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Conifer Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

30^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 91% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Conifer Senior High School is a public high school serving grades 9-12 in Conifer, Colorado, with a total enrollment of 837 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29th out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Conifer Senior High School has consistently performed well, ranking in the top 50 high schools in Colorado for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 30th out of 328 Colorado high schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and district averages on standardized tests, with 89% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, compared to 70% for the district and 62% for the state. In SAT Mathematics, 64% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, compared to 42% for the district and 32% for the state.

Conifer Senior High School also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, including Hispanic students, low socioeconomic status students, and special education students. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 27.7% in recent years. This is an area of concern, as high chronic absenteeism can negatively impact student learning and academic outcomes. Nearby D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School, which is also part of the Jefferson County School District, consistently ranks higher than Conifer Senior High School, particularly in CMAS, SAT, and PSAT scores.

819

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,106

Per pupil spending ?

17%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10441 County Highway 73
Conifer, CO 80433

(303) 982-5255

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Feeder schools for Conifer Senior High School:

Elementary:	Elk Creek Elementary School
	Marshdale Elementary School
	Parmalee Elementary School
	West Jefferson Elementary School
Middle:	West Jefferson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.3%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (72% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Colorado high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school72%

District avg56%

Colorado avg47%

30^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	89.4	30 of 328	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	34 of 349	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	41 of 221	81.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	49 of 210	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	37 of 411	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.6	29 of 388	92.5%	★★★★★
2017	77.3	21 of 256	91.8%	★★★★★
2016	55.5	69 of 255	72.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.8	37 of 292	87.3%	★★★★☆
2014	86.5	36 of 369	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	28 of 349	92.0%	★★★★★
2012	86.7	29 of 334	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	89.1	25 of 337	92.6%	★★★★★
2010	84.3	39 of 327	88.1%	★★★★☆
2009	88.8	26 of 310	91.6%	★★★★★
2008	91.3	12 of 301	96.0%	★★★★★
2007	88.2	22 of 298	92.6%	★★★★★
2006	89.1	20 of 286	93.0%	★★★★★
2005	92.5	7 of 280	97.5%	★★★★★
2004	86.8	30 of 279	89.2%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	12 of 59	79.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	10 of 84	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	98.5	2 of 74	97.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	18 of 247	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	24 of 257	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	28 of 254	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.8	29 of 257	88.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.5	47 of 239	80.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	48 of 136	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	87 of 140	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.9	64 of 135	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	53 of 108	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	46 of 118	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	9 of 187	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	72.3	44 of 198	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	39 of 205	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	41 of 181	77.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	9 of 194	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.4	9 of 211	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.2	1 of 200	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	13 of 203	93.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	36 of 246	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	39 of 256	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	35 of 252	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.0	33 of 253	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.6	40 of 240	83.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	81.5	5 of 77	93.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	43 of 209	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	74.1	53 of 229	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	47 of 234	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	53 of 228	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.1	66 of 225	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2022)94th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)85th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2025)80th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)65th percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing82%+18 vs state

Mathematics65%+29 vs state

Science47%+22 vs state

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Schools Near Conifer Senior High School

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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 English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Conifer Senior High School	Public	9-12	10441 County Highway 73	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5255	819	43	18.9	17.0%	707 (86.3%)	3 (0.4%)	76 (9.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	89.4	30^th of 328 public high schools	90.9%		88	34^th of 349 public high schools	90.3%	4	82.0	65.0	83.0	61.0	89.0	64.0										46.8	$16,106
Evergreen High School	Public	9-12	29300 Buffalo Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5140	909	45	20.2	10.7%	786 (86.5%)	10 (1.1%)	80 (8.8%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.9%)	91.2	22^nd of 328 public high schools	93.3%		94.4	14^th of 349 public high schools	96.0%	8	90.0	72.0	90.0	67.0	88.0	67.0										41.4	$15,926
Dakota Ridge Senior High School	Public	9-12	13399 West Coal Mine Avenue	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1970	1,277	66	19.4	24.3%	885 (69.3%)	12 (0.9%)	244 (19.1%)	63 (4.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.6%)	69.9	100^th of 328 public high schools	69.5%		72.2	87^th of 349 public high schools	75.1%	13	71.0	40.0	76.0	48.0	79.0	42.0										39.0	$15,438
Chatfield High School	Public	9-12	7227 South Simms Street	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3670	1,808	91	19.7	18.3%	1,388 (76.8%)	16 (0.9%)	277 (15.3%)	45 (2.5%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (4.3%)	83.4	47^th of 328 public high schools	85.7%		86	45^th of 349 public high schools	87.1%	2	81.0	62.0	82.0	60.0	80.0	55.0										30.4	$15,492
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10359 W Nassau Avenue	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2600	1,212	58	20.8	13.0%	753 (62.1%)	10 (0.8%)	193 (15.9%)	178 (14.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (5.9%)	98.3	1^st of 328 public high schools	99.7%		98.4	1^st of 349 public high schools	99.7%		99.0	93.0	98.0	87.0	98.0	92.0	81.4	76.8	66.1	74.6	63.1	67.0	78.3	69.7	81.3	85.0	$15,548
Platte Canyon High School	Public	9-12	57243 Us Highway 285	Bailey	80421	Park County	Platte Canyon School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 838-7666	183	15	12.1	30.1%	148 (80.9%)	2 (1.1%)	23 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.5%)	61	125^th of 328 public high schools	61.9%		70.9	92^nd of 349 public high schools	73.6%	33	62.0	27.0	78.0	41.0	75.0	39.0										47.1	$17,983
Clear Creek High School	Public	9-12	185 Beaver Brook Canyon Road	Evergreen	80439	Clear Creek County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 679-4600	182	13	13.6	31.9%	135 (74.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (14.8%)	3 (1.6%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	41	191^st of 328 public high schools	41.8%		49.4	169^th of 349 public high schools	51.6%	22	54.0	30.0	74.0	38.0	58.0	17.0										18.9	$25,255
Columbine High School	Public	9-12	6201 South Pierce Street	Littleton	80123	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4400	1,710	82	20.7	29.7%	1,097 (64.2%)	28 (1.6%)	445 (26.0%)	50 (2.9%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	84 (4.9%)	67.6	108^th of 328 public high schools	67.1%		66.8	106^th of 349 public high schools	69.6%	2	69.0	47.0	73.0	51.0	73.0	46.0										26.4	$14,891
Bear Creek High School	Public	9-12	9800 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8855	1,344	70	19.1	48.7%	533 (39.7%)	26 (1.9%)	639 (47.5%)	89 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (3.3%)	50.8	149^th of 328 public high schools	54.6%		48.6	171^st of 349 public high schools	51.0%	22	61.0	32.0	63.0	34.0	66.0	36.0										34.1	$15,747
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Conifer Senior High School

What schools feed into Conifer Senior High School?

Conifer Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Elk Creek Elementary School
Elementary : Marshdale Elementary School
Elementary : Parmalee Elementary School
Elementary : West Jefferson Elementary School
Middle : West Jefferson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Conifer Senior High School?

Students at Conifer Senior High School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Conifer Senior High School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Conifer Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 819 students attended Conifer Senior High School.

Is Conifer Senior High School a good school?

Yes. Conifer Senior High School ranks in the top 9.1% of Colorado high schools.

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