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Golden View Classical Academy

Q: Is Golden View Classical Academy a good school?

Golden View Classical Academy ranks 177 th of 950 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Alternative Schools

Better than 81% of Colorado alternative schools

Summary

Golden View Classical Academy is a public charter school in Golden, Colorado that serves 743 students in grades K-12. This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, consistently outpacing the state and its local State Charter School Institute district on standardized tests across all subjects and grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 61.2% of Golden View students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 39.6% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school's math proficiency rate was even more impressive at 55.8%, well above the district's 28.6% and the state's 35.9%. Golden View students also excelled in science, with 73% of 11th graders scoring proficient or better, far surpassing the district's 31.5% and the state's 25%. The school's students perform exceptionally well on college entrance exams like the SAT and PSAT, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Golden View's academic achievements are remarkable, the school does have a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% compared to the district and state. The school should investigate the reasons for this and implement strategies to improve attendance. Overall, Golden View Classical Academy stands out as an exceptional school, outperforming nearby schools like Destinations Career Academy of Colorado and even top-performing schools in the Jefferson County School District.

737

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,506

Per pupil spending ?

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Corporate Circle
Golden, CO 80401-5607

(720) 598-6700

District: State Charter School Institute

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

7.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2022 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (65% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Colorado alternative schools

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (83%)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg38%

Colorado avg42%

Elementary school

177^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 8 pts since 2019

From top 26% (2019) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

81^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From top 30% (2019) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

5^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 2%▲ up 9 pts since 2019

From top 10% (2019) to top 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Alternative Schools in the State Charter School Institute

50^th of 115State Charter School Institute 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	79.7	177 of 950	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	78.2	185 of 943	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	103 of 933	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	94.8	34 of 921	96.3%	★★★★★
2021	71.9	216 of 710	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	254 of 965	73.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	118 of 694	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	82 of 684	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	82 of 642	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	89.6	43 of 595	92.8%	★★★★★
2021	83.5	58 of 351	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	233 of 758	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	206 of 700	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	187 of 683	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	79.0	115 of 649	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.5	25 of 594	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.2	55 of 352	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	215 of 764	71.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	250 of 551	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	166 of 539	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	163 of 525	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	85.8	39 of 454	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	74.3	71 of 288	75.3%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	271 of 596	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	81 of 469	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	70 of 485	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	99 of 480	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	74 of 448	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	52.7	156 of 369	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.0	138 of 458	69.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	48 of 347	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	68 of 350	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	81 of 363	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	72 of 326	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	87 of 254	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.9	85 of 352	75.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	113 of 352	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	80.6	55 of 357	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	89 of 356	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	54 of 328	83.5%	★★★★☆
2021	60.5	85 of 249	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.4	152 of 343	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	60.7	95 of 273	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	87 of 286	69.6%	★★★★☆
2022	64.8	72 of 265	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	41.3	116 of 203	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	156 of 283	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	5 of 328	98.5%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	13 of 349	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	6 of 349	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	94.2	6 of 221	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.9	20 of 210	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.2	42 of 411	89.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.8	5 of 247	98.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	17 of 257	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	6 of 254	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	4 of 257	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	11 of 239	95.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	7 of 246	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	5 of 256	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	8 of 253	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	27 of 240	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	7 of 209	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	25 of 229	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	93.1	8 of 234	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	11 of 228	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.5	14 of 225	93.8%	★★★★★

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 (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-27 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)86th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)65th percentile-20 vs school

High school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing94%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+36 vs state

English Language Arts61%+16 vs state

Math56%+20 vs state

Science55%+21 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, December 15, 2021

Amazing school, they have taken away all the distractions and focus on the core education of Math, Science, History, and Literature - and it shows. The students that graduate from Goldenview classical have excellent critical thinking skills and a very well rounded education. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 (2025)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	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
Golden View Classical Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	601 Corporate Circle	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 598-6700	737	42	17.3		627 (85.1%)	5 (0.7%)	54 (7.3%)	20 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (3.7%)								(n/a)	95.0	78.0	94.0	74.0	91.0	81.0	69.4	51.6	65.5	69.0	55.1	54.9	61.2	72.6	55.0	43.1	61.0	49.0	51.0	55.8	47.4	51.9	73.0	$12,506
Compass Montessori - Golden Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	4441 Salvia Street	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 271-1977	425	28	15.0		345 (81.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.4%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (7.3%)								(n/a)	79.0	41.0	86.0	45.0	73.0	21.0					46.4		45.4					17.9		24.2	56.3			$13,226
JeffCo Remote Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1505 South Pierson St	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 910-2671	399	33	12.1		180 (45.1%)	10 (2.5%)	181 (45.4%)	7 (1.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)								(n/a)	58.0										26.3		20.7							7.3				$18,350
Miller Special Education	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	200 Kipling Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7200	97	19	5.1	38.1%	64 (66.0%)	1 (1.0%)	24 (24.7%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.2%)								(n/a)																								$73,738
Sobesky Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	2001 Hoyt Street	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-5995	101	15	6.6	78.2%	48 (47.5%)	4 (4.0%)	41 (40.6%)	2 (2.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)								(n/a)																								$52,523
Rocky Mountain Deaf School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	10300 W. Nassau Ave	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 984-5749	82	18	4.4	42.7%	43 (52.4%)	5 (6.1%)	28 (34.1%)	4 (4.9%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)																								$55,062
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	670	44	15.4	82.1%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	539 (80.4%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)								(n/a)	38.0	22.0	52.0	25.0	33.0	7.0	13.0	10.0	18.5	18.1	18.6	18.6	17.4		10.0		7.2	6.0	15.8	9.8	11.5	12.0	14.3	$18,521
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	345	38	9.1		212 (61.4%)	4 (1.2%)	107 (31.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.9%)								(n/a)	73.0	42.0	48.0	15.0	75.0	32.0	39.1			46.4	50.0	22.2	33.6	34.8		36.8	14.3	25.0		20.7	31.6	14.3	30.4	$9,949
Collegiate Academy of Colorado	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8420 South Sangre De Cristo Rd	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 972-7433	245	28	8.7	29.8%	164 (66.9%)	5 (2.0%)	49 (20.0%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.3%)								(n/a)		39.0			50.0			30.0	68.8		29.4	40.0	40.0		25.0	25.0			25.0	22.9		37.5	18.2	$12,590
Destinations Career Academy of Colorado	Public, Virtual, Alternative	4-12	8601 Turnpike Dr. Suite 100	Westminster	80031	Adams County	Julesburg School District No. Re1	No	No	Yes	No	(303) 128-6266	453	13	34.2		230 (50.8%)	22 (4.9%)	171 (37.7%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)								(n/a)											18.8													$10,675

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden View Classical Academy

Is Golden View Classical Academy a good school?

Golden View Classical Academy ranks 177^th of 950 Colorado alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Golden View Classical Academy in?

State Charter School Institute

What is the racial makeup of Golden View Classical Academy?

Students at Golden View Classical Academy are 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Golden View Classical Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 737 students attended Golden View Classical Academy.

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