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Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Arvada, Colorado, with 355 students. The school is part of the Westminster Public Schools district, which is ranked 109 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. Its proficiency rates on the CMAS assessments are significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. The school also has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, ranging from 85-90% over the past 3 years, indicating a high-poverty student population. Additionally, the school has concerning dropout rates around 2-3% and chronic absenteeism rates of 24-36% in recent years.

When comparing Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School to other nearby schools, it consistently performs worse academically. For example, on the 2024-2025 CMAS assessments, Tennyson Knolls had only 7.8% proficiency in math across all grades, compared to 19.2% at the higher-performing Westminster Academy for International Studies and 43.1% at Colorado STEM Academy. These stark contrasts highlight the challenges facing high-poverty schools like Tennyson Knolls and the need for targeted interventions and additional resources to support students and teachers.

364

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,946

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6330 Tennyson Street
Arvada, CO 80003-6708

(303) 429-4090

District: Westminster Public Schools

Students who attend Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School usually attend:

High:

Westminster High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.8%

White:

15.1%

Asian:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 17th percentile in 2017 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 17th-percentile peak (2017) to 8th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg19%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

873^rd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

413^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 3 pts since 2023

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Westminster Public Schools

109^th of 115Westminster Public Schools 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	873 of 950	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	859 of 943	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	855 of 933	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	791 of 921	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	859 of 965	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	860 of 917	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.1	772 of 929	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	805 of 914	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	883 of 938	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.1	929 of 962	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.2	902 of 954	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.8	907 of 935	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.0	901 of 935	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.3	879 of 925	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	9.0	804 of 872	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	751 of 849	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	762 of 852	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	711 of 829	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	708 of 823	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	732 of 808	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	14.7	524 of 595	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	601 of 758	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	9.0	573 of 594	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	743 of 764	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	413 of 469	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	420 of 485	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	437 of 480	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2022)12th percentile~ school

Male (2022)4th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-23 vs state

Science10%-29 vs state

Math8%-28 vs state

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Schools Near Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th 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 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 429-4090	364	21	17.1	88.5%	55 (15.1%)	8 (2.2%)	276 (75.8%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10.7	873^rd of 950 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.5	859^th of 943 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	28.0	10.3	24.1	18.4	27.9	25.0	21.8	16.0			7.9	14.0		7.8	10.0		$19,946
Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3475 West 67th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1121	597	32	18.6	87.6%	43 (7.2%)	14 (2.3%)	511 (85.6%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	9.3	900^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.7	886^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	10.8	6.9	16.1	8.2	30.6	7.9	13.5	30.8	8.6	12.9	5.0	17.7	4.8	13.5	12.9	6.5	$19,432
Swanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6055 West 68th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0891	283	20	14.2	72.4%	104 (36.7%)	11 (3.9%)	149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	7.8	924^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.7%		18.8	752^nd of 943 public elementary schools	20.3%	172	6.0	16.3	20.0				14.0			11.5				6.9	12.0		$19,347
Colorado STEM Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7281 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 429-7836	415	22	19.2	51.8%	154 (37.1%)	2 (0.5%)	205 (49.4%)	27 (6.5%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	58.8	373^rd of 950 public elementary schools	60.7%		64	324^th of 943 public elementary schools	65.6%	49	42.5	42.9	58.7	52.5	59.4	53.2	51.5	40.0	21.4	45.7	49.2	45.2	53.2	43.1	50.0	36.2	$16,572
Ricardo Flores Magon Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	5301 Lowell Boulevard	Denver	80221	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 412-7610	292	18	16.3	83.6%	9 (3.1%)	4 (1.4%)	277 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)								(n/a)				12.1	9.3	22.7	10.8							2.9		9.1	$15,123
Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5340	455	30	15.1	43.5%	248 (54.5%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	67	302^nd of 950 public elementary schools	68.2%		75.9	201^st of 943 public elementary schools	78.7%	101	44.6	63.9	46.9				52.5	40.5	61.9	46.2				50.0	53.8		$18,031
Harris Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 West 75th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1721	234	15	16.0	79.1%	57 (24.4%)	4 (1.7%)	154 (65.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	9.1	905^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.5	844^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.5%	61	9.1	19.6							6.5					6.4	16.1		$20,333
Secrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 West 64th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0760	334	23	14.6	66.5%	148 (44.3%)	6 (1.8%)	141 (42.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	22.7	699^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.4%		22.2	707^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.0%	8	23.1	40.9	34.0				33.1	13.2	27.3	14.0				18.2	22.0		$17,263
Westminster Academy for International Studies	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	7482 Irving Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(303) 428-2494	258	18	14.3	77.9%	40 (15.5%)	1 (0.4%)	196 (76.0%)	7 (2.7%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (3.9%)	30.5	607^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.1%		26.9	653^rd of 943 public elementary schools	30.8%	46	22.6	25.0	45.5	46.4	27.3	46.4	35.5	22.6	29.2	31.8			17.2	19.2		27.6	$17,952
Trailside Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 West 67th Pl.	Denver	80221	Adams County	Mapleton School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 853-1000	492	27	18.0	58.3%	142 (28.9%)	4 (0.8%)	315 (64.0%)	16 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.0%)	33.3	586^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.3%		17.7	769^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.5%	183	37.7		35.5	47.9		14.6	28.3	35.8	8.8	20.6	30.0	6.1	7.0	19.0	17.6	9.8	$14,862

Frequently Asked Questions about Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Is Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School a good school?

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 8.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School attend?

Students who attend Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School usually go on to attend:

High : Westminster High School

How many students attend Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 364 students attended Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School.

What is the racial makeup of Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School?

Students at Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School in?

Westminster Public Schools

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