High Schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Summary:

The Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Colorado is home to 29 high schools serving students in grades 9-12. The district encompasses a diverse range of schools, from top-performing institutions like D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School to lower-performing schools with significant socioeconomic challenges.

At the top of the district's high schools, D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School consistently ranks as one of the best in Colorado, with exceptional test scores and a low free/reduced lunch rate. Other standout schools include Evergreen High School, Conifer Senior High School, and Ralston Valley Senior High School, all of which boast impressive test scores and low rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

In contrast, some schools within the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 face significant challenges, with high rates of students from low-income families and lower academic performance. Schools like Alameda International Junior/Senior High School, Jefferson Junior/Senior High School, and Arvada High School have much lower test scores and higher free/reduced lunch rates, highlighting the disparities in educational opportunities within the district.

District Detail

1829 Denver West Dr. Bldg #27
Golden, CO 80401-0001

(303) 982-6500

SchoolDigger Rank:
35^th of 116 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students:

Primary Schools: 87
Middle Schools: 20
High Schools: 29
Alternative Schools: 9

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2024)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2024)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2024)	SAT Reading and Writing (2024)	SAT Mathematics (2024)	CMAS English Language Arts (2024)				CMAS Math (2024)				CMAS Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1255 South Wadsworth Blvd	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-8160	1,062	65	16.2	84.9%	127 (12.0%)	15 (1.4%)	818 (77.0%)	55 (5.2%)	9 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.4%)	7.1	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%		6	332^nd of 349 public high schools	4.9%	5	36.0	10.0	33.0	7.0	18.0	3.0		16.6	22.4	19.4				2.6	8.1	7.2	$15,549
Bear Creek High School	Public	9-12	9800 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8855	1,431	80	17.7	52.6%	616 (43.0%)	21 (1.5%)	619 (43.3%)	112 (7.8%)	10 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	48 (3.4%)	48.6	171^st of 349 public high schools	51.0%		52.2	151^st of 349 public high schools	56.7%	20	66.0	33.0	61.0	26.0	59.0	38.0										27.9	$14,722
Green Mountain High School	Public	9-12	13175 W Green Mountain Drive	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9500	1,085	58	18.7	27.0%	788 (72.6%)	14 (1.3%)	196 (18.1%)	33 (3.0%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (4.3%)	70	97^th of 349 public high schools	72.2%		75.8	79^th of 349 public high schools	77.4%	18	74.0	43.0	74.0	50.0	67.0	37.0										46.2	$15,209
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9700 West 8th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7085	1,885	101	18.7	43.0%	933 (49.5%)	35 (1.9%)	708 (37.6%)	91 (4.8%)	14 (0.7%)	6 (0.3%)	98 (5.2%)	68.7	99^th of 349 public high schools	71.6%		71.2	93^rd of 349 public high schools	73.4%	6	72.0	48.0	69.0	52.0	65.0	40.0										32.5	$14,321
Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	317	21	15.0		241 (76.0%)	3 (0.9%)	49 (15.5%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (6.0%)	51.9	157^th of 349 public high schools	55.0%		54.4	143^rd of 349 public high schools	59.0%	14	82.0	9.0	82.0	29.0	69.0	18.0		55.8	45.5	50.6		39.5	40.4	40.0	26.8	33.3	$15,935
Longview High School	Public	9-12	13301 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8523	35	4	10.0	80.0%	12 (34.3%)	6 (17.1%)	13 (37.1%)	1 (2.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.7%)								(n/a)																	$33,921
Warren Technical	Public	11-12	13300 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8600	26	41	.6		24 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.8%)								(n/a)
