Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is a public school district in Colorado serving 74,744 students across 161 schools. It includes 103 elementary, 20 middle, 29 high schools, among them 19 charter schools. Its graduation rate of 89.5% is above the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $16,228 is above average for a US public school district. 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Opportunity scores across its schools are moderate, with a district median of 49/100.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Middle School | 06–08 | 731 |
| Bradford K8 North | 05–08 | 314 |
| Carmody Middle School | 06–08 | 616 |
| Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson C | 06–09 | 23 |
| Creighton Middle School | 06–08 | 794 |
| Deer Creek Middle School | 06–08 | 557 |
| Drake Junior High School | 06–08 | 957 |
| Dunstan Middle School | 06–08 | 818 |
| Evergreen Middle School | 06–08 | 541 |
| Everitt Middle School | 06–08 | 515 |
| Falcon Bluffs Middle School | 06–08 | 604 |
| Ken Caryl Middle School | 06–08 | 747 |
| Mandalay Middle School | 06–08 | 476 |
| Manning Options School | 06–08 | 670 |
| Moore Middle School | 06–08 | 368 |
| North Arvada Middle School | 06–08 | 404 |
| Oberon Middle School | 06–08 | 668 |
| Summit Ridge Middle School | 06–08 | 909 |
| Wayne Carle Middle School | 06–08 | 521 |
| West Jefferson Middle School | 06–08 | 502 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| Collegiate Academy of ColoradoCharter | PK–12 | 304 |
| Compass Montessori - Golden Charter SchoolCharter | PK–12 | 424 |
| Doral Academy of ColoradoCharter | KG–12 | 140 |
| Irwin Preschool | PK–PK | 17 |
| Jefferson AcademyCharter | KG–12 | 317 |
| Miller Special Education | PK–12 | 99 |
| Rocky Mountain Deaf SchoolCharter | PK–12 | 91 |
| Sobesky Academy | KG–12 | 110 |
| Two Roads Charter SchoolCharter | PK–12 | 331 |
This district draws the majority of its budget from local property taxes (55%), typical of wealthier suburban districts.
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.