Is Drake Junior High School a good school?

Drake Junior High School ranks 102 nd of 481 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Drake Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 957 students attended Drake Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Drake Junior High School?

Students at Drake Junior High School are 78% White, 14% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Drake Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Drake Junior High School usually go on to attend Arvada West High School

Drake Junior High School

Public 6-8

12550 West 52nd Avenue
Arvada, CO 80002-1804

(303) 982-1510

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
102^nd of 481 Colorado Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,212

Students who attend Drake Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Arvada West High School

Feeder schools for Drake Junior High School:

Elementary:	Fairmount Elementary School
	Vanderhoof Elementary School
	West Woods Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 20.7

Number of students: 957

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.7%

Hispanic:

13.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Drake Junior High School ranks better than 78.8% of middle schools in Colorado. It also ranks 6^th among 19 ranked middle schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 74.38. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Drake Junior High School has the largest middle school student body size in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Racial makeup is: White (77.7%), Hispanic (13.6%), two or more races (4.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Drake Junior High School is 20.7, which is the highest among 20 middle schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1! (See more...)

Compare Drake Junior High School employs 46.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Drake Junior High School is $12,212. 17 middle schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Drake Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Drake Junior High School 102^nd of 481 Colorado public middle schools. (See Drake Junior High School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

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Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Jefferson County School District No. R-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County School District No. R-1 35^th of 115 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Drake Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	78.44	65^th	336	80.7%
2005	79.38	62^nd	340	81.8%
2006	77.99	69^th	346	80.1%
2007	79.49	66^th	360	81.7%
2008	68.40	100^th	362	72.4%
2009	69.19	106^th	377	71.9%
2010	68.12	126^th	409	69.2%
2011	75.33	91^st	422	78.4%
2012	79.17	74^th	425	82.6%
2013	79.96	70^th	454	84.6%
2014	81.34	70^th	461	84.8%
2015	82.32	51^st	436	88.3%
2016	84.99	37^th	400	90.8%
2017	83.26	50^th	424	88.2%
2018	81.19	57^th	418	86.4%
2019	80.93	63^rd	458	86.2%
2021	73.17	80^th	369	78.3%
2022	69.29	111^th	448	75.2%
2023	74.38	102^nd	480	78.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	61.56	60^th	222	73.0%
2019	60.28	74^th	240	69.2%
2021	54.02	39^th	114	65.8%
2022	53.09	69^th	197	65.0%
2023	43.48	118^th	241	51.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	70.90	68^th	315	78.4%
2019	76.71	68^th	352	80.7%
2021	64.02	73^rd	254	71.3%
2022	61.08	110^th	326	66.3%
2023	65.50	111^th	363	69.4%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	54.02	64^th	121	47.1%
2019	43.37	92^nd	134	31.3%
2022	40.63	69^th	93	25.8%
2023	52.20	76^th	125	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	82.44	35^th	317	89.0%
2019	79.13	56^th	343	83.7%
2021	68.90	62^nd	249	75.1%
2022	65.35	93^rd	328	71.6%
2023	71.96	78^th	356	78.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	54.36	66^th	165	60.0%
2019	59.11	75^th	220	65.9%
2021	60.36	27^th	83	67.5%
2022	64.03	42^nd	169	75.1%
2023	62.57	63^rd	198	68.2%

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Rank History for White students at Drake Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CO State Percentile
2018	74.50	40^th	199	79.9%
2019	67.71	71^st	283	74.9%
2021	59.06	73^rd	203	64.0%
2022	53.60	114^th	265	57.0%
2023	58.31	106^th	286	62.9%

