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Enrollment
696
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001922
Jefferson Academy Secondary
11251 REED WAY, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020 · (720) 887-1992 · Broomfield County
GRADES 07–12HIGH13-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Colorado public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
92 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 7 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 129 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 110 | 16% |
Student demographics
44%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
58.7%
CO avg 44.9%
Math
57.3%
CO avg 36.1%
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36.
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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Jefferson Academy Secondary
Jefferson Academy Secondary's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Academy Secondary this school | 696 | 13.2% | 60.1% |
| Discovery Canyon Campus High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,021 | 17.2% | 49.3% |
| Monarch High School LOUISVILLE | 1,431 | 16.2% | 54.4% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ENGLEWOOD | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,275 | 18.0% | N/A |
| Erie High School ERIE | 1,727 | 13.1% | 31.2% |
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 Jefferson Academy Secondary ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #11 of 231 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #4 of 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #9 of 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #132 of 409 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #132 of 250 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.2% | #153 of 250 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #310 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +63.8% | #10 of 108 |
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
696
+275 (+65%) vs 2020
+120% since 2010-11, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 696 | 38.4 | 18.1:1 | 13% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 14.1 | 31.6:1 | 12% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 15.4 | 27.5:1 | 15% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | 19 | 22.2:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | 18.2 | 23.4:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 11% (36) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Academy Secondary.
Since 2017-18: students up 64% (425 to 696); teachers up 111% (18.2 to 38.4).
About Jefferson Academy Secondary
Jefferson Academy Secondary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in BROOMFIELD, Colorado. There are 696 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12.
Jefferson Academy Secondary falls under Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which has 148 schools enrolling 74,935 students.
White students are 73% of those enrolled at Jefferson Academy Secondary. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is in line with Broomfield County, where about 76% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 18.1:1 is based on 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Colorado is 16.9:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 13% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Broomfield County, the average is 24%.
Jefferson Academy Secondary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 86% of Colorado public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Jefferson Academy Secondary, the prediction is 58.7% and the result is 60.1%.
The school is in Broomfield County, where the median household earns about $123,874 a year, about 60% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Jefferson Academy Secondary shares Broomfield County with 15 other public schools.
Jefferson Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Jefferson Academy Secondary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Jefferson Academy Secondary places 1st of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Jefferson Academy Secondary has an NCES locale of City: Small. Jefferson Academy Secondary holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
Jefferson Academy Secondary enrolled 421 in 2020-21 and 696 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 18.1:1, from 22.2:1.
The allk12 page for Jefferson Academy Secondary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Broomfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
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 BROOMFIELD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
- Westlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Jefferson Academy ElementaryElementary · 737 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Academy0.0 mi · 331
- Ryan Elementary School0.8 mi · 511
- Emerald Elementary School1.4 mi · 383
- Doral Academy of Colorado1.4 mi · 168
- Cotton Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 455
- Summit Academy1.7 mi · 66
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson Academy SecondaryWhat is the total enrollment at Jefferson Academy Secondary?
Jefferson Academy Secondary enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Jefferson Academy Secondary serve?
Jefferson Academy Secondary serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Jefferson Academy Secondary?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Jefferson Academy Secondary.
How diverse is Jefferson Academy Secondary?
Jefferson Academy Secondary reports a student body of 73% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Jefferson Academy Secondary public or private?
Jefferson Academy Secondary is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.