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Warder Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

7840 Carr Drive, Arvada, CO 80005 · (303) 982-0950 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
432
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Warder Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 17.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Arvada kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Warder Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

7840 Carr Drive, Arvada

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten72
Grade 165
Grade 265
Grade 368
Grade 453
Grade 566
Enrollment over time
369’20
372’21
373’22
427’23
432’24

Up 17.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Warder Elementary 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.