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Slater Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

8605 West 23rd Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215 · (303) 982-7575 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

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

Directions
Students
280
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
73%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Slater Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 28% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Lakewood kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Slater Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency10%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts34%
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 ↗

8605 West 23rd Avenue, Lakewood

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten49
Grade 139
Grade 238
Grade 347
Grade 430
Grade 546
Enrollment over time
236’20
230’21
206’22
240’23
280’24

Up 18.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 61%White 28%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian <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 Slater Elementary School from Lakewood 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; Lakewood’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.