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Enrollment
819
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001542
Conifer Senior High School
10441 COUNTY HIGHWAY 73, CONIFER, CO 80433 · (303) 982-5255 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
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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
19.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
139 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 | 183 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 212 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 205 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 219 | 27% |
Student demographics
24%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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Conifer Senior High School
Conifer Senior High School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conifer Senior High School this school | 819 | 17.0% | 44.4% |
| Steamboat Springs High School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS | 871 | 18.1% | N/A |
| Berthoud High School BERTHOUD | 722 | 14.7% | 36.1% |
| Evergreen High School EVERGREEN | 909 | 10.7% | 51.1% |
| Windsor High School WINDSOR | 1,094 | 19.2% | 26.2% |
| Renaissance Secondary School CASTLE ROCK | 441 | 17.5% | 55.4% |
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 Conifer Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #45 of 231 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #124 of 409 | #16 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #150 of 250 | #9 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.3% | #235 of 250 | #21 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #300 of 320 | #19 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.8% | #106 of 139 | #13 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
819
-18 (-2%) vs 2020
-22% since 2000-01, when it was 1,048
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 819 | 43.1 | 19.0:1 | 17% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 837 | 40.2 | 20.8:1 | 16% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 821 | 39.1 | 21.0:1 | 15% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 44 | 19.0:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 879 | 45.5 | 19.3:1 | 13% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 42 | 18.6:1 | 13% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 914 | 50 | 18.3:1 | 11% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 1,048 | 51 | 20.6:1 | 4% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conifer Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (879 to 819); teachers down 5% (45.5 to 43.1).
About Conifer Senior High School
Conifer Senior High School is a medium-sized high school based in CONIFER, Colorado. It educates 819 students in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Colorado is about 627, so this school runs 31% above that.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 has 74,935 students spread across 148 schools.
The large majority of students at Conifer Senior High School, 86%, are White. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Conifer Senior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
The school employs the equivalent of 43.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.0:1. Among high schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 17%. Public schools in Jefferson County average 32%.
Conifer Senior High School scores 44.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 56.4%.
Census estimates describe Jefferson County this way: 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. Federal data list 168 public schools in Jefferson County, with a combined enrollment of about 74,739.
The shortest distance from Conifer Senior High School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to West Jefferson Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Conifer Senior High School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Conifer Senior High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 837 in 2020-21, 819 in 2024-25.
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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 CONIFER
- West Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 499 students
- West Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- West Jefferson Elementary School1.1 mi · 252
- West Jefferson Middle School1.4 mi · 499
- Marshdale Elementary School4.2 mi · 375
- Elk Creek Elementary School4.8 mi · 323
- Wilmot Elementary School6.5 mi · 327
- Evergreen High School6.5 mi · 909
Frequently asked questions
About Conifer Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Conifer Senior High School?
Conifer Senior High School enrolls approximately 819 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Conifer Senior High School serve?
Conifer Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Conifer Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Conifer Senior High School is approximately 19.0:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Conifer Senior High School?
At Conifer Senior High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Conifer Senior High School?
Conifer Senior 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.