Jefferson Academy Elementary

Jefferson Academy Elementary is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in BROOMFIELD, Colorado, operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, with 737 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Jefferson Academy Elementary sits 94% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which oversees 148 schools and 74,935 students, Jefferson Academy Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Jefferson Academy Elementary shows that White students make up the majority at 74%; the rest comes out to 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, On paper, Jefferson Academy Elementary has 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jefferson Academy Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Jefferson Academy Elementary is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students).

The closest other public school is Summit Academy, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson Academy Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 34.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. As a public charter, Jefferson Academy Elementary runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Jefferson Academy Elementary's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 742 (now 737). Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.