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Jefferson County School District No. R-1 Schools
Schools graded
160
Cities served
14
Students
74,251
Students per teacher
16.7
Grades
Pre-K to 12
Area
768 sq mi
State
CO
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is a public school district in Colorado, based in Jefferson County (Golden). SchoolGrade grades 160 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 on the map
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District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Average SchoolGrade
B-
Meeting or exceeding expectations
66%
Exceeding
23%
Avg actual scores
46.7%
Avg projected
41.7%
130 of 160 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 carry a SchoolGrade (30 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 44B: 43C: 25D: 10F: 8
Best schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Statewide rankings: all 363 high schools in Colorado · all 253 middle schools in Colorado · all 952 elementary schools in Colorado
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Dennison Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Parmalee Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Develyn Juniorsenior High School (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Bergen Valley Intermediate School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Ralston Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A+ Kyffin Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Mitchell Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ West Woods Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Red Rocks Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A+ Meiklejohn Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
Every school in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
High schools (21)
- F Alameda International Juniorsenior High School, Lakewood
- D- Arvada High School, Arvada
- B+ Arvada West High School, Arvada
- B- Bear Creek High School, Lakewood
- A- Chatfield High School, Littleton
- B Columbine High School, Littleton
- A Conifer Senior High School, Conifer
- B+ Dakota Ridge Senior High School, Littleton
- A+ Develyn Juniorsenior High School, Denver
- A+ Evergreen High School, Evergreen
- A- Golden High School, Golden
- B+ Green Mountain High School, Lakewood
- A+ Jefferson Academy High School, Broomfield
- F Jefferson Juniorsenior High School, Edgewater
- A- Lakewood High School, Lakewood
- Longview High School, Lakewood
- F Mclain Community High School, Lakewood
- C- Pomona High School, Arvada
- A+ Ralston Valley Senior High School, Arvada
- B Standley Lake High School, Westminster
- B Wheat Ridge High School, Wheat Ridge
Middle and junior high schools (18)
- A- Bell Middle School, Golden
- A+ Bergen Valley Intermediate School, Evergreen
- C+ Carmody Middle School, Lakewood
- C+ Creighton Middle School, Lakewood
- A- Deer Creek Middle School, Littleton
- B+ Drake Junior High School, Arvada
- B Dunstan Middle School, Lakewood
- A+ Evergreen Middle School, Evergreen
- C+ Everitt Middle School, Wheat Ridge
- B+ Falcon Bluffs Middle School, Littleton
- B Ken Caryl Middle School, Littleton
- B- Mandalay Middle School, Westminster
- Moore Middle School, Arvada
- D+ North Arvada Middle School, Arvada
- A- Oberon Middle School, Arvada
- B- Summit Ridge Middle School, Littleton
- B+ Wayne Carle Middle School, Westminster
- B+ West Jefferson Middle School, Conifer
Elementary and primary schools (83)
- C- Adams Elementary School, Westminster
- Bergen Meadow Primary School, Evergreen
- C+ Blue Heron Elementary School, Littleton
- Campbell Elementary School, Arvada
- B+ Coal Creek Canyon K 8 Elementary School, Golden
- Colorow Elementary School, Littleton
- B- Columbine Hills Elementary School, Littleton
- A- Coronado Elementary School, Littleton
- F Deane Elementary School, Lakewood
- A+ Dennison Elementary School, Lakewood
- A Devinny Elementary School, Lakewood
- C+ Dutch Creek Elementary School, Littleton
- D+ Edgewater Elementary School, Edgewater
- D Eiber Elementary School, Lakewood
- A Elk Creek Elementary School, Pine
- Emory Elementary School, Lakewood
- A Fairmount Elementary School, Golden
- C- Foothills Elementary School, Lakewood
- B- Fremont Elementary School, Arvada
- Glennon Heights Elementary School, Lakewood
- B+ Governors Ranch Elementary School, Littleton
- C Green Gables Elementary School, Lakewood
- Green Mountain Elementary School, Lakewood
- A- Hackberry Hill Elementary School, Arvada
- B+ Hutchinson Elementary School, Lakewood
- A- Jefferson Academy Elementary, Broomfield
- C+ Jefferson County Open Elementary School, Lakewood
- C+ Kendallvue Elementary School, Morrison
- B Kendrick Lakes Elementary School, Lakewood
- Kullerstrand Elementary School, Wheat Ridge
- A+ Kyffin Elementary School, Golden
- F Lasley Elementary School, Lakewood
- C- Lawrence Elementary School, Arvada
- B Leawood Elementary School, Littleton
- D Little Elementary School, Arvada
- C+ Lukas Elementary School, Westminster
- F Lumberg Elementary School, Edgewater
- A Maple Grove Elementary School, Golden
- A Marshdale Elementary School, Evergreen
- A+ Meiklejohn Elementary, Arvada
- A+ Mitchell Elementary School, Golden
- Molholm Elementary School, Lakewood
- B- Mortensen Elementary School, Littleton
- B Mount Carbon Elementary School, Littleton
- A- Normandy Elementary School, Littleton
