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Golden High School
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Golden High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

701 24th Street, Golden, CO 80401 · (303) 982-4200 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

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

Directions
Photo: Hustvedt · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,469
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
22%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Golden High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 26 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 21 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Bell Middle School774 students
9–12Golden High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency51%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts73%
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 ↗

701 24th Street, Golden

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9376
Grade 10391
Grade 11355
Grade 12347
Enrollment over time
1,381’20
1,363’21
1,416’22
1,453’23
1,469’24

Up 6.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 79%Hispanic 14%Two or more races 4%Asian 1%Black 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 Golden High School from Golden 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; Golden’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.