Best Public Schools in Arvada, Colorado & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2023)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2023)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2023)	SAT Reading and Writing (2023)	SAT Mathematics (2023)	CMAS English Language Arts (2023)							CMAS Math (2023)							CMAS Science (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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 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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Arvada High School	Public	9-12	7951 West 65th Avenue	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0162	759	45	16.7	63.0%	246 (32.4%)	19 (2.5%)	452 (59.6%)	14 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (2.9%)	13.9	303^rd of 351 public high schools	13.7%		2.2	214^th of 221 public high schools	3.2%	89	46.0	15.0	40.0	22.0	33.0	7.0																	11.8	$13,897
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	1,765	87	20.2	24.5%	1,301 (73.7%)	20 (1.1%)	316 (17.9%)	41 (2.3%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (4.5%)	69.4	98^th of 351 public high schools	72.1%		57.2	91^st of 221 public high schools	58.8%	7	77.0	45.0	73.0	54.0	72.0	40.0																	30.8	$12,844
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Oak Street	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1440	194	16	12.4	44.3%	135 (69.6%)	2 (1.0%)	41 (21.1%)	5 (2.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.2%)	28.1	626^th of 935 public elementary schools	33.0%		39.8	514^th of 921 public elementary schools	44.2%	112							33.3	32.3	34.6				33.3	25.0	15.6	23.1				21.3	34.6			$16,608
Drake Junior High School	Public	6-8	12550 West 52nd Avenue	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1510	935	47	19.9	19.8%	725 (77.5%)	8 (0.9%)	139 (14.9%)	24 (2.6%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.4%)	74.4	102^nd of 481 public middle schools	78.8%		69.3	111^th of 448 public middle schools	75.2%	9										57.9	59.1	55.3	57.5				38.1	43.9	52.4	44.1		42.4		$12,212
Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	358	25	14.3	46.4%	96 (26.8%)	0 (0.0%)	249 (69.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	27.7	633^rd of 935 public elementary schools	32.3%		27.8	640^th of 921 public elementary schools	30.5%	7							48.1	44.1	30.8		40.6		35.1	20.5	22.7	15.4				14.3	15.4			$15,279
Fremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6420 Urban	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1699	234	17	13.6	46.2%	159 (67.9%)	2 (0.9%)	61 (26.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	50.8	424^th of 935 public elementary schools	54.7%		66.7	283^rd of 921 public elementary schools	69.3%	141							33.3	46.7	41.2				40.9	47.2	46.7	30.6				41.9	32.4			$15,056
Hackberry Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	7300 West 76th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0260	367	22	16.5	27.8%	247 (67.3%)	6 (1.6%)	85 (23.2%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.9%)	86.2	105^th of 935 public elementary schools	88.8%		81.2	153^rd of 921 public elementary schools	83.4%	48							57.7	71.6	75.5				68.6	61.5	50.0	60.4				56.6	53.8			$13,547
Lawrence Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5611 Zephyr Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1825	261	18	14.7	64.4%	141 (54.0%)	10 (3.8%)	96 (36.8%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	41.3	503^rd of 935 public elementary schools	46.2%		48.5	441^st of 921 public elementary schools	52.1%	62							34.9	34.0	51.1				39.7	34.9	17.0	53.3				34.0	26.7			$15,050
Little Elementary School	Public	K-5	8448 Otis Drive	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0310	246	17	14.3	67.1%	123 (50.0%)	7 (2.8%)	103 (41.9%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.8%)	10.5	882^nd of 935 public elementary schools	5.7%		16.1	778^th of 921 public elementary schools	15.5%	104							13.5	23.3	28.1				20.5	9.6	14.0	9.7				11.1	9.7			$15,825
North Arvada Middle School	Public	6-8	7285 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0528	479	32	15.2	58.5%	222 (46.3%)	7 (1.5%)	208 (43.4%)	18 (3.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	27.7	324^th of 481 public middle schools	32.6%		33.6	276^th of 448 public middle schools	38.4%	48										38.1	34.0	35.2	35.8				17.7	16.3	14.1	15.9		21.0		$14,310
Parr Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5800 West 84th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9890	245	20	12.3	66.5%	123 (50.2%)	3 (1.2%)	80 (32.7%)	17 (6.9%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.8%)	14.1	829^th of 935 public elementary schools	11.3%		18.1	751^st of 921 public elementary schools	18.5%	78							26.7	23.8	17.6				23.5	13.8						10.4				$15,191
Peck Elementary School	Public	K-5	6495 Carr Street	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0590	166	13	12.6	57.8%	94 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (33.1%)	3 (1.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.2%)	17.5	768^th of 935 public elementary schools	17.9%		28.4	632^nd of 921 public elementary schools	31.4%	136							28.0	28.0	32.1				29.5	20.8	12.0	14.3				15.6	14.8			$15,890
