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Coal Creek, Boulder County, ColoradoPhoto: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 3.0
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Schools in Coal Creek · Jefferson County School District R-1, Boulder Valley School District RE-2

Coal Creek’s public schools outscore 83% of Colorado districts

On the state math tests, 41% of Coal Creek’s students scored proficient, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Coal Creek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
55%
▲ 10 pts vs CO 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
▲ 9 pts vs CO 32%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
▲ 1 pts vs CO 83%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 4% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024 · Jefferson County School District R-1
Students per teacher
17.1
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
89,186 students on the public path
In brief

Coal Creek’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 103 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Coal Creek’s, its schools beat 58%, lower than their 83% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 55% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 84% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Jefferson County School District R-1 spends $15,276 per student and Boulder Valley School District RE-2 $17,771, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Coal Creek’s grade

A Test scoresC+ Graduation

A−: better than 83% of Colorado school districts. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Colorado school districts we grade (169)Better than 83%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (103)Better than 58%
A−AA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 48,498 test results and a graduating class of 6,154 could put Coal Creek anywhere from A− to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 90% of Coal Creek’s students in the tested grades sat them (48,577 in math, 48,421 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Coal Creek, with each school’s own grade.

108 schools teach K in Coal Creek’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Three Creeks K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Arvada
A−
1,050 students17:1Rate it →
Bear Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lakewood
B−
863 students17:1Rate it →
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1Rate it →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1Rate it →
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1Rate it →
Fairmount Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Golden
A+
601 students18:1Rate it →
Prospect Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wheat Ridge
A
583 students18:1Rate it →
Lasley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lakewood
C−
576 students15:1Rate it →
Dennison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lakewood
A+
575 students22:1Rate it →
West Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
A+
542 students18:1Rate it →
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1Rate it →
Lumberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D−
526 students16:1Rate it →
Powderhorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
522 students16:1Rate it →
Meiklejohn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A
521 students17:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A
511 students16:1Rate it →
Devinny Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
A+
505 students18:1Rate it →
Kyffin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
A+
503 students18:1Rate it →
Shaffer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
497 students18:1Rate it →
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1Rate it →
Sierra Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A−
493 students18:1Rate it →
Rooney Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
A−
492 students17:1Rate it →
Van Arsdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A
492 students18:1Rate it →
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Golden
A
478 students20:1Rate it →
Stevens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheat Ridge
D−
469 students13:1Rate it →
Governor's Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
458 students16:1Rate it →
Bergen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen
A+
456 students17:1Rate it →
Foster Dual Language PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arvada
D
454 students16:1Rate it →
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1Rate it →
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
A−
443 students17:1Rate it →
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B−
439 students16:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B+
436 students17:1Rate it →
Warder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A−
432 students17:1Rate it →
Fireside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A+
431 students17:1Rate it →
Hackberry Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B+
430 students18:1Rate it →
Foothill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A
419 students17:1Rate it →
Superior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Superior
A+
418 students19:1Rate it →
Lawrence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
C−
412 students16:1Rate it →
University Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
B
405 students16:1Rate it →
Vanderhoof Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B+
403 students14:1Rate it →
Lukas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westminster
B−
402 students15:1Rate it →
Westridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
400 students17:1Rate it →
Shelton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
A−
394 students14:1Rate it →
South Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
C
393 students15:1Rate it →
Maple Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
B+
390 students17:1Rate it →
Crest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B+
390 students16:1Rate it →
Coronado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A−
384 students16:1Rate it →
Emerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Free Horizon Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Golden
B−
382 students18:1Rate it →
Marshdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen
A−
375 students16:1Rate it →
Ute Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B+
374 students16:1Rate it →
Bradford K8 South
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Littleton
A
371 students18:1Rate it →
Kendallvue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrison
B−
370 students15:1Rate it →
Columbine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
C
369 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Carbon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B+
367 students16:1Rate it →
Foothills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C
363 students13:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
359 students17:1Rate it →
Stony Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A−
349 students16:1Rate it →
Stober Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
B
348 students16:1Rate it →
Patterson International School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
C+
346 students15:1Rate it →
Deane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
D−
341 students13:1Rate it →
Rose Stein International Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
D
336 students14:1Rate it →
Edgewater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D
335 students15:1Rate it →
Secrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
C+
334 students15:1Rate it →
Hutchinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
B
328 students15:1Rate it →
Wilmot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen
A
327 students15:1Rate it →
Blue Heron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
325 students13:1Rate it →
Elk Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pine
B
323 students16:1Rate it →
Leawood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Littleton
A−
321 students16:1Rate it →
Alicia Sanchez International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
D
321 students13:1Rate it →
Bear Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A+
318 students18:1Rate it →
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheat Ridge
C+
316 students18:1Rate it →
Columbine Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
315 students15:1Rate it →
Green Gables Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
B+
315 students16:1Rate it →
Semper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
C
314 students17:1Rate it →
Douglass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
313 students16:1Rate it →
Coal Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A−
313 students17:1Rate it →
Weber Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
B
312 students14:1Rate it →
Little Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
D
310 students15:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
310 students18:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
308 students15:1Rate it →
Westgate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C−
305 students14:1Rate it →
Birch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B+
299 students15:1Rate it →
Belmar School of Integrated Arts
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
D
293 students16:1Rate it →
Welchester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
C
293 students15:1Rate it →
Red Rocks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrison
A
292 students18:1Rate it →
Ralston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Golden
A+
289 students17:1Rate it →
Stott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
B−
288 students14:1Rate it →
Dutch Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
286 students15:1Rate it →
Swanson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
D
283 students14:1Rate it →
Slater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C
280 students13:1Rate it →
Parmalee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indian Hills
A+
278 students16:1Rate it →
Community Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boulder
A−
277 students18:1Rate it →
Kohl Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
A−
273 students17:1Rate it →
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B
269 students13:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B
268 students14:1Rate it →
Normandy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B+
262 students15:1Rate it →
Mortensen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B−
260 students14:1Rate it →
High Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
257 students16:1Rate it →
Eiber Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
D
255 students13:1Rate it →
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
255 students17:1Rate it →
West Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conifer
B
252 students15:1Rate it →
Heatherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A−
252 students15:1Rate it →
Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
250 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson County Open Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
B+
236 students14:1Rate it →
Nederland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nederland
A−
196 students16:1Rate it →
Flatirons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
163 students14:1Rate it →
Jamestown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jamestown
17 students7:1Rate it →
Gold Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gold Hill
10 students3:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–5108 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–840 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1226 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Coal Creek runs its own schools through grade 12 (Jefferson County School District R-1). From grade PK, students attend the Boulder Valley School District RE-2, shared with Boulder, Broomfield, Jamestown, Lafayette, Louisville, Nederland, Superior and Ward. Its elementary school is in Arvada. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Coal Creek

