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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001921

Jefferson Academy

11251 REED WAY, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020 · (720)887-1992 · Broomfield County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL331 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

Enrollment
331
Combined
DISTRICT 244 · STATE 523
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
46 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 210%
Grade 713140%
Grade 813440%
Grade 910%
Grade 1041%
Grade 11144%
Grade 124614%
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
—76%
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
—11%
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
—4%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
—8%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
—0%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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.

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Test scores

CMAS 2023-24 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
49.4%
CO avg 44.1%
Math
53.4%
CO avg 34.4%

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 44 and 34.

Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 →

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
331
-494 (-60%) vs 2017
+95% since 2010-11, when it was 170
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 33.9:1
% White
76%
was 78%
% Hispanic
11%
was 9%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2433141.77.9:114% (46)
2022-2331740.27.9:115% (49)
2020-211,1542841.2:1N/A
2017-1882524.433.9:15% (41)
2015-168972733.2:14% (35)
2010-11170821.3:115% (25)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Academy.

Since 2017-18: students down 60% (825 to 331); teachers up 71% (24.4 to 41.7).

About Jefferson Academy

Jefferson Academy is a small school serving multiple grade levels located in BROOMFIELD, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 331 students in kindergarten through 12. On average, combined schools in Colorado enroll around 523, and this school is 37% below that mark.

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 includes 148 schools. Together they enroll 74,935 students.

More than half of enrollment at Jefferson Academy is White: 76%. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. In Broomfield County overall, the White share is about 76%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 40%.

There are 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jefferson Academy, giving a ratio of 7.9:1. The school's 7.9:1 compares with an average of 14.3:1 for combined schools in Colorado. By family income, 14% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Broomfield County averages 24%, higher than here.

After adjusting for student poverty, Jefferson Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.8%; the prediction is 58.3%.

Looking at the county, Broomfield County, the median household earns about $123,874 a year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jefferson Academy, Broomfield County has 16 public schools.

A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Jefferson Academy Secondary, is the closest to Jefferson Academy. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Jefferson Academy ranks 5th on average proficiency.

Federal data place Jefferson Academy in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000. Federal records list Jefferson Academy as a charter school.

The school's enrollment figures are 825 for 2017-18 and 331 for 2023-24. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 33.9:1 to 7.9:1.

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Broomfield County at a glance

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Population
76,304
Census ACS
Median income
$123,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
11,844 students

Quick facts

School name
Jefferson Academy
District
Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Address
11251 REED WAY, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020
Phone
(720)887-1992
County
Broomfield County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
331
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
7.9:1
Free and reduced lunch
46 (14%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
080480001921
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
Other schools in BROOMFIELD
Other Jefferson Academy schools

3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jefferson Academy. Jefferson Academy is the 4th largest of the 4.

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Frequently asked questions

About Jefferson Academy
How large is Jefferson Academy?
Jefferson Academy enrolls approximately 331 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Jefferson Academy serve?
Jefferson Academy serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Jefferson Academy is approximately 7.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Jefferson Academy?
Jefferson Academy reports a student body of 76% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Academy public or private?
Jefferson Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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