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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Oberon Middle School this year?
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Enrollment
704
Middle
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001283
Oberon Middle School
7300 QUAIL STREET, ARVADA, CO 80005 · (303) 982-2020 · Jefferson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
199 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 233 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 241 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 230 | 33% |
Student demographics
38%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
54.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
48.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 48.7% |
| 2023-24 | 51.3% | 45.2% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
Where Oberon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #57 of 241 | #9 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #41 of 244 | #5 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #68 of 246 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #55 of 278 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #213 of 227 | #14 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #189 of 227 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.6% | #7 of 55 | #3 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
704
+177 (+34%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
was 19.9:1
% White
77%
was 77%
% Hispanic
18%
was 17%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 704 | 36 | 19.5:1 | 28% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 682 | 35.3 | 19.3:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 35.8 | 18.6:1 | 28% (188) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | 26.4 | 19.9:1 | 23% (119) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oberon Middle School.
About Oberon Middle School
Oberon Middle School is a large middle school based in ARVADA, Colorado. The school enrolls 704 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Colorado average about 462 students, which makes this school 52% above average.
Across its 148 schools, Jefferson County School District No. R-1 enrolls 74,935 students. Oberon Middle School is one of those schools.
At Oberon Middle School, 77% of students are White. It is also 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Jefferson County at about 80% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Oberon Middle School scores 38%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 19.5:1. The school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1. In all, 28% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Oberon Middle School would be expected to post about 49.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 49.3%.
In Jefferson County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $110,656, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 168 public schools and about 74,739 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Lincoln Charter Academy, is the closest to Oberon Middle School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 49.9% proficiency; Oberon Middle School posts 49.3%.
Oberon Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 527 students in 2017-18, enrollment rose to 704 by 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 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 ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Three Creeks K-8Elementary · 1,050 students
- Drake Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · 824 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Charter Academy0.4 mi · 824
- Sierra Elementary School0.6 mi · 493
- Campbell Early Learning Center1.0 mi · 198
- Fremont Elementary School1.3 mi · 268
- Arvada West High School1.4 mi · 1,923
- Van Arsdale Elementary School1.4 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Oberon Middle SchoolHow many students attend Oberon Middle School?
Oberon Middle School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Oberon Middle School serve?
Oberon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oberon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oberon Middle School is approximately 19.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oberon Middle School?
At Oberon Middle School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Oberon Middle School public or private?
Oberon Middle School is a public K-12 school, 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.