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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Drake Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	820	7	19	48	2	n/a	n/a	896
1989	800	10	18	47	5	n/a	n/a	880
1990	765	7	14	49	4	n/a	n/a	839
1991	776	3	11	49	4	n/a	n/a	843
1992	766	2	17	57	3	n/a	n/a	845
1993	795	6	17	46	4	n/a	n/a	868
1994	797	9	16	40	3	n/a	n/a	865
1995	750	9	16	40	4	n/a	n/a	819
1996	750	9	16	40	4	n/a	n/a	819
1997	501	6	15	32	2	n/a	n/a	556
1998	496	8	13	29	2	n/a	n/a	548
1999	533	6	15	34	3	n/a	n/a	591
2000	508	6	13	30	4	n/a	n/a	561
2001	540	2	16	45	0	n/a	n/a	603
2002	601	7	8	64	4	n/a	n/a	684
2003	601	7	8	64	4	n/a	n/a	684
2004	578	8	8	43	1	n/a	n/a	638
2005	543	3	11	58	3	n/a	n/a	618
2006	559	7	12	57	5	n/a	n/a	640
2007	574	10	11	53	5	n/a	n/a	653
2008	569	5	17	59	5	n/a	n/a	655
2009	556	5	17	64	2	n/a	n/a	644
2010	561	9	14	87	2	n/a	n/a	673
2011	556	8	13	116	5	0	14	712
2012	548	2	13	119	3	0	19	704
2013	542	2	20	112	4	0	21	701
2014	519	4	21	102	5	0	18	669
2015	523	2	19	92	3	1	16	656
2016	542	0	16	107	2	1	17	685
2017	512	4	22	119	3	0	16	676
2018	509	4	22	111	1	0	26	673
2019	721	10	23	125	4	0	40	923
2020	732	11	18	126	4	0	29	920
2021	712	7	22	149	2	0	35	927
2022	725	8	24	139	7	0	32	935
2023	744	12	26	130	4	0	41	957

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Drake Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	896	40.7	22.0	n/a
1989	880	38.7	22.7	4.1
1990	839	37.2	22.5	4.6
1991	843	36.7	22.9	4.7
1992	845	37.0	22.8	3.6
1993	868	39.5	22.0	3.8
1994	865	38.1	22.7	6
1995	819	37.7	21.7	7.1
1996	819	37.7	21.7	7.1
1997	556	23.1	24.1	10.3
1998	548	25.5	21.5	9.5
1999	591	27.2	21.7	5.8
2000	561	27.0	20.8	11.1
2001	603	29.1	20.7	10
2002	684	35.0	19.5	10.8
2003	684	35.0	19.5	10.8
2004	638	36.4	17.5	10.8
2005	618	32.2	19.2	12.1
2006	640	32.9	19.5	14.5
2007	653	33.2	19.7	16.5
2008	655	34.2	19.2	19.7
2009	644	34.4	18.7	16
2010	673	34.4	19.5	20.4
2011	712	34.0	20.9	19.1
2012	704	33.0	21.3	19.9
2013	701	35.5	19.6	24
2014	669	35.4	18.8	26.3
2015	656	33.0	19.8	22.7
2016	685	33.0	20.7	17.7
2017	676	33.1	20.4	18.6
2018	673	34.0	19.7	20.5
2019	923	47.3	19.4	21.9
2020	920	45.3	20.3	22.4
2021	927	45.7	20.2	22.8
2022	935	46.8	19.9	19.8
2023	957	46.1	20.7	25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Drake Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	896	40.7	22.0	n/a
1989	880	38.7	22.7	4.1
1990	839	37.2	22.5	4.6
1991	843	36.7	22.9	4.7
1992	845	37.0	22.8	3.6
1993	868	39.5	22.0	3.8
1994	865	38.1	22.7	6
1995	819	37.7	21.7	7.1
1996	819	37.7	21.7	7.1
1997	556	23.1	24.1	10.3
1998	548	25.5	21.5	9.5
1999	591	27.2	21.7	5.8
2000	561	27.0	20.8	11.1
2001	603	29.1	20.7	10
2002	684	35.0	19.5	10.8
2003	684	35.0	19.5	10.8
2004	638	36.4	17.5	10.8
2005	618	32.2	19.2	12.1
2006	640	32.9	19.5	14.5
2007	653	33.2	19.7	16.5
2008	655	34.2	19.2	19.7
2009	644	34.4	18.7	16
2010	673	34.4	19.5	20.4
2011	712	34.0	20.9	19.1
2012	704	33.0	21.3	19.9
2013	701	35.5	19.6	24
2014	669	35.4	18.8	26.3
2015	656	33.0	19.8	22.7
2016	685	33.0	20.7	17.7
2017	676	33.1	20.4	18.6
2018	673	34.0	19.7	20.5
2019	923	47.3	19.4	21.9
2020	920	45.3	20.3	22.4
2021	927	45.7	20.2	22.8
2022	935	46.8	19.9	19.8
2023	957	46.1	20.7	25.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Drake Junior High School

Year	Total Expenditures Per Pupil
2019	$10,482
2020	$10,478
2021	$10,659
2022	$12,212

