Swanson Elementary School

As a modestly sized primary school in ARVADA, Colorado, Swanson Elementary School enrolls 283 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 25% smaller than typical.

Jefferson County School District No. R-1 comprises 148 schools with combined enrollment of 74,935 students; Swanson Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Swanson Elementary School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 37% White, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Swanson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 22.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.5%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Swanson Elementary School is one.

Two Roads Charter School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Swanson Elementary School at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 23.8%.

Swanson Elementary School operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Swanson Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 17% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 283). White enrollment moved from 43% to 37% across the same window.

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