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Golden High School

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Golden High School ranks 65 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 80% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Golden High School is a public high school located in Golden, Colorado, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,453 students. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Golden High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in Colorado over the past several years, with a statewide ranking between 50th and 65th out of over 300 high schools in the state. The school has maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance and other key metrics. Students at Golden High School consistently outperform the state and district averages on standardized tests, including CMAS, SAT, and PSAT. The school also has high graduation rates, ranging from 83.1% to 97.1% over the past several years, outperforming the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby high schools in the same district, such as Lakewood High School and Green Mountain High School, Golden High School generally outperforms them on academic metrics, graduation rates, and student-teacher ratios. However, the nearby virtual schools, such as Colorado Virtual Academy High School, have lower academic performance and higher student-teacher ratios, suggesting that traditional brick-and-mortar schools like Golden High School may be better equipped to provide a more comprehensive and effective educational experience.

1,469

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,590

Per pupil spending ?

22.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 24th Street
Golden, CO 80401-2379

(303) 982-4200

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Feeder schools for Golden High School:

Elementary:	Kyffin Elementary School
	Maple Grove Elementary School
	Mitchell Elementary School
	Ralston Elementary School
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	Shelton Elementary School
	Welchester Elementary School
Middle:	Bell Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.0%

Hispanic:

14.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (64% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Colorado high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg56%

Colorado avg47%

65^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 22High Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

29^th of 115Jefferson County School District No. R-1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	65 of 328	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	57 of 349	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	56 of 349	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	50 of 221	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	67.6	64 of 210	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	82.5	59 of 411	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	54 of 388	86.1%	★★★★☆
2017	67.7	38 of 256	85.2%	★★★★☆
2016	65.1	44 of 255	82.7%	★★★★☆
2015	60.2	74 of 292	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	66.2	112 of 369	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.7	91 of 349	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	70.8	95 of 334	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	76 of 337	77.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.9	62 of 327	81.0%	★★★★☆
2009	76.7	66 of 310	78.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.5	85 of 301	71.8%	★★★★☆
2007	75.4	71 of 298	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.6	91 of 286	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	67.7	88 of 280	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	72.5	76 of 279	72.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2021	44.1	24 of 41	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	29 of 59	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	30 of 84	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	35 of 74	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	45 of 247	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	43 of 257	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.3	55 of 254	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	52 of 257	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.5	62 of 239	74.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	62 of 136	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	77 of 140	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	86 of 135	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.4	71 of 108	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.9	58 of 118	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	75 of 187	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	76 of 199	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	87 of 198	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.0	60 of 205	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.8	49 of 181	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	102 of 194	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	90 of 211	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	60 of 200	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.3	47 of 203	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	45 of 188	76.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	66 of 246	73.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	51 of 256	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.3	45 of 252	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	35 of 253	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	51 of 240	78.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	25 of 58	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	63.6	24 of 77	68.8%	★★★★☆
2021	55.9	22 of 60	63.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	61 of 209	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	70 of 229	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.9	68 of 234	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	55 of 228	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	78 of 225	65.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2022)69th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-23 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)54th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2025)51st percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-33 vs school

Asian (2021)41st percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing80%+16 vs state

Mathematics56%+20 vs state

Science39%+14 vs state

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Monday, August 15, 2011

How old is this school building? It appears to be in a residential neighborhood so is there any parking? Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Golden High School	Public	9-12	701 24th Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4200	1,469	69	21.3	22.1%	1,160 (79.0%)	15 (1.0%)	207 (14.1%)	21 (1.4%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (3.9%)	79.7	65^th of 328 public high schools	80.2%		81.4	57^th of 349 public high schools	83.7%	8	80.0	56.0	81.0	53.0	76.0	47.0	38.6	$14,590
Lookout Mountain	Public	5-12	2901 Ford Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Division of Youth Services	No	No	No	No	(303) 273-2600																			(n/a)								$00
Jeffco Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	6-12	1829 Denver West Drive Bldg #	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 982-6770	441	26	16.8		264 (59.9%)	3 (0.7%)	143 (32.4%)	4 (0.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	62	121^st of 328 public high schools	63.1%		46.1	178^th of 349 public high schools	49.0%	57	81.0					29.0		$15,673
McLain Community High School	Public	7-12	13600 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7460	349	33	10.6	60.5%	157 (45.0%)	5 (1.4%)	164 (47.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								(n/a)					20.0			$22,226
Warren Technical	Public	11-12	13300 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8600	32	9	3.7		23 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Longview High School	Public	9-12	13301 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8523	20	5	4.4	85.0%	8 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)								$50,035
Green Mountain High School	Public	9-12	13175 W Green Mountain Drive	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9500	1,071	53	20.0	23.8%	768 (71.7%)	10 (0.9%)	216 (20.2%)	22 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	69.4	103^rd of 328 public high schools	68.6%		70	97^th of 349 public high schools	72.2%	6	70.0	42.0	73.0	46.0	75.0	46.0	40.4	$15,874
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9700 West 8th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7085	1,735	92	18.9	36.8%	855 (49.3%)	37 (2.1%)	673 (38.8%)	74 (4.3%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (4.9%)	74.5	87^th of 328 public high schools	73.5%		68.7	99^th of 349 public high schools	71.6%	12	72.0	54.0	74.0	55.0	72.0	45.0	38.4	$15,291
Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	932	52	18.0	42.2%	503 (54.0%)	27 (2.9%)	347 (37.2%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.3%)	51.4	144^th of 328 public high schools	56.1%		51.9	156^th of 349 public high schools	55.3%	12	65.0	31.0	63.0	37.0	65.0	32.0	36.5	$16,238
Arvada West High School	Public	9-12	11595 Allendale Drive	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1303	1,923	89	21.6	28.4%	1,358 (70.6%)	21 (1.1%)	406 (21.1%)	34 (1.8%)	10 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (4.8%)	68.2	106^th of 328 public high schools	67.7%		67.5	102^nd of 349 public high schools	70.8%	4	74.0	41.0	76.0	49.0	70.0	38.0	41.1	$14,621

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden High School

Is Golden High School a good school?

Golden High School ranks 65^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Golden High School?

Golden High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Kyffin Elementary School
Elementary : Maple Grove Elementary School
Elementary : Mitchell Elementary School
Elementary : Ralston Elementary School
Elementary : Shelton Elementary School
Elementary : Welchester Elementary School
Middle : Bell Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Golden High School?

Students at Golden High School are 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Golden High School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Golden High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,469 students attended Golden High School.

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