Longview High School

Set in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Longview High School is a minimally staffed four-year high school, one of the schools within Jefferson County School District No. R-1. It works with 20 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 97% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

Longview High School is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that teaches 74,935 students overall.

Demographically, Longview High School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 55%. Beyond that, the school logs 40% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Jefferson County as a whole is about 16% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Longview High School has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.9:1 average. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Jefferson County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Jefferson County) records that median household income runs about $110,656, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jefferson County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), Longview High School is one campus in the mix.

McLain Community High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Longview High School.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Longview High School's enrollment has declined 66% since 2018, when it stood at 58 (now 20). Hispanic enrollment moved from 16% to 55% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 4.4:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Longview High School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.