New America School	Public, Charter	9-12	5806 W Alameda Ave	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 894-3171	99	4	27.0	85.9%	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (93.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$15,282
McLain Community High School	Public	7-12	13600 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7460	395	31	12.6	62.0%	210 (53.2%)	4 (1.0%)	157 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.6%)	9.1	319^th of 349 public high schools	8.6%		7.1	324^th of 349 public high schools	7.2%	5	39.0				24.0	6.0											$22,005
Brady Exploration School	Public	9-12	5220 W. Ohio Avenue	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6722	304	17	17.8	69.1%	121 (39.8%)	5 (1.6%)	164 (53.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.0%)	5.1	340^th of 349 public high schools	2.6%					(n/a)	22.0				23.0												$17,693
Addenbrooke Classical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3605 S Teller Street	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 989-1336	201	14	14.4		106 (52.7%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (37.8%)	5 (2.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.5%)	35.9	214^th of 349 public high schools	38.7%		42.9	191^st of 349 public high schools	45.3%	23	67.0	30.0	53.0	23.0	54.0	29.0										9.1	$11,033
Jeffco Transition Services School	Public	11-12	10 Reed Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6710	118	12	9.8	22.0%	76 (64.4%)	5 (4.2%)	33 (28.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)								(n/a)																	$23,255
Jefferson Academy High School	Public, Charter	9-12	11251 Reed Way	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 887-1992	424	15	27.5	14.6%	312 (73.6%)	4 (0.9%)	54 (12.7%)	24 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.8%)	95.9	6^th of 349 public high schools	98.3%		95.5	10^th of 349 public high schools	97.1%	4	94.0	64.0	91.0	77.0	92.0	75.0										74.0	$10,504
Mountview Youth Service Center	Public	5-12	7862 West Mansfield Parkway	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 987-4575	14	5	3.1	21.4%	3 (21.4%)	2 (14.3%)	9 (64.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$42,987
Jeffco Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1829 Denver West Drive Bldg #	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 982-6770	339	22	15.4		211 (62.2%)	2 (0.6%)	98 (28.9%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.5%)	46.1	178^th of 349 public high schools	49.0%		35.5	216^th of 349 public high schools	38.1%	38					68.0	14.0			22.2	24.2				21.2			$17,341
Golden High School	Public	9-12	701 24th Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4200	1,416	67	21.1	21.6%	1,131 (79.9%)	10 (0.7%)	182 (12.9%)	22 (1.6%)	11 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.2%)	81.4	57^th of 349 public high schools	83.7%		82	56^th of 349 public high schools	84.0%	1	76.0	48.0	80.0	64.0	79.0	48.0										43.1	$13,884
Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	970	59	16.3	49.8%	554 (57.1%)	16 (1.6%)	350 (36.1%)	8 (0.8%)	9 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.4%)	51.9	156^th of 349 public high schools	55.3%		51.8	152^nd of 349 public high schools	56.4%	4	68.0	33.0	66.0	39.0	58.0	26.0										32.8	$15,553
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10359 W Nassau Avenue	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2600	1,125	55	20.5	11.7%	729 (64.8%)	12 (1.1%)	160 (14.2%)	171 (15.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	48 (4.3%)	98.4	1^st of 349 public high schools	99.7%		98.1	3^rd of 349 public high schools	99.1%	2	99.0	95.0	98.0	92.0	97.0	89.0	77.7	76.9	81.6	78.8	66.9	72.7	62.5	67.5	67.4	78.5	$14,800
Dakota Ridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	13399 West Coal Mine Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1970	1,338	71	18.9	22.0%	964 (72.0%)	11 (0.8%)	220 (16.4%)	77 (5.8%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.6%)	72.2	87^th of 349 public high schools	75.1%		79.9	66^th of 349 public high schools	81.1%	21	80.0	41.0	76.0	44.0	76.0	40.0										41.6	$14,713
