Jefferson County Open Elementary School

Located at 7655 WEST 10TH AVENUE, in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Jefferson County Open Elementary School is a low-enrollment primary school that serves 236 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Jefferson County School District No. R-1. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Jefferson County Open Elementary School sits 38% below that benchmark.

Across the 148 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (74,935 students total), Jefferson County Open Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Jefferson County Open Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 73%; the rest comes out to 16% Hispanic, 10% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Jefferson County Open Elementary School lists 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Jefferson County Open Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

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%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Jefferson County Open Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Jefferson County Open Secondary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Jefferson County Open Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 20.4%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Jefferson County Open Elementary School's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 246 (now 236). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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