Enrollment
59
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000704
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon
11719 RANCH ELSIE ROAD, GOLDEN, CO 80403 · (303) 982-3409 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL59 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
10 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 3 | 5% |
Student demographics
27%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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.7% | 34.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon this school | 59 | 16.9% | 50.3% |
| Briggsdale Elementary School BRIGGSDALE | 79 | 20.3% | N/A |
| Early Learning Center at Francis M. Day DENVER | 69 | 7.2% | N/A |
| Prairie Elementary School NEW RAYMER | 72 | 25.0% | 21.7% |
| Ouray Elementary School OURAY | 79 | 29.1% | 40.2% |
| The Grove BVSD's Early Learning Program BUENA VISTA | 60 | 31.7% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 59 | #1,027 of 1,056 | #89 of 89 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
59
-60 (-50%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 137
Student : Teacher
7.7:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 59 | 7.7 | 7.7:1 | 17% (10) |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 8.4 | 9.4:1 | 19% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 9.8 | 10.0:1 | 21% (21) |
| 2020-21 | 119 | 12 | 9.9:1 | 22% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | 10.4 | 13.6:1 | 16% (22) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 11 | 12.7:1 | 15% (21) |
| 2010-11 | 123 | 7 | 17.6:1 | 20% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 148 | 8 | 18.5:1 | 12% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 137 | 9 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon.
Since 2017-18: students down 58% (141 to 59); teachers down 26% (10.4 to 7.7).
About Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is an elementary school with a street address in GOLDEN, Colorado. The school serves 59 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is the district for Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon. It has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon enrolls a student body that is 85% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By the diversity index, Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon comes in at 27%.
Federal staffing data show 7.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon and a ratio of 7.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 17% of enrollment. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 15 points.
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.5% for Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon. The school posts 50.3%, 6.2 points below the prediction.
Among Jefferson County residents, median household income is about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County, which together enroll about 74,739 students.
The closest public school, Mesa Elementary School, is about 7.0 miles from Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant. Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is a publicly funded charter school.
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon reported 119 students in 2020-21 and 59 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 9.9:1 to 7.7:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 GOLDEN
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bell Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Golden View Classical AcademyCombined · 737 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Kyffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Mesa Elementary School7.0 mi · 250
- Bear Creek Elementary School7.3 mi · 318
- Three Creeks K-87.6 mi · 1,050
- Fairview High School7.6 mi · 1,863
- Southern Hills Middle School7.7 mi · 502
- Community Montessori School7.7 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Academy Coal Creek CanyonHow large is Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon?
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon enrolls approximately 59 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon serve?
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is approximately 7.7:1 (8 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon?
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon reports a student body of 85% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon in?
Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.