Ralston Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	13355 West 80th Avenue	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5600	1,843	88	21.0	11.2%	1,494 (81.1%)	10 (0.5%)	212 (11.5%)	51 (2.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	70 (3.8%)	89.4	28^th of 349 public high schools	92.0%		89.5	28^th of 349 public high schools	92.0%		83.0	60.0	86.0	68.0	83.0	60.0										46.7	$13,490
Chatfield High School	Public	9-12	7227 South Simms Street	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3670	1,784	91	19.6	15.3%	1,445 (81.0%)	10 (0.6%)	221 (12.4%)	42 (2.4%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (3.4%)	86	45^th of 349 public high schools	87.1%		87.1	39^th of 349 public high schools	88.8%	6	82.0	55.0	80.0	60.0	80.0	58.0										47.6	$14,182
Standley Lake High School	Public	9-12	9300 West 104th Avenue	Westminster	80021	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3311	1,180	63	18.5	35.5%	731 (61.9%)	14 (1.2%)	293 (24.8%)	77 (6.5%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	54 (4.6%)	53.4	149^th of 349 public high schools	57.3%		62.4	123^rd of 349 public high schools	64.8%	26	70.0	28.0	77.0	40.0	60.0	26.0										27.9	$14,427
Pomona High School	Public	9-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,132	59	19.0	48.9%	575 (50.8%)	24 (2.1%)	451 (39.8%)	29 (2.6%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (3.8%)	28.2	244^th of 349 public high schools	30.1%		32.9	222^nd of 349 public high schools	36.4%	22	59.0	23.0	50.0	20.0	48.0	13.0										21.5	$14,907
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2305 Pierce Street	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6056	612	39	15.5	90.2%	59 (9.6%)	22 (3.6%)	505 (82.5%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.5%)	7.1	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%		6.7	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%		38.0	9.0	26.0	7.0	21.0			6.2	8.2	7.2					5.8	5.3	$16,747
Columbine High School	Public	9-12	6201 South Pierce Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4400	1,686	87	19.4	26.3%	1,156 (68.6%)	20 (1.2%)	385 (22.8%)	55 (3.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	63 (3.7%)	66.8	106^th of 349 public high schools	69.6%		70.6	94^th of 349 public high schools	73.1%	12	74.0	43.0	74.0	50.0	66.0	40.0										26.6	$13,782
Arvada High School	Public	9-12	7951 West 65th Avenue	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0162	705	40	17.6	75.3%	222 (31.5%)	24 (3.4%)	411 (58.3%)	14 (2.0%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	25 (3.5%)	13.2	305^th of 349 public high schools	12.6%		13.9	302^nd of 349 public high schools	13.5%	3	48.0	11.0	42.0	12.0	34.0	5.0										10.5	$15,717
Arvada West High School	Public	9-12	11595 Allendale Drive	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1303	1,840	90	20.4	30.7%	1,351 (73.4%)	22 (1.2%)	332 (18.0%)	42 (2.3%)	7 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (4.6%)	67.5	102^nd of 349 public high schools	70.8%		69.4	98^th of 349 public high schools	71.9%	4	78.0	41.0	74.0	50.0	64.0	33.0										36.3	$13,609
Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	29300 Buffalo Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5140	954	48	20.0	8.5%	834 (87.4%)	9 (0.9%)	67 (7.0%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.2%)	94.4	14^th of 349 public high schools	96.0%		95.5	9^th of 349 public high schools	97.4%	5	90.0	68.0	90.0	74.0	86.0	67.0										60.8	$14,930
Conifer Senior High School	Public	9-12	10441 County Highway 73	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5255	821	39	21.0	14.7%	705 (85.9%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (9.4%)	7 (0.9%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.9%)	88	34^th of 349 public high schools	90.3%		87.7	34^th of 349 public high schools	90.3%		87.0	61.0	84.0	66.0	83.0	53.0										42.0	$15,077

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
School District No. 1	1.8 mi	200	78^th
Byers School District No. 32J	2.99 mi	10	36^th
Division of Youth Services	3.18 mi	6
Sheridan School District No. 2	4.34 mi	5
Englewood School District No. 1	5.4 mi	9	75^th

High Schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1

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