Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus

Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus is a middle school of very small scale in GOLDEN, Colorado, run under Jefferson County School District No. R-1, educateing 22 students in grades 6 through 9. That puts it 95% below the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 462 students.

Within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which oversees 148 schools and 74,935 students, Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 32% White, 14% multiracial, 5% Black. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus shows 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 2.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Jefferson County reports that the typical household earns roughly $110,656 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus is one.

Bell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus.

Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus's enrollment has fell 39% since 2018, when it stood at 36 (now 22). Over the same period, the White share fell from 47% to 32%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 4.5:1 in 2018 to 2.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.