Pomona High School	Public	9-12	8101 West Pomona Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0710	1,185	62	19.0	38.8%	645 (54.4%)	18 (1.5%)	445 (37.6%)	26 (2.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	39 (3.3%)	32.9	223^rd of 351 public high schools	36.5%		16.3	179^th of 221 public high schools	19.0%	44	54.0	21.0	57.0	38.0	49.0	25.0																	17.3	$13,175
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	261	16	16.0	58.6%	134 (51.3%)	5 (1.9%)	96 (36.8%)	13 (5.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	24.9	676^th of 935 public elementary schools	27.7%		21.4	702^nd of 921 public elementary schools	23.8%	26							22.6	41.7	42.4				35.2	16.1	33.3	9.1				18.2	15.6			$14,123
Sierra Elementary School	Public	K-5	7751 Oak Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0821	445	26	17.3	13.9%	377 (84.7%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (11.9%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)	89.8	76^th of 935 public elementary schools	91.9%		91.9	52^nd of 921 public elementary schools	94.4%	24							52.7	64.3	77.0				64.7	67.6	62.3	70.3				66.8	67.6			$13,329
Stott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Yank Way	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2638	290	15	19.4	25.5%	236 (81.4%)	1 (0.3%)	38 (13.1%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	70.3	247^th of 935 public elementary schools	73.6%		67.7	274^th of 921 public elementary schools	70.2%	27							53.8	60.0	64.4				59.6	43.6	15.6	55.6				40.5	57.8			$13,152
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	227	18	12.3	65.6%	97 (42.7%)	2 (0.9%)	114 (50.2%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.5%)	15.8	799^th of 935 public elementary schools	14.5%		20.1	719^th of 921 public elementary schools	21.9%	80							17.2	29.6	20.0				22.0	24.1						14.1	17.6			$16,631
Thomson Elementary School	Public	K-5	7750 Harlan Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9933	194	16	12.1	68.0%	82 (42.3%)	10 (5.2%)	83 (42.8%)	9 (4.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	13.2	840^th of 935 public elementary schools	10.2%		9	892^nd of 921 public elementary schools	3.1%	52							20.5	17.9	9.8				15.7	33.3	17.9	7.3				19.4	7.3			$17,416
Vanderhoof Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 Routt Court	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2744	370	23	16.0	22.4%	285 (77.0%)	3 (0.8%)	52 (14.1%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.6%)	66.2	286^th of 935 public elementary schools	69.4%		59.4	343^rd of 921 public elementary schools	62.8%	57							44.3	60.0	56.9				53.4	40.3	52.7	49.2				47.2	37.7			$13,331
Warder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Carr Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0950	372	23	16.2	25.8%	269 (72.3%)	4 (1.1%)	84 (22.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	84.2	126^th of 935 public elementary schools	86.5%		82.8	137^th of 921 public elementary schools	85.1%	11							49.2	59.6	80.5				61.1	63.9	52.1	61.0				59.3	65.9			$13,263
Weber Elementary School	Public	K-5	8725 West 81st Place	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1012	253	17	14.7	36.8%	193 (76.3%)	1 (0.4%)	47 (18.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.6%)	43.4	488^th of 935 public elementary schools	47.8%		37.9	527^th of 921 public elementary schools	42.8%	39							31.0	41.7	47.6				41.2	37.9	27.1	40.5				34.5	29.3			$14,383
Van Arsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7535 Alkire Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1080	414	25	16.6	15.5%	340 (82.1%)	4 (1.0%)	51 (12.3%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	76.2	193^rd of 935 public elementary schools	79.4%		80.3	164^th of 921 public elementary schools	82.2%	29							47.4	56.3	63.4				53.9	57.3	62.5	48.8				56.7	47.5			$13,589
Oberon Middle School	Public	6-8	7300 Quail Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2020	674	36	18.5	24.3%	525 (77.9%)	5 (0.7%)	107 (15.9%)	10 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.0%)	59.7	152^nd of 481 public middle schools	68.4%		66.6	125^th of 448 public middle schools	72.1%	27										47.7	47.5	53.6	49.6				32.0	31.1	39.7	34.2		40.4		$12,410
Moore Middle School	Public	6-8	8455 West 88th Avenue	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0400	492	29	17.1	50.6%	242 (49.2%)	12 (2.4%)	198 (40.2%)	10 (2.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	17.3	390^th of 481 public middle schools	18.9%		20.2	349^th of 448 public middle schools	22.1%	41										25.5	27.9	18.0	23.6				15.1	14.9	13.6	14.5		12.8		$13,231
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11500 W. 84th Ave	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-2295	506	30	16.6	12.6%	411 (81.2%)	5 (1.0%)	60 (11.9%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.3%)	73.4	219^th of 935 public elementary schools	76.6%		67.9	272^nd of 921 public elementary schools	70.5%	53							68.2	55.6	53.2	64.7	61.9	53.1	59.2	79.5	44.4	43.8	28.8	40.0	44.7	46.3	50.0	57.4		$9,052
West Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	16650 West 72nd Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5649	540	29	18.5	5.7%	458 (84.8%)	5 (0.9%)	38 (7.0%)	17 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	94.7	30^th of 935 public elementary schools	96.8%		97.9	9^th of 921 public elementary schools	99.0%	21							74.4	82.9	80.7				79.2	68.1	57.3	70.0				65.4	74.2			$13,406
Lincoln Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	7180 Oak Street	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-5363	779	48	16.2	21.7%	606 (77.8%)	7 (0.9%)	114 (14.6%)	20 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.1%)	52.4	406^th of 935 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.7	362^nd of 921 public elementary schools	60.7%	44							36.1	35.8	45.0	67.9	60.7	51.7	48.8	47.0	29.6	35.9	38.5	44.3	41.3	39.2	35.1	35.6		$9,225
Ralston Valley Senior High School	Public	9-12	13355 West 80th Avenue	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5600	1,813	89	20.3	8.2%	1,482 (81.7%)	9 (0.5%)	203 (11.2%)	47 (2.6%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	65 (3.6%)	89.5	28^th of 351 public high schools	92.0%		87	22^nd of 221 public high schools	90.0%	6	85.0	64.0	82.0	76.0	86.0	64.0																	45.7	$12,110
Meiklejohn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13405 W 83rd Pl	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5695	469	30	15.8	4.3%	421 (89.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.0%)	89.1	83^rd of 935 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.9	106^th of 921 public elementary schools	88.5%	23							69.7	74.3	69.8				71.4	77.6	64.9	54.0				66.2	46.0			$13,635
Two Roads Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	6980 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 423-3377	346	37	9.3		246 (71.1%)	4 (1.2%)	81 (23.4%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)	74.0	26.0	71.0	43.0	71.0	24.0			64.7	53.3	37.9	55.6	45.9	23.8		35.3		13.8	30.6	23.3	58.8	37.1		$7,823
Arvada K-8	Public	K-8	5751 Balsam Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1240	554	42	13.2	76.4%	180 (32.5%)	17 (3.1%)	324 (58.5%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.2%)	13.9	834^th of 935 public elementary schools	10.8%		11	868^th of 921 public elementary schools	5.8%	34							16.3	20.0	28.1	22.8	16.7	16.5	20.0	16.3	11.9	20.7	11.8	3.6	4.7	10.3	10.3	7.2		$15,302
Doral Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7100 Wadsworth Blvd	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 250-3627	168	13	13.0	48.8%	108 (64.3%)	4 (2.4%)	46 (27.4%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)								(n/a)									55.6		44.8		30.5			22.2		13.8		11.6	38.9			$11,934
Early College of Arvada	Public, Charter	6-12	4905 West 60th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 935-5473	251	17	14.9	56.6%	61 (24.3%)	2 (0.8%)	170 (67.7%)	14 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	17.8	286^th of 351 public high schools	18.5%					(n/a)	42.0	13.0	38.0	16.0	44.0	15.0						28.0	22.9							12.5		24.0	21.6	$14,725
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 429-4090	378	23	16.3	85.2%	62 (16.4%)	1 (0.3%)	278 (73.5%)	23 (6.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.4%)	12.1	857^th of 935 public elementary schools	8.3%		15.3	791^st of 921 public elementary schools	14.1%	66								19.4	23.5	19.0	19.4		18.2		12.9	11.8			11.1	8.2	15.7	11.4		$15,705
Three Creeks K-8	Public	K-8	19486 West 94th Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1140	964	53	18.2	5.5%	754 (78.2%)	12 (1.2%)	111 (11.5%)	38 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (4.8%)	82.2	145^th of 935 public elementary schools	84.5%		80.1	168^th of 921 public elementary schools	81.8%	23							60.4	67.3	67.2	65.1	53.9	63.4	63.1	69.8	60.0	55.1	38.5	31.4	59.6	52.5	43.7	51.6		$12,145
Prospect Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5592 Independence Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(720) 804-0018	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																								$00

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wheat Ridge	1.81 mi	10	112^th
Westminster	2.71 mi	33	113^th
Denver	2.78 mi	238	141^st
Lakewood	3.5 mi	56	108^th
Edgewater	3.64 mi	3	199^th

Best Public Schools in Arvada, CO

West Woods Elementary School

Sierra Elementary School

Ralston Valley Senior High School

Meiklejohn Elementary

Hackberry Hill Elementary School

Warder Elementary School

Three Creeks K-8

Van Arsdale Elementary School

Drake Junior High School

Excel Academy Charter School

Stott Elementary School

Arvada West High School

Vanderhoof Elementary School

Oberon Middle School

Lincoln Charter Academy

Fremont Elementary School

Weber Elementary School

Lawrence Elementary School

Pomona High School

Campbell Elementary School

North Arvada Middle School

Foster Dual Language Pk-8

Secrest Elementary School

Early College of Arvada

Peck Elementary School

Moore Middle School

Swanson Elementary School

Parr Elementary School

Arvada High School

Arvada K-8

Thomson Elementary School

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Little Elementary School

Doral Academy of Colorado

Prospect Academy

Two Roads Charter School

Cities Near Arvada