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Jefferson County School District R-1Grades PK–12 · 144 schools · 73,532 students · 16.9 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$15,276CO $15,889 · FY2024
A−
Boulder Valley School District RE-2Grades PK–12 · 56 schools · 27,988 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$17,771CO $15,889 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Jefferson County School District R-152%
State average 44.9% · 35177 students tested
Math · PK–12, Jefferson County School District R-138%
State average 31.8% · 35276 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Boulder Valley School District RE-263%
State average 44.9% · 13244 students tested
Math · PK–12, Boulder Valley School District RE-250%
State average 31.8% · 13301 students tested

Coal Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Coal Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coal CreekA−Jefferson County School District R-1 PK–12 · Boulder Valley School District RE-2 PK–12

Every school in Coal Creek

161 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Coal Creekin other towns
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1Rate it →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1Rate it →
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1Rate it →
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1Rate it →
Lumberg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D−
526 students16:1Rate it →
Powderhorn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
522 students16:1Rate it →
Meiklejohn Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A
521 students17:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
A
511 students16:1Rate it →
Kyffin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
A+
503 students18:1Rate it →
Shaffer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
497 students18:1Rate it →
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1Rate it →
Sierra Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A−
493 students18:1Rate it →
Van Arsdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A
492 students18:1Rate it →
Stevens Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheat Ridge
D−
469 students13:1Rate it →
Governor's Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
458 students16:1Rate it →
Bergen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen
A+
456 students17:1Rate it →
Foster Dual Language PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Arvada
D
454 students16:1Rate it →
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1Rate it →
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
A−
443 students17:1Rate it →
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B−
439 students16:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B+
436 students17:1Rate it →
Warder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A−
432 students17:1Rate it →
Fireside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A+
431 students17:1Rate it →
University Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
B
405 students16:1Rate it →
Westridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
400 students17:1Rate it →
Shelton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
A−
394 students14:1Rate it →
Maple Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
B+
390 students17:1Rate it →
Coronado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A−
384 students16:1Rate it →
Emerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Free Horizon Montessori
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Golden
B−
382 students18:1Rate it →
Marshdale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen
A−
375 students16:1Rate it →
Ute Meadows Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B+
374 students16:1Rate it →
Kendallvue Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrison
B−
370 students15:1Rate it →
Columbine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
C
369 students15:1Rate it →
Mount Carbon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B+
367 students16:1Rate it →
Foothills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C
363 students13:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
359 students17:1Rate it →
Stony Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A−
349 students16:1Rate it →
Patterson International School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
C+
346 students15:1Rate it →
Deane Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
D−
341 students13:1Rate it →
Rose Stein International Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
D
336 students14:1Rate it →
Edgewater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Edgewater
D
335 students15:1Rate it →
Secrest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
C+
334 students15:1Rate it →
Hutchinson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
B
328 students15:1Rate it →
Wilmot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Evergreen
A
327 students15:1Rate it →
Blue Heron Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
325 students13:1Rate it →
Elk Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pine
B
323 students16:1Rate it →
Leawood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Littleton
A−
321 students16:1Rate it →
Alicia Sanchez International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
D
321 students13:1Rate it →
Bear Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A+
318 students18:1Rate it →
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wheat Ridge
C+
316 students18:1Rate it →
Columbine Hills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
315 students15:1Rate it →
Green Gables Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
B+
315 students16:1Rate it →
Semper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
C
314 students17:1Rate it →
Douglass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
313 students16:1Rate it →
Coal Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A−
313 students17:1Rate it →
Weber Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
B
312 students14:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westminster
B−
310 students18:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
308 students15:1Rate it →
Westgate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C−
305 students14:1Rate it →
Birch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B+
299 students15:1Rate it →
Welchester Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Golden
C
293 students15:1Rate it →
Red Rocks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Morrison
A
292 students18:1Rate it →
Stott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
B−
288 students14:1Rate it →
Dutch Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B
286 students15:1Rate it →
Swanson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
D
283 students14:1Rate it →
Slater Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C
280 students13:1Rate it →
Community Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boulder
A−
277 students18:1Rate it →
Kohl Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
A−
273 students17:1Rate it →
Normandy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B+
262 students15:1Rate it →
Mortensen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
B−
260 students14:1Rate it →
Eiber Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
D
255 students13:1Rate it →
West Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Conifer
B
252 students15:1Rate it →
Heatherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A−
252 students15:1Rate it →
Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
250 students16:1Rate it →
Jefferson County Open Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
B+
236 students14:1Rate it →
Nederland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nederland
A−
196 students16:1Rate it →
Three Creeks K-8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Arvada
