Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Arvada

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
C−

Arvada High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

7951 West 65th Avenue, Arvada, CO 80004 · (303) 982-0162 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
754
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
71%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Arvada High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 25 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Arvada High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

7951 West 65th Avenue, Arvada

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9162
Grade 10174
Grade 11188
Grade 12230
Enrollment over time
783’20
759’21
705’22
722’23
754’24

Down 3.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 62%White 28%Black 4%Two or more races 3%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 Arvada High School from Arvada 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; Arvada’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.