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Drake Junior High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 63^rd of 458 Middle schools	Ranks 102^nd of 480 Middle schools	7.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts (Drake Junior High School)	61	57.9	3.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	51.5	49.3	2.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	43.6	43.4	0.2%
6th Grade Math (Drake Junior High School)	50.6	38.1	12.5%
6th Grade Math (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	35	32.2	2.8%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	28.2	1.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Drake Junior High School)	62	59.1	2.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	51.9	49.6	2.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.5	45	1.5%
7th Grade Math (Drake Junior High School)	48.9	43.9	5%
7th Grade Math (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	38.6	30.9	7.7%
7th Grade Math (Colorado)	31.6	26.3	5.3%
8th Grade Science (Drake Junior High School)	43.5	42.4	1.1%
8th Grade Science (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	38.1	37.1	1%
8th Grade Science (Colorado)	31.5	31.3	0.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Drake Junior High School)	66.8	55.3	11.5%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	50.7	48.5	2.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	46.9	42.4	4.5%
8th Grade Math (Drake Junior High School)	55.3	52.4	2.9%
8th Grade Math (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	42.1	39	3.1%
8th Grade Math (Colorado)	36.9	32.7	4.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Drake Junior High School)	63.1	57.5	5.6%
All Grades English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	51.7	50.8	0.9%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.7	2.1%
All Grades Math (Drake Junior High School)	51.4	44.1	7.3%
All Grades Math (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	39.8	38.7	1.1%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	32.9	1.8%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	923	957	3.7%
African American	10	12	20%
American Indian	4	4
Asian	23	26	13%
Hispanic	125	130	4%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	721	744	3.2%
Two or More Races	40	41	2.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	21.9%	25.5%	3.6%

Schools Near Drake Junior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				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	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	Total
Drake Junior High School	Public	6-8	12550 West 52nd Avenue	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-1510	957	46	20.7	25.5%	744 (77.7%)	12 (1.3%)	130 (13.6%)	26 (2.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.3%)	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
Prospect Academy	Public, Charter	5-8	5592 Independence Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 804-0018	61	7	8.5	32.8%	37 (60.7%)	1 (1.6%)	19 (31.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)								(n/a)										$00
Manning Options School	Public	6-8	13200 West 32nd Place	Lakewood	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-6340	670	34	19.6	11.0%	559 (83.4%)	8 (1.2%)	57 (8.5%)	24 (3.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.8%)	91.8	33^rd of 481 public middle schools	93.1%		94	22^nd of 448 public middle schools	95.1%	11	65.6	70.5	82.1	72.2	52.4	61.1	65.4	59.3	62.3	$12,379
Everitt Middle School	Public	6-8	3900 Kipling Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-1580	515	34	15.2	65.6%	242 (47.0%)	19 (3.7%)	227 (44.1%)	9 (1.7%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.1%)	25.2	337^th of 481 public middle schools	29.9%		27.1	304^th of 448 public middle schools	32.1%	33	40.0	30.6	27.5	33.2	16.0	13.1	17.4	15.3	19.6	$14,048
Oberon Middle School	Public	6-8	7300 Quail Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-2020	668	36	18.6	28.1%	527 (78.9%)	3 (0.4%)	96 (14.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.8%)	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
North Arvada Middle School	Public	6-8	7285 Pierce Street	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-0528	404	25	16.1	63.1%	185 (45.8%)	5 (1.2%)	172 (42.6%)	14 (3.5%)	8 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	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
Connections Learning Center on the Earle Johnson C	Public	6-9	1200 Johnson Road	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-7004	23	8	2.8	78.3%	8 (34.8%)	2 (8.7%)	11 (47.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.7%)								(n/a)
Bell Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Ulysses Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(303) 982-4280	731	41	17.9	32.7%	551 (75.4%)	6 (0.8%)	119 (16.3%)	12 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	68.5	125^th of 481 public middle schools	74.0%		57	167^th of 448 public middle schools	62.7%	42	52.3	56.1	57.9	55.3	37.8	30.2	43.0	36.8	48.6	$12,651
Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-8	165 S. Union Blvd	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Byers School District No. 32J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 255-4650	133	3	49.4		74 (55.6%)	13 (9.8%)	44 (33.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)										$8,294
Astravo Online Academy Middle School	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-8	165 South Union Blvd Suite 777	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Byers School District No. 32J	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(303) 822-5292	827	18	45.7		421 (50.9%)	75 (9.1%)	303 (36.6%)	12 (1.5%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			23.8	27.1				14.3		$8,404

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