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Enrollment
1,050
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480006722
Three Creeks K-8
19486 WEST 94TH AVENUE, ARVADA, CO 80007 · (303) 982-1140 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,050 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
67 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 109 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 134 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 11% |
Student demographics
38%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
64.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 52.9% |
% 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
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Three Creeks K-8 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #175 of 931 | #22 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #186 of 940 | #23 of 85 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #149 of 946 | #24 of 85 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,050 | #8 of 1,056 | #1 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #716 of 896 | #68 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #721 of 896 | #61 of 86 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +165.2% | #2 of 200 | #1 of 21 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,050
+654 (+165%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 20.3:1
% White
78%
was 81%
% Hispanic
12%
was 11%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,050 | 60.1 | 17.5:1 | 6% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 1,051 | 58.3 | 18.0:1 | 10% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 1,026 | 56.4 | 18.2:1 | 8% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 19.5 | 20.3:1 | 4% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Creeks K-8.
About Three Creeks K-8
ARVADA, Colorado, is home to Three Creeks K-8, a large elementary school. The school enrolls 1,050 students in kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is responsible for 148 schools, Three Creeks K-8 included, with 74,935 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Three Creeks K-8, about 78 are White. It is also 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Among Jefferson County residents, the White share is about 80%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 38%.
Its ratio of 17.5:1 is based on 60.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 0.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 6%. That rate is below the 32% average among public schools in Jefferson County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Three Creeks K-8, the prediction is 62.9% and the result is 58.0%.
The county, Jefferson County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $110,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 168 public schools and about 74,739 students.
West Woods Elementary School sits about 3.3 miles from Three Creeks K-8. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Three Creeks K-8 is 5th among 9 schools close by.
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).
The school's enrollment figures are 396 for 2017-18 and 1,050 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. Students per teacher dropped from 20.3 in 2017-18 to 17.5 in 2024-25.
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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
- 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 ARVADA
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Pomona Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,252 students
- Drake Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,002 students
- Lincoln Charter AcademyElementary · 824 students
- Arvada High SchoolHigh · 754 students
Nearby schools
- West Woods Elementary School3.3 mi · 542
- Meiklejohn Elementary4.0 mi · 521
- Ralston Valley Senior High School4.1 mi · 1,875
- Van Arsdale Elementary School4.5 mi · 492
- Eldorado K-8 School5.0 mi · 529
- Excel Academy Charter School5.0 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Three Creeks K-8How many students attend Three Creeks K-8?
Three Creeks K-8 enrolls approximately 1,050 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Three Creeks K-8 serve?
Three Creeks K-8 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Three Creeks K-8?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Three Creeks K-8 is approximately 17.5:1 (60 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Three Creeks K-8?
Student demographics at Three Creeks K-8 are roughly 78% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Three Creeks K-8 in?
Three Creeks K-8 is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.