West Jefferson Elementary School

West Jefferson Elementary School is a primary school of modestly sized scale in CONIFER, Colorado, part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1, hosting 252 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

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

Looking at the student body, West Jefferson Elementary School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, West Jefferson Elementary School records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 32%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), West Jefferson Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jefferson County put median household earnings sit near $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. West Jefferson Elementary School is one of 168 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students).

West Jefferson Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Jefferson Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 59.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. West Jefferson Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 343 (now 252). White enrollment moved from 91% to 83% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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