- A+ Parmalee Elementary School, Indian Hills
- Parr Elementary School, Arvada
- Peck Elementary School, Arvada
- Peiffer Elementary School, Littleton
- C+ Powderhorn Elementary School, Littleton
- B+ Prospect Valley Elementary School, Wheat Ridge
- A+ Ralston Elementary School, Golden
- A+ Red Rocks Elementary School, Morrison
- A Rooney Ranch Elementary School, Lakewood
- F Rose Stein International Elementary, Lakewood
- B Ryan Elementary School, Westminster
- D+ Secrest Elementary School, Arvada
- C- Semper Elementary School, Westminster
- A- Shaffer Elementary School, Littleton
- B Shelton Elementary School, Golden
- Sheridan Green Elementary School, Westminster
- A Sierra Elementary School, Arvada
- D Slater Elementary School, Lakewood
- B- South Lakewood Elementary School, Lakewood
- D Stevens Elementary School, Wheat Ridge
- B+ Stober Elementary School, Lakewood
- A- Stony Creek Elementary School, Littleton
- B+ Stott Elementary School, Arvada
- F Swanson Elementary School, Arvada
- Thomson Elementary School, Arvada
- A Ute Meadows Elementary School, Littleton
- B Van Arsdale Elementary School, Arvada
- B- Vanderhoof Elementary School, Arvada
- B+ Warder Elementary School, Arvada
- C+ Weber Elementary School, Arvada
- C Welchester Elementary School, Golden
- A- West Jefferson Elementary School, Conifer
- A+ West Woods Elementary School, Arvada
- D- Westgate Elementary School, Lakewood
- A Westridge Elementary School, Littleton
- Wilmore Davis Elementary School, Wheat Ridge
- A- Wilmot Elementary School, Evergreen
- Witt Elementary School, Westminster
Other schools and academies (38)
- C Addenbrooke Classical Academy, Lakewood
- B- Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School, Lakewood
- Arvada K 8, Arvada
- C Bear Creek K 8 School, Lakewood
- C- Belmar School Of Integrated Arts, Lakewood
- A Bradford K8 North, Littleton
- A Bradford K8 South, Littleton
- Brady Exploration School, Lakewood
- C Collegiate Academy Of Colorado, Littleton
- A- Compass Montessori Golden Charter School, Golden
- C+ Compass Montessori Wheat Ridge Charter School, Wheat Ridge
- Connections Learning Center On The Earle Johnson C, Golden
- D Doral Academy, Of Colorado Arvada
- B Excel Academy Charter School, Arvada
- C- Foster Dual Language Pk 8, Arvada
- C+ Free Horizon Montessori, Golden
- Great Work Montessori, Lakewood
- Irwin Preschool, Lakewood
- Jeffco Transition Services School, Lakewood
- B+ Jeffco Virtual Academy, Golden
- Jefferson Academy, Broomfield
- B Jefferson County Open Secondary, Lakewood
- B+ Lincoln Charter Academy, Arvada
- A+ Manning Options School, Lakewood
- Miller Special Education, Lakewood
- B+ Montessori Peaks Charter Academy, Littleton
- B- Mountain Phoenix Community School, Wheatridge
- New America School, Lakewood
- New Classical Academy At Vivian, Lakewood
- B- Patterson International School, Lakewood
- B Peak Expeditionary Pennington, Wheat Ridge
- B+ Rocky Mountain Academy Of Evergreen, Evergreen
- Rocky Mountain Deaf School, Golden
- Sobesky Academy, Lakewood
- A- Three Creeks K 8, Arvada
- C Two Roads Charter School, Arvada
- Warren Tech, Lakewood
- A- Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy, Westminster
Where Jefferson County School District No. R-1 schools are
Cities and towns served (14)
- Lakewood (45)
- Arvada (32)
- Littleton (27)
- Golden (15)
- Westminster (10)
- Wheat Ridge (8)
- Evergreen (7)
- Broomfield (3)
- Conifer (3)
- Edgewater (3)
- Morrison (2)
- Denver (1)
- Indian Hills (1)
- Pine (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Colorado
- County: Jefferson County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 74,251 students with 4,448 full-time-equivalent teachers and 10,331 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0804800
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Sheridan School District No. 2 (5 schools, 13 mi)
- Littleton School District No. 6 in the county of Arapahoe (21 schools, 14 mi)
- Englewood School District No. 1 in the county of Arapahoe (9 schools, 14 mi)
- Platte Canyon School District No. 1 of the county of Park (3 schools, 21 mi)
- Westminster Public Schools (18 schools, 21 mi)
- Mapleton School District No. 1 in the county of Adams & St (17 schools, 23 mi)
- School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C (201 schools, 23 mi)
- Clear Creek School District No. Re-1 (5 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Jefferson County School District No. R-1
How many schools are in Jefferson County School District No. R-1?
SchoolGrade grades 160 public schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, across 14 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Jefferson County School District No. R-1 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lakewood, Arvada, Littleton, Golden, Westminster and 9 more.
How good are the schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1?
Across the 130 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 46.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 41.7%. 66% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Jefferson County School District No. R-1?
74,251 students were enrolled in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Jefferson County School District No. R-1?
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is in Colorado, based in Jefferson County, with its district office in Golden. Its boundary covers about 768 sq mi.