada High School
C−754 students19:1
Jefferson Academy Secondary
A+696 students18:1
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School
D601 students14:1
Jeffco Virtual Academy
A−441 students17:1
McLain Community High School
C−349 students11:1
Jefferson County Open Secondary
B315 students15:1
Brady Exploration School
C294 students16:1
Addenbrooke Classical Academy
B191 students12:1
Jeffco Transition Services School
116 students12:1
New America School
C74 students20:1
Summit Academy
66 students30:1
Warren Tech
32 students4:1
Longview High School
20 students4:1
Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center
13 students3:1
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School
A−425 students15:1
JeffCo Remote Learning Program
399 students12:1
Two Roads Charter School
C345 students9:1
Collegiate Academy of Colorado
B−245 students9:1
Campbell Early Learning Center
198 students17:1
Doral Academy of Colorado
C−168 students15:1
Norma Anderson Early Learning Center
112 students15:1
Sobesky Academy
C101 students7:1
Miller Special Education
C97 students5:1
Rocky Mountain Deaf School
C82 students4:1
Towns served
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.