Jefferson County School District R-1
Public
Regional · 10 towns Grades PK–12 A-School Grade
Public schools for Lakewood, Arvada, Westminster, Wheat Ridge, Golden, Edgewater, Bow Mar, Mountain View, Morrison and Lakeside, and parts of Broomfield, Littleton and Superior.
At a glance
73,532Students enrolled
144Schools
10Towns served
$15,276Spent per student
17:1Student–teacher ratio
31%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades 6–8
Silver Hills Middle School or Mandalay Middle School or Wayne Carle Middle SchoolDepends on your addressAdams 12 Five Star SchoolsGrades 9–12
Mountain Range High School or Standley Lake High SchoolDepends on your addressAdams 12 Five Star SchoolsGrades PK–5
Prospect Valley Elementary School or Stevens Elementary School or Peak Expeditionary - PenningtonDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–5
Mitchell Elementary School or Shelton Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtGrades PK–6
Lumberg Elementary School or Edgewater Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs CO
Math proficiency36%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)85%
State average 81.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$15,276
per student each year · 4% below the CO average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
73,283’20
71,516’21
70,389’22
72,848’23
73,532’24
Students
White · 64%46,844
Hispanic · 27%19,567
Two or more races · 5%3,725
Asian · 3%2,071
Black · 1%921
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%305
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Lakewood156,583 people
Arvada122,634 people
Westminster115,484 people
Wheat Ridge32,070 people
Golden20,417 people
Edgewater4,932 people
Bow Mar1,047 people
Mountain View609 people
Morrison412 people
Lakeside4 people
Also covers small parts of Broomfield, Littleton and Superior.
Schools144 in district
Three Creeks K-8Elementary · Grades K–8 · 1,050 students · Arvada
A-PublicBear Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 863 students · Lakewood
B-PublicLincoln Charter AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 824 students · Arvada
B+CharterAddenbrooke Classical Grammar SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 774 students · Lakewood
B+CharterJefferson Academy ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 737 students · Broomfield
B+CharterFairmount Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 601 students · Golden
A+PublicProspect Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 583 students · Wheat Ridge
APublicLasley Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 576 students · Lakewood
C-PublicDennison Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 · 575 students · Lakewood
A+PublicWest Woods Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 542 students · Arvada
A+PublicMountain Phoenix Community SchoolElementary · Grades PK–8 · 533 students · Wheatridge
C+CharterLumberg Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–6 · 526 students · Edgewater
D-PublicPowderhorn Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 522 students · Littleton
BPublicMeiklejohn ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 521 students · Arvada
APublicWoodrow Wilson Charter AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 518 students · Westminster
B+CharterRyan Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 511 students · Westminster
APublicDevinny Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 505 students · Lakewood
A+PublicKyffin Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 503 students · Golden
A+PublicShaffer Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 497 students · Littleton
APublicSierra Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 493 students · Arvada
A-PublicRooney Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 492 students · Lakewood
A-PublicVan Arsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 492 students · Arvada
APublicMitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 478 students · Golden
APublicStevens Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 469 students · Wheat Ridge
D-PublicGovernor's Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 458 students · Littleton
BPublicBergen Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 456 students · Evergreen
A+PublicFoster Dual Language PK-8Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 454 students · Arvada
DPublicExcel Academy Charter SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 · 445 students · Arvada
B+CharterMontessori Peaks Charter AcademyElementary · Grades PK–8 · 444 students · Littleton
BCharterKendrick Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 443 students · Lakewood
A-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
Nearby districts
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.