Three Creeks K-8

Three Creeks K-8 is one of the sprawling elementary-level communitys in ARVADA, Colorado, one of the schools within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, with 1,050 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Three Creeks K-8 sits 177% bigger than that benchmark.

Three Creeks K-8 is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that instructs 74,935 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Three Creeks K-8 reports that White students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Jefferson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 6% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Jefferson County (around 32%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Three Creeks K-8 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.9%; this one delivers 58.0%.

In the area at large, Jefferson County reports that median household income runs about $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Three Creeks K-8 is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Woods Elementary School, around 3.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Three Creeks K-8 comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 60.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Three Creeks K-8 has grew 165%, going from 396 students in 2018 to 1,050 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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