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Enrollment
754
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000694
Arvada High School
7951 WEST 65TH AVENUE, ARVADA, CO 80004 · (303) 982-0162 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
535 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 162 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 174 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 188 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 230 | 31% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
11.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arvada High School
Arvada High School's state test result (11.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arvada High School this school | 754 | 71.0% | 11.7% |
| South High School PUEBLO | 795 | 73.2% | 13.2% |
| Centennial High School PUEBLO | 801 | 70.4% | 11.1% |
| Alamosa High School ALAMOSA | 568 | 72.9% | N/A |
| Mitchell High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 757 | 69.2% | 9.5% |
| La Junta Jr/Sr High School LA JUNTA | 501 | 72.3% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arvada High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.7% | #204 of 231 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #129 of 409 | #17 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #151 of 250 | #10 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.1% | #82 of 250 | #8 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.0% | #79 of 320 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #99 of 139 | #12 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
754
-29 (-4%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 1,326
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 754 | 39.5 | 19.1:1 | 71% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 40.4 | 17.9:1 | 72% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 40 | 17.6:1 | 75% (531) |
| 2020-21 | 783 | 44 | 17.8:1 | 70% (547) |
| 2017-18 | 822 | 52.4 | 15.7:1 | 65% (538) |
| 2015-16 | 937 | 48 | 19.5:1 | 63% (590) |
| 2010-11 | 1,039 | 75 | 13.8:1 | 59% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 1,746 | 89 | 19.6:1 | 20% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 1,326 | 65 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arvada High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (822 to 754); teachers down 25% (52.4 to 39.5).
About Arvada High School
Arvada High School is a medium-sized high school for students in ARVADA, Colorado. The school enrolls 754 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Colorado is about 627, so this school runs 20% above that.
Arvada High School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1, where 148 schools serve 74,935 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Arvada High School, with 62% of enrollment. It is also 28% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 46 points below the school's share. Arvada High School's diversity index is 53%, against a US figure of 70%.
Arvada High School employs 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 19.1:1. This ratio sits 2.2 above the 16.9:1 average for high schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 71% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 32% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Arvada High School is 12.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 11.7% actual, 23.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Arvada High School is located in Jefferson County, where the median household income is $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Arvada High School is one of 168 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from Arvada High School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Secrest Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Arvada High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Arvada High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 783. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.8:1 to 19.1:1 over the same years.
The Arvada High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Three Creeks K-8Elementary · 1,050 students
- Drake Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · 824 students
Nearby schools
- Secrest Elementary School0.6 mi · 334
- Two Roads Charter School0.9 mi · 345
- North Arvada Middle School1.0 mi · 464
- Arvada K-81.0 mi · 541
- Swanson Elementary School1.2 mi · 283
- Lawrence Elementary School1.2 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About Arvada High SchoolHow large is Arvada High School?
Arvada High School enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Arvada High School serve?
Arvada High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Arvada High School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Arvada High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arvada High School?
At Arvada High School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 62% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Arvada High School?
Arvada High School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.