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Best kept secret at Frederick Senior High School?
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Enrollment
1,491
High
DISTRICT 997 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537000902
Frederick Senior High School
5960 TIPPLE PARKWAY, FREDERICK, CO 80504 · (303) 833-3533 · Weld County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,491 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
606 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 374 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 389 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 362 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 366 | 25% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Frederick Senior High School
Frederick Senior High School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Senior High School this school | 1,491 | 40.6% | 31.9% |
| Littleton High School LITTLETON | 1,187 | 40.2% | 37.5% |
| Pueblo West High School PUEBLO WEST | 1,540 | 43.4% | 22.6% |
| Summit High School BRECKENRIDGE | 1,060 | 35.6% | N/A |
| Wheat Ridge High School WHEAT RIDGE | 932 | 42.2% | 34.6% |
| Pomona Junior/Senior High School ARVADA | 1,252 | 47.4% | 23.7% |
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 Frederick Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #99 of 231 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,491 | #55 of 409 | #4 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #230 of 250 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #67 of 250 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #192 of 320 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.2% | #14 of 108 | #2 of 11 |
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
1,491
+278 (+23%) vs 2020
+211% since 1990-91, when it was 479
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 1,491 | 66.5 | 22.4:1 | 41% (606) |
| 2023-24 | 1,460 | 62.6 | 23.3:1 | 35% (518) |
| 2022-23 | 1,412 | 59.4 | 23.8:1 | 34% (487) |
| 2020-21 | 1,213 | 53 | 22.9:1 | 32% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 1,020 | 48 | 21.3:1 | 27% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 963 | 44 | 21.9:1 | 29% (277) |
| 2010-11 | 806 | 44 | 18.3:1 | 33% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 18% (98) |
| 1990-91 | 479 | 30 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frederick Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (1,020 to 1,491); teachers up 39% (48 to 66.5).
About Frederick Senior High School
Located in FREDERICK, Colorado, Frederick Senior High School is a large high school. A federal count lists 1,491 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Colorado is about 627, so this school runs 138% bigger than that.
Frederick Senior High School sits within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, which has 54 schools and 31,607 students.
Frederick Senior High School's enrollment is 54% White. The remaining shares are 39% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Weld County's population at about 73%. Frederick Senior High School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 66.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.4:1. For comparison, high schools in Colorado average 16.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 41%.
A school with Frederick Senior High School's lunch-eligibility share in Colorado is predicted to score 42.1%. Frederick Senior High School scores 31.9%, 10.2 points below that line.
Frederick Senior High School is located in Weld County, where median household income is about $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 116 public schools in Weld County, with a combined enrollment of about 61,274.
Nearest public school: Spark! Discovery Preschool, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 39.4%; Frederick Senior High School's is 31.9%, ranking 6th of 8.
In the federal locale system, Frederick Senior High School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Frederick Senior High School went from 1,213 students to 1,491.
Community posts for Frederick Senior High School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
Other schools in FREDERICK
- Thunder Valley PK-8Elementary · 880 students
- Grand View ElementaryElementary · 446 students
- Legacy Elementary SchoolElementary · 430 students
- Spark! Discovery PreschoolElementary · 274 students
- Carbon Valley AcademyElementary · 245 students
Nearby schools
- Spark! Discovery Preschool0.8 mi · 274
- Thunder Valley PK-80.9 mi · 880
- Legacy Elementary School1.3 mi · 430
- Carbon Valley Academy1.8 mi · 245
- Grand View Elementary2.8 mi · 446
- Kenneth Homyak PK-83.1 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About Frederick Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Frederick Senior High School?
Frederick Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,491 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Frederick Senior High School serve?
Frederick Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frederick Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frederick Senior High School is approximately 22.4:1 (67 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Frederick Senior High School?
Frederick Senior High School reports a student body of 54% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Frederick Senior High School?
Frederick Senior High School is overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J in Weld County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.