Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000770
Patterson International School
1263 SOUTH DUDLEY STREET, LAKEWOOD, CO 80232 · (303) 982-8470 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
181 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 83 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 67% larger than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
59%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
33.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 33.3% |
| 2023-24 | 45.8% | 33.8% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Patterson International School
Patterson International School's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson International School this school | 346 | 52.3% | 42.4% |
| Denison Montessori School DENVER | 364 | 55.5% | 29.8% |
| Colorado STEM Academy WESTMINSTER | 415 | 51.8% | 49.1% |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School BRIGHTON | 412 | 47.6% | 31.3% |
| Emerald Elementary School BROOMFIELD | 383 | 50.9% | 46.0% |
| Semper Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 314 | 45.2% | 27.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 Patterson International School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #401 of 931 | #48 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #496 of 940 ▼ 21 | #60 of 85 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #426 of 946 ▼ 11 | #52 of 85 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #580 of 1,056 | #52 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #388 of 896 | #29 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #221 of 896 | #12 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.3% | #451 of 983 | #18 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.5% | #202 of 664 | #16 of 62 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
346
-32 (-8%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 471
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 346 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 52% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 348 | 19.6 | 17.8:1 | 57% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 20.7 | 17.0:1 | 50% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 49% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 23.5 | 19.5:1 | 46% (212) |
| 2015-16 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 40% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 631 | 26 | 24.3:1 | 40% (254) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 21 | 22.4:1 | 19% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 22 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Patterson International School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (458 to 346); teachers down 2% (23.5 to 23).
About Patterson International School
Patterson International School is an elementary school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, according to federal school records. It educates 346 students in pre-K through 6.
The 148 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 enroll 74,935 students altogether, Patterson International School among them.
Patterson International School's enrollment is 51% Hispanic. Other groups make up 37% White, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 16% of Jefferson County residents are Hispanic. Patterson International School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Patterson International School, 23 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.0:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 52% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Jefferson County is 32%.
Patterson International School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 65% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Patterson International School is +7.4 points: 42.4% actual, 35.0% predicted.
Across Jefferson County, median household income is about $110,656, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Patterson International School is among the 168 public schools in Jefferson County.
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School is located about 0.5 miles from Patterson International School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Patterson International School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Patterson International School saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 17.2:1 to 15.0:1 between 2020-21 and 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 LAKEWOOD
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
- Green Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Alameda International Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- Bear Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 863 students
- Dunstan Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
Nearby schools
- Kendrick Lakes Elementary School0.5 mi · 443
- Belmar School of Integrated Arts0.6 mi · 293
- Alameda International Junior/Senior High School0.6 mi · 1,002
- Green Gables Elementary School1.0 mi · 315
- Carmody Middle School1.2 mi · 550
- Jeffco Virtual Academy1.5 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Patterson International SchoolHow many students attend Patterson International School?
Patterson International School enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Patterson International School serve?
Patterson International School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Patterson International School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Patterson International School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Patterson International School?
At Patterson International School, the student body is approximately 37% White, 51% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Patterson International School in?
Patterson International School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.