South Lakewood Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, South Lakewood Elementary School hosts 393 students from grades K through 5, part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

Within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which oversees 148 schools and 74,935 students, South Lakewood Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, South Lakewood Elementary School records that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 44% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 54% 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, South Lakewood Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household income runs about $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. South Lakewood Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students).

Nearest neighbor: Dennison Elementary School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Lakewood Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 41.0%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Lakewood Elementary School has contracted 21%, going from 498 students in 2018 to 393 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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