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Edgewater Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Edgewater Elementary School is a PK–6 school in Edgewater, Colorado, serving 335 students within the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The district itself is strong—ranked in the 79th percentile statewide with 4 stars—but Edgewater is a clear underperformer within it. The school currently ranks in the 15th percentile and earns 1 star. Proficiency rates are far below district and state averages: English language arts sits at 26.7% compared with the district's 53.7%, and math is at 15.6% versus the district's 44.6%. Science proficiency in 5th grade is also low at 16.7%.

Math is an especially serious concern. Only 8.1% of 5th graders are proficient in math, down sharply from 20.0% in 3rd grade and far below the district's 5th grade rate of 47.1%. Chronic absenteeism is likely a major driver of low achievement: 40.1% of students are chronically absent, roughly 1.5 times the state average, and the rate has worsened from 33.4% the previous year. There has been some encouraging movement—free/reduced lunch eligibility has declined from 79.5% to 63.9% over two years, and test scores improved between 2022–2023 and 2024–2025—but the most recent data shows those gains are fragile, and scores remain well below state averages.

Nearby schools illustrate how much outcomes can vary within a few miles. The school performs above Lumberg Elementary School and Cowell Elementary School, but it trails Jefferson County Open Elementary School, and the contrast with Edison Elementary School, which sits at the 97th percentile, and Brown International Academy, at the 75th, is stark—all within about 1.5 miles. Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley, serving a similar poverty rate, posts considerably higher proficiency scores. The clearest priorities for Edgewater are reducing chronic absenteeism, turning around 5th grade math, and offering intensive support to the student groups who are furthest behind.

335

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,927

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: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

804^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

77^th of 84Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

24^th of 114Jefferson 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
2026	15.6	804 of 946	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	14.8	235 of 251	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
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)

Female (2019)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)6th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts27%-18 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

Math16%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)					CMAS Math (2026)					CMAS Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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%)	15.6	804^th of 946 public elementary schools	15.0%		21.2	721^st of 950 public elementary schools	24.1%	83	28.6	30.8	24.3	25.0	26.7	20.0	17.1	8.1	16.7	15.6	16.7	$18,927
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%)	4.4	945^th of 946 public elementary schools	0.1%		6	939^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.2%	6	11.1	12.8	4.8	6.5	8.0	11.4	706.0	706.0	698.0	6.3	696.0	$17,238
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%)	19.2	752^nd of 946 public elementary schools	20.5%		16.8	781^st of 950 public elementary schools	17.8%	29	40.9	30.0	31.0		33.3	29.4	6.3	13.8		15.3	712.0	$21,235
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%)	72.3	239^th of 946 public elementary schools	74.7%		77.4	208^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.1%	31	59.2	64.4	59.1		60.9	51.3	68.5	40.9		54.0	39.4	$17,382
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%)	94.4	32^nd of 946 public elementary schools	96.6%		91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%	32	70.9	80.3	77.8		76.1	74.7	73.3	69.1		72.4	71.6	$16,231
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%)	5.8	939^th of 946 public elementary schools	0.7%					(n/a)		716.0	13.5		11.4	706.0	7.7	707.0		5.9	8.1	$20,220
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%)	36.7	559^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.9%		46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%	88	24.3	34.8	45.7		34.7	18.9	37.0	35.3		30.8	47.1	$17,396
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%)	6.6	929^th of 946 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.4	943^rd of 950 public elementary schools	0.7%	14	15.0	12.7	14.9		14.0	8.2	7.5	10.6		8.6	13.6	$24,285
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%)	24.5	685^th of 946 public elementary schools	27.6%		16.7	784^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.5%	99	22.5	34.3	45.3		33.7	16.9	19.7	20.3		18.9	33.3	$18,474
Jefferson County Open Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	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%)	43.7	484^th of 946 public elementary schools	48.8%		43.5	506^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.7%	22	30.0	48.1	33.3	62.5	44.9	33.3	51.9	22.6	30.0	33.6	25.8	$18,467

Frequently Asked Questions about Edgewater Elementary School

Is Edgewater Elementary School a good school?

Edgewater Elementary School ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Colorado elementary schools.

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.

What district is Edgewater Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

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

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