A−
1,050 students17:1Rate it →
Bear Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lakewood
B−
863 students17:1Rate it →
Fairmount Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Golden
A+
601 students18:1Rate it →
Prospect Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Wheat Ridge
A
583 students18:1Rate it →
Lasley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lakewood
C−
576 students15:1Rate it →
Dennison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lakewood
A+
575 students22:1Rate it →
West Woods Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
A+
542 students18:1Rate it →
Devinny Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
A+
505 students18:1Rate it →
Rooney Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
A−
492 students17:1Rate it →
Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Golden
A
478 students20:1Rate it →
Hackberry Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B+
430 students18:1Rate it →
Foothill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A
419 students17:1Rate it →
Superior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Superior
A+
418 students19:1Rate it →
Lawrence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
C−
412 students16:1Rate it →
Vanderhoof Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B+
403 students14:1Rate it →
Lukas Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Westminster
B−
402 students15:1Rate it →
South Lakewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
C
393 students15:1Rate it →
Crest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B+
390 students16:1Rate it →
Bradford K8 South
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Littleton
A
371 students18:1Rate it →
Stober Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
B
348 students16:1Rate it →
Little Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
D
310 students15:1Rate it →
Belmar School of Integrated Arts
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lakewood
D
293 students16:1Rate it →
Ralston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Golden
A+
289 students17:1Rate it →
Parmalee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Indian Hills
A+
278 students16:1Rate it →
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B
269 students13:1Rate it →
Fremont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B
268 students14:1Rate it →
High Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
257 students16:1Rate it →
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
255 students17:1Rate it →
Flatirons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
163 students14:1Rate it →
Jamestown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jamestown
17 students7:1Rate it →
Gold Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gold Hill
10 students3:1Rate it →
Bradford K8 North
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Littleton
A−
350 students19:1Rate it →
Pomona Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Arvada
B−
1,252 students18:1Rate it →
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Denver
A+
1,212 students21:1Rate it →
Drake Junior High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arvada
B+
1,002 students20:1Rate it →
Summit Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
B−
851 students20:1Rate it →
Dunstan Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakewood
B+
798 students18:1Rate it →
Bell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Golden
B
774 students19:1Rate it →
Creighton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakewood
C
741 students16:1Rate it →
Ken Caryl Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
B
725 students18:1Rate it →
Oberon Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arvada
B−
704 students20:1Rate it →
Manning Options School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakewood
A
685 students21:1Rate it →
Louisville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Louisville
A−
626 students19:1Rate it →
Angevine Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
B
619 students15:1Rate it →
Centennial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
B+
598 students19:1Rate it →
Falcon Bluffs Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
B
567 students20:1Rate it →
Carmody Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lakewood
C
550 students17:1Rate it →
Deer Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
A−
541 students20:1Rate it →
Southern Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
A+
502 students19:1Rate it →
West Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Conifer
B+
499 students19:1Rate it →
Broomfield Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broomfield
B
490 students17:1Rate it →
Nevin Platt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
A−
483 students17:1Rate it →
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
B
482 students17:1Rate it →
Evergreen Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evergreen
A−
478 students19:1Rate it →
North Arvada Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Arvada
C
464 students17:1Rate it →
Everitt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Wheat Ridge
C
456 students16:1Rate it →
Mandalay Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
C+
443 students17:1Rate it →
Wayne Carle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Westminster
C+
438 students18:1Rate it →
Casey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
B
363 students13:1Rate it →
Nederland Middle-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Nederland
B
235 students13:1Rate it →
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lakewood
D
1,002 students15:1Rate it →
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Edgewater
D−
601 students14:1Rate it →
Jefferson County Open Secondary
High · Grades 7–12 · Lakewood
B
315 students15:1Rate it →
Boulder High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
A+
1,939 students21:1Rate it →
Arvada West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Arvada
B+
1,923 students22:1Rate it →
Ralston Valley Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Arvada
A+
1,875 students21:1Rate it →
Fairview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
A+
1,863 students23:1Rate it →
Chatfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Littleton
A+
1,808 students20:1Rate it →
Lakewood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakewood
A−
1,735 students19:1Rate it →
Columbine High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Littleton
A
1,710 students21:1Rate it →
Broomfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Broomfield
A
1,693 students22:1Rate it →
Centaurus High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lafayette
A
1,557 students20:1Rate it →
Golden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Golden
A
1,469 students21:1Rate it →
Monarch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Louisville
A+
1,431 students22:1Rate it →
Bear Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakewood
B+
1,344 students19:1Rate it →
Dakota Ridge Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Littleton
A
1,277 students19:1Rate it →
Standley Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Westminster
A−
1,123 students19:1Rate it →
Green Mountain High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lakewood
A−
1,071 students20:1Rate it →
Wheat Ridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wheat Ridge
B+
932 students18:1Rate it →
Evergreen High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Evergreen
A+
909 students20:1Rate it →
Conifer Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Conifer
A
819 students19:1Rate it →
Arvada High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Arvada
C−
754 students19:1Rate it →
New Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
A−
327 students18:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Golden
A−
Charter
59 students8:1Rate it →

