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Schools in Kittredge

Kittredge’s public schools

Jefferson County School District R-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kittredge. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?76/112schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 4% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.9
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
64,074 students on the public path
In brief

Kittredge’s schools, in brief

School by school

76 of Kittredge’s 112 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Dennison Elementary School places highest (better than 100%); Lumberg Elementary School lowest (0%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

75 elementary schools serve Kittredge, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 27 middle schools and 19 high schools: Arvada West High School, Ralston Valley Senior High School, Chatfield High School, Lakewood High School, Columbine High School, Golden 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 and Jefferson County Open Secondary. See the path ↓

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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Kittredge, with each school’s own grade.

75 schools teach K in Kittredge’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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
A−
443 students17:1Rate it →
Warder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A−
432 students17:1Rate it →
Hackberry Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B+
430 students18:1Rate 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 →
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 →
Coronado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A−
384 students16:1Rate 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Westgate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C−
305 students14:1Rate 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 →
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 →
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 →
Jefferson County Open Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
B+
236 students14:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–575 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–827 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
9–1219 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Jefferson County School District R-1.

The district

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−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 44.9% · 35177 students tested
Math38%
State average 31.8% · 35276 students tested

Kittredge vs. its neighbors

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

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Every school in Kittredge

112 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 Kittredgein other towns
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 →
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 →
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
A−
443 students17:1Rate it →
Warder Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Arvada
A−
432 students17:1Rate 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Westgate Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lakewood
C−
305 students14:1Rate 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 →
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 →
Jefferson County Open Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lakewood
B+
236 students14:1Rate 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 →
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 →
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 →
Fremont Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Arvada
B
268 students14:1Rate 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 →
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 →
West Jefferson Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Conifer
B+
499 students19:1Rate 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Golden High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Golden
A
1,469 students21:1Rate 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 →

Questions about Kittredge’s schools

Are Kittredge’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kittredge. Jefferson County School District R-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kittredge. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 76 of its 112 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kittredge in?

Jefferson County School District R-1.

Where do Kittredge kids go to high school?

One of 19 high schools, depending on your address: Arvada West High School, Ralston Valley Senior High School, Chatfield High School, Lakewood High School, Columbine High School, Golden 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 and Jefferson County Open Secondary.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.