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Peak Expeditionary - Pennington

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4645 Independence Street, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 · (303) 982-2083 · Part of Jefferson County School District R-1

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

Students
316
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
41%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Peak Expeditionary - Pennington

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 39% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 68.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Wheat Ridge kids: Everitt Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Peak Expeditionary - PenningtonYou are here
6–8Everitt Middle School456 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts24%
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).

4645 Independence Street, Wheat Ridge

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K20
Kindergarten53
Grade 150
Grade 255
Grade 350
Grade 453
Grade 535
Enrollment over time
188’20
228’21
266’22
296’23
316’24

Up 68.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 34%Two or more races 7%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 Peak Expeditionary - Pennington from Wheat Ridge families.

Other schools in Jefferson County School District R-1

The district →

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; Wheat Ridge’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.