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Enrollment
1,469
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000733
Golden High School
701 24TH STREET, GOLDEN, CO 80401 · (303) 982-4200 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,469 STUDENTS
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Not graded
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
21.4:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
324 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 | 376 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 391 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 355 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 347 | 24% |
Student demographics
35%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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Golden High School
Golden High School's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden High School this school | 1,469 | 22.1% | 40.9% |
| Heritage High School LITTLETON | 1,748 | 20.0% | 51.0% |
| Timnath Middle-High School TIMNATH | 1,456 | 19.4% | 46.3% |
| Windsor High School WINDSOR | 1,094 | 19.2% | 26.2% |
| Green Mountain High School LAKEWOOD | 1,071 | 23.8% | 43.3% |
| Castle View High School CASTLE ROCK | 1,938 | 17.8% | 32.6% |
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 Golden High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #53 of 231 | #6 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,469 | #57 of 409 | #6 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #219 of 250 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #206 of 250 | #17 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.1% | #283 of 320 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #55 of 108 | #2 of 7 |
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
1,469
+88 (+6%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,294
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 1,469 | 68.8 | 21.4:1 | 22% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 1,453 | 68.3 | 21.3:1 | 21% (308) |
| 2022-23 | 1,416 | 66.8 | 21.2:1 | 22% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 1,381 | 66 | 20.9:1 | 19% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 1,327 | 64.9 | 20.4:1 | 22% (289) |
| 2015-16 | 1,250 | 61 | 20.5:1 | 24% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 1,276 | 60 | 21.3:1 | 20% (252) |
| 2000-01 | 1,306 | 64 | 20.4:1 | 9% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,294 | 59 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (1,327 to 1,469); teachers up 6% (64.9 to 68.8).
About Golden High School
Golden High School, a large high school, is located in GOLDEN, Colorado. Enrollment is 1,469 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Colorado is about 627 students, so this school is 134% larger than average.
The 148 schools of Jefferson County School District No. R-1, including Golden High School, enroll 74,935 students.
White students make up a majority at Golden High School, at 79%. The remaining shares are 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Jefferson County as a whole is similar, at about 80%. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Golden High School operates with 68.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 21.4:1. On average, high schools in Colorado have 16.9:1, compared with 21.4:1 here. Golden High School reports 22% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 10 points.
Golden High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado are predicted to post 53.4%, so the school is 12.5 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that the median household income is $110,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Golden High School is one of 168 public schools in the county.
Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus is located about 0.8 miles from Golden High School. The five-mile area around Golden High School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 40.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The school enrolled 1,469 students in 2024-25, 88 more than the 1,381 it had in 2020-21.
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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
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
Other schools in GOLDEN
- 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
- Jeffco Virtual AcademyHigh · 441 students
Nearby schools
- Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus0.8 mi · 22
- Bell Middle School1.1 mi · 774
- Shelton Elementary School1.4 mi · 394
- Mitchell Elementary School1.7 mi · 478
- Free Horizon Montessori2.0 mi · 382
- Golden View Classical Academy2.0 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Golden High SchoolHow many students attend Golden High School?
Golden High School enrolls approximately 1,469 students in grades 09-12.
Is Golden High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Golden High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Golden High School?
Approximately 21.4:1 students per teacher at Golden High School.
How diverse is Golden High School?
Golden High School reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Golden High School in?
Golden High School 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.