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Enrollment
1,875
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001797
Ralston Valley Senior High School
13355 WEST 80TH AVENUE, ARVADA, CO 80005 · (303) 982-5600 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,875 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
168 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 9 | 482 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 497 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 449 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 447 | 24% |
Student demographics
32%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Ralston Valley Senior High School
Ralston Valley Senior High School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ralston Valley Senior High School this school | 1,875 | 9.0% | 50.3% |
| Thunderridge High School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 1,820 | 11.5% | 45.3% |
| Arapahoe High School CENTENNIAL | 1,748 | 16.8% | 60.3% |
| Ponderosa High School PARKER | 1,406 | 15.8% | 36.4% |
| Chatfield High School LITTLETON | 1,808 | 18.3% | 39.0% |
| Legend High School PARKER | 2,206 | 13.2% | 38.0% |
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 Ralston Valley Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #25 of 231 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,875 | #26 of 409 | #2 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #218 of 250 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #219 of 250 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.0% | #319 of 320 | #22 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.4% | #98 of 108 | #6 of 7 |
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
1,875
-16 (-1%) vs 2020
+116% since 2000-01, when it was 867
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 22.0:1
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 | 1,875 | 88 | 21.3:1 | 9% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 1,875 | 90.1 | 20.8:1 | 10% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 1,843 | 87.6 | 21.1:1 | 11% (207) |
| 2020-21 | 1,891 | 86 | 22.0:1 | 8% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 1,850 | 91.2 | 20.3:1 | 8% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 1,828 | 88 | 20.8:1 | 8% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 1,666 | 90 | 18.5:1 | 8% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 867 | 42 | 20.6:1 | 3% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ralston Valley Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (1,850 to 1,875); teachers down 4% (91.2 to 88).
About Ralston Valley Senior High School
Ralston Valley Senior High School, located in ARVADA, Colorado, is a high-enrollment high school. It reported 1,875 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in Colorado have about 627 students on average; enrollment here is 199% higher.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 counts 148 schools and 74,935 students, including Ralston Valley Senior High School.
White students are 81% of those enrolled at Ralston Valley Senior High School. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. That is in line with Jefferson County, where about 80% of residents are White. A diversity index of 32% means there is a 32% chance two randomly chosen students at Ralston Valley Senior High School are from different groups.
Ralston Valley Senior High School has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1. The school's 21.3:1 compares with an average of 16.9:1 for high schools in Colorado. The school has 9% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County is 23 points.
Ralston Valley Senior High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.3% is 11.1 points below the 61.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $110,656 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Jefferson County has 168 public schools with about 74,739 students, including Ralston Valley Senior High School.
Among nearby public schools, Meiklejohn Elementary is closest at about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Ralston Valley Senior High School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Ralston Valley Senior High School had 1,891 students in 2020-21 and 1,875 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
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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
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
Other schools in ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 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
- Arvada High SchoolHigh · 754 students
Nearby schools
- Meiklejohn Elementary0.3 mi · 521
- Van Arsdale Elementary School0.7 mi · 492
- Excel Academy Charter School1.3 mi · 445
- Sierra Elementary School1.6 mi · 493
- Oberon Middle School1.8 mi · 704
- Stott Elementary School1.9 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Ralston Valley Senior High School?
Ralston Valley Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,875 students in grades 09-12.
Is Ralston Valley Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ralston Valley Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Ralston Valley Senior High School have?
Ralston Valley Senior High School employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Ralston Valley Senior High School?
Student demographics at Ralston Valley Senior High School are roughly 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ralston Valley Senior High School?
Ralston Valley Senior High School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.