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Welchester Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

13000 West 10th Avenue, Golden, CO 80401 · (303) 982-7342 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

Applewood’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
293
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
72%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Welchester Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Applewood kids: Manning Options School

On the path

Where Applewood kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Welchester Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Manning Options Schoolin Lakewood

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

13000 West 10th Avenue, Golden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K34
Kindergarten46
Grade 149
Grade 244
Grade 347
Grade 437
Grade 536
Enrollment over time
274’20
262’21
277’22
263’23
293’24

Up 6.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 53%Hispanic 35%Black 5%Two or more races 5%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Welchester Elementary School from Applewood families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District R-1

The district →
Lincoln Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arvada
B
824 students17:1
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lakewood
B+
774 students17:1
Jefferson Academy Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Broomfield
B
737 students16:1
Mountain Phoenix Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wheatridge
C+
533 students13:1
Lumberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D−
526 students16:1
Powderhorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
522 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Applewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.