Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001044
Shelton Elementary School
420 CRAWFORD STREET, GOLDEN, CO 80401 · (303) 982-5686 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
145 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 | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 15% |
Student demographics
49%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
56.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
49.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 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 down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.7% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 42.6% |
% 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
48.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Shelton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #317 of 931 | #44 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #281 of 940 | #36 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.7% | #264 of 946 | #39 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #442 of 1,056 | #38 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #266 of 896 | #17 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.2% | #480 of 896 | #33 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #626 of 983 | #28 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.9% | #111 of 664 | #8 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-27% since 2000-01, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 394 | 27.6 | 14.3:1 | 37% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 26.4 | 15.1:1 | 38% (153) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 24.5 | 15.2:1 | 36% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 425 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 37% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | 31.4 | 17.9:1 | 42% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 37% (163) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 32% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 18% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shelton Elementary School.
About Shelton Elementary School
Shelton Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in GOLDEN, Colorado. It had 394 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Shelton Elementary School sits within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
Federal enrollment data show Shelton Elementary School is 67% White. The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's White share is 12 points below the 80% share among Jefferson County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 49%.
Shelton Elementary School reported 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.3:1. The school's 14.3:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Roughly 37% of students at Shelton Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
Shelton Elementary School is 4.3 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (48.7% versus 44.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Jefferson County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $110,656 a year, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Shelton Elementary School shares Jefferson County with 167 other public schools.
The closest school to Shelton Elementary School is Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus, located about 1.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Shelton Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 48.7% is below the 56.5% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put Shelton Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
A 7% decline took enrollment from 425 in 2020-21 to 394 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Shelton Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 GOLDEN
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bell Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Golden View Classical AcademyCombined · 737 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Kyffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson Campus1.2 mi · 22
- Bell Middle School1.3 mi · 774
- Golden View Classical Academy1.3 mi · 737
- Golden High School1.4 mi · 1,469
- Free Horizon Montessori2.0 mi · 382
- Mitchell Elementary School2.9 mi · 478
Frequently asked questions
About Shelton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Shelton Elementary School?
Shelton Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-05.
Is Shelton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shelton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Shelton Elementary School have?
Shelton Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Shelton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Shelton Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelton Elementary School?
Shelton Elementary School is overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in Jefferson County.
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