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Edgewater Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

721^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Edgewater Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-6 in Edgewater, Colorado, with 319 students enrolled. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Edgewater Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state of Colorado in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 18% of Edgewater students were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 42.8% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 33.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Edgewater Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 71.16% to 79.45% in recent years, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

When comparing Edgewater Elementary to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Stevens Elementary and Jefferson County Open Elementary, it consistently underperforms, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates. In contrast, some schools in the Denver Public Schools district, such as Brown International Academy and Edison Elementary, have significantly higher academic achievement, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages. This underscores the need for the district and community to prioritize supporting and investing in Edgewater Elementary to ensure that all students have access to a high-quality education.

335

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,284

Per pupil spending ?

63.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5570 West 24th Avenue
Edgewater, CO 80214-3209

(303) 982-6050

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Edgewater Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

16.1%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2014 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (23% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

721^st of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

74^th of 84Elementary 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	21.2	721 of 950	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	765 of 943	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	794 of 933	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	904 of 921	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	902 of 965	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	826 of 917	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.5	723 of 929	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	777 of 914	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	665 of 938	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.9	785 of 962	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.4	728 of 954	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	753 of 935	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.1	772 of 935	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	816 of 925	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	831 of 872	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	9.6	774 of 849	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.9	790 of 852	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	751 of 829	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.2	742 of 823	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	16.2	697 of 808	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	12.9	695 of 758	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	642 of 690	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	211 of 247	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	10.3	723 of 764	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)15th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2019)8th percentile~ school

Male (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Science21%-18 vs state

Math18%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Edgewater Elementary 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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Edgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5570 West 24th Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6050	335	22	15.4	63.9%	54 (16.1%)	5 (1.5%)	255 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	21.2	721^st of 950 public elementary schools	24.1%		18.4	765^th of 943 public elementary schools	18.9%	44	44.4		32.4		30.0	21.6	10.5	23.7	14.7	18.0	21.1	$18,284
Lumberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6705 West 22nd Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6182	526	33	16.1	85.4%	45 (8.6%)	21 (4.0%)	434 (82.5%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	6	939^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.2%		4.6	940^th of 943 public elementary schools	0.3%	1			9.5	13.0	9.0	9.5			6.1	5.4		$16,401
Colfax Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1526 Tennyson Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8740	280	19	14.4	89.3%	29 (10.4%)	31 (11.1%)	203 (72.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.6%)	16.8	781^st of 950 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.5	644^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.7%	137	41.4	23.5	17.9		28.4	17.4	16.7	13.8		16.2	13.8	$20,757
Brown International Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	2550 Lowell Blvd	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-9250	530	31	17.1	31.3%	325 (61.3%)	23 (4.3%)	129 (24.3%)	10 (1.9%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	31 (5.8%)	77.4	208^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.1%		79.2	174^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.5%	34	65.0	55.7	66.7		62.5	59.3	45.7	46.3		50.9	62.1	$17,330
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%		94	34^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.4%	30	58.1	82.3	79.2		73.5	66.2	70.5	64.6		67.1	71.4	$16,074
Cowell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4540 West 10th Avenue	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8300	308	22	14.1	91.6%	11 (3.6%)	7 (2.3%)	278 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)	13.6				7.9					4.8		$21,723
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	329	22	14.7	60.2%	101 (30.7%)	38 (11.6%)	166 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%		42.9	498^th of 943 public elementary schools	47.2%	27	44.7	40.0	24.4		36.7	62.5	35.9	43.9		48.4	20.0	$19,632
Cheltenham Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1580 Julian Street	Denver	80204	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-8810	373	34	11.0	85.3%	23 (6.2%)	86 (23.1%)	234 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10 (2.7%)	13 (3.5%)	5.4	943^rd of 950 public elementary schools	0.7%		9.6	892^nd of 943 public elementary schools	5.4%	51	10.9	10.0	14.6		11.8					4.2	6.3	$22,629
Stevens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Reed Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2198	469	36	13.0	65.9%	216 (46.1%)	10 (2.1%)	223 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	16.7	784^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.5%		13.2	832^nd of 943 public elementary schools	11.8%	48	25.0	23.1	30.6		26.3	20.9	13.8	16.7		17.2	22.5	$17,431
Jefferson County Open Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	236	17	14.2	33.1%	172 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.2%)	43.5	506^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.7%		40.4	524^th of 943 public elementary schools	44.4%	18	52.0	22.6	47.1	54.8	44.7	28.0	25.8	29.4	34.9	30.1	35.3	$15,981

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgewater Elementary School

What district is Edgewater Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Is Edgewater Elementary School a good school?

Edgewater Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Edgewater Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Edgewater Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Jefferson Junior/Senior High School

How many students attend Edgewater Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 335 students attended Edgewater Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Edgewater Elementary School?

Students at Edgewater Elementary School are 76% Hispanic, 16% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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