Questions about Coal Creek’s schools

Are Coal Creek’s schools good?

By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Coal Creek children attend outscore 83% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 58%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coal Creek in?

Two districts: Jefferson County School District R-1 runs grades PK–12, and Boulder Valley School District RE-2 runs grades PK–12, shared with Boulder, Broomfield, Jamestown, Lafayette, Louisville, Nederland, Superior and Ward.

Where do Coal Creek kids go to high school?

One of 26 high schools, depending on your address: Boulder High School, Arvada West High School, Ralston Valley Senior High School, Fairview High School, Chatfield High School, Lakewood High School, Columbine High School, Broomfield High School, Centaurus High School, Golden High School, Monarch High School, Bear Creek High School, Dakota Ridge Senior High School, Pomona Junior/Senior High School, D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, Standley Lake High School, Green Mountain High School, Alameda International Junior/Senior High School, Wheat Ridge High School, Evergreen High School, Conifer Senior High School, Arvada High School, Jefferson Junior/Senior High School, New Vista High School, Jefferson County Open Secondary and Nederland Middle-Senior High School.

What is Coal Creek’s graduation rate?

84% of the class of 2023 in Jefferson County School District R-1 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.

How much does Coal Creek spend per student?

$15,276 in Jefferson County School District R-1 and $17,771 in Boulder Valley School District RE-2 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.