Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000716
Edgewater Elementary School
5570 WEST 24TH AVENUE, EDGEWATER, CO 80214 · (303) 982-6050 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
214 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
18.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 12.2% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Edgewater Elementary School
Edgewater Elementary School's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewater Elementary School this school | 335 | 63.9% | 22.9% |
| Leo William Butler Elementary School FORT LUPTON | 355 | 66.5% | 26.3% |
| Harris Bilingual Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 311 | 61.1% | 46.5% |
| Montessori del Mundo Charter School AURORA | 365 | 67.1% | 15.7% |
| Baker Elementary School FORT MORGAN | 321 | 70.1% | 19.0% |
| Wamsley Elementary School RIFLE | 420 | 60.5% | 22.6% |
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 Edgewater Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #716 of 931 | #71 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #745 of 940 ▲ 97 | #74 of 85 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #656 of 946 ▲ 80 | #74 of 85 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 335 | #600 of 1,056 | #55 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #451 of 896 | #35 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #692 of 896 | #57 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.9% | #332 of 983 | #15 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.9% | #159 of 664 | #11 of 62 |
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
335
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 335 | 21.7 | 15.5:1 | 64% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 319 | 21 | 15.2:1 | 71% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 16.5 | 17.7:1 | 79% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 328 | 20 | 16.4:1 | 80% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 26.3 | 17.4:1 | 83% (380) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 85% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 89% (394) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 69% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 447 | 18 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edgewater Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (458 to 335); teachers down 18% (26.3 to 21.7).
About Edgewater Elementary School
Edgewater Elementary School is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in EDGEWATER, Colorado. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 335 students.
District-wide, Jefferson County School District No. R-1 has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Edgewater Elementary School is 76%, a majority. After that, the student body is 16% White and 5% multiracial. Census figures show Jefferson County is about 16% Hispanic. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Edgewater Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Edgewater Elementary School totals 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Edgewater Elementary School is about 64%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is higher.
Edgewater Elementary School is 5.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (22.9% versus 28.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
The school's county is Jefferson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Jefferson County's 168 public schools enroll about 74,739 students and include Edgewater Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Lumberg Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Edgewater Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Edgewater Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 328 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 335.
On allk12, people connected to Edgewater Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 EDGEWATER
- Jefferson Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 601 students
- Lumberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 526 students
Other Edgewater Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Edgewater Elementary. Edgewater Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Edgewater ElementaryEdgewater, MD · 577 students
- Edgewater ElementaryMarysville, CA · 540 students
- Edgewater Elementary SchoolToledo, OH · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Lumberg Elementary School0.7 mi · 526
- Jefferson Junior/Senior High School0.8 mi · 601
- Colfax Elementary School1.0 mi · 280
- Lake Middle School1.3 mi · 592
- Brown International Academy1.3 mi · 530
- Edison Elementary School1.4 mi · 583
Frequently asked questions
About Edgewater Elementary SchoolHow large is Edgewater Elementary School?
Edgewater Elementary School enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Edgewater Elementary School serve?
Edgewater Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Edgewater Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Edgewater Elementary School is approximately 15.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edgewater Elementary School?
At Edgewater Elementary School, the student body is approximately 16% White, 76% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Edgewater Elementary School?
Edgewater Elementary 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.