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Foothills Elementary School

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Foothills Elementary School ranks 629 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

629^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Foothills Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 382 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in the state.

While Foothills Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, the school faces some unique challenges. It has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.3% to 31.7% over the past three years, which is notably higher than nearby schools in the same district. Additionally, Foothills has a large population of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 63.61% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year.

In contrast, other Rooney Ranch Elementary, Devinny Elementary, and Kyffin Elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District consistently outperform Foothills Elementary, with proficiency rates that are 20-40 percentage points higher. Addressing the high chronic absenteeism rates and providing targeted support for students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be key strategies to help Foothills Elementary improve its performance and better serve its student population.

363

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,380

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13165 West Ohio Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228-3114

(303) 982-9324

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Foothills Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dunstan Middle School
High:	Green Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.3%

Hispanic:

39.7%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2017 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2017)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 11 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

629^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	28.6	629 of 950	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.4	704 of 943	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.7	555 of 933	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	677 of 921	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	554 of 710	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.0	664 of 965	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.8	584 of 917	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.2	759 of 929	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.6	673 of 914	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.1	539 of 938	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.5	580 of 962	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.4	606 of 954	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.2	607 of 935	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	527 of 935	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.0	524 of 925	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.1	582 of 872	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	28.2	652 of 849	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.4	588 of 852	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.3	535 of 829	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	65.5	308 of 823	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.1	381 of 808	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	514 of 694	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	605 of 684	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	474 of 642	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	522 of 758	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	447 of 690	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	17.3	327 of 365	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	532 of 700	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	588 of 683	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	414 of 649	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	433 of 764	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	428 of 693	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	12.0	506 of 539	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	527 of 596	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	334 of 337	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)26th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)10th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts34%-11 vs state

Science29%-10 vs state

Math25%-11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, January 10, 2022

Switched my child from another elementary school to Foothills due to bullying. She immediately fell in love with Foothills and the family atmosphere. The all school morning meetings are the best. My student went from struggling at another school to getting into the GT program for huge academic growth. Foothills totally changed my daughter's life for the better. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The best school my children have attended. Staff is amazing. The teachers go above and beyond their call of duty. My daughter was transferred mid year here, they all made her feel so welcomed right off the bat. she has excelled since shes been here. The principal is very involved he goes on field trips, accomapies students to and from programs, is outside greeting parents every morning as their dropping kids off. He makes weekly visits to classrooms, lends his help in guitar class, participates in field day... I cant say enough....his leadership rubs off on the whole school.... school does alot with the food drive and is a great member of the community. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, May 7, 2010

We just moved into the community, and thier treatment of children, and good teaching has been very welcome. All of my childrens grades have improved from thier other elementary school. They are listening better, and more focused at home as well. For this to happen, after having to change thier schools, I was relieved that they were improving, as well as making nice friends. Kudos to Foothills Elementary. I think they will be staying. Close Quote

Schools Near Foothills 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 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Foothills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13165 West Ohio Avenue	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9324	363	28	13.1	60.6%	168 (46.3%)	14 (3.9%)	144 (39.7%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	28.6	629^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.8%		22.4	704^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.3%	75	42.6	22.0	35.9				33.6	21.8	28.8	25.6		25.3	28.9	$16,380
Devinny Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9200	505	28	18.0	13.7%	385 (76.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.5%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	88.7	87^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.8%		93	44^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.3%	43	80.2	62.8	65.1				69.4	85.1	65.1	59.3		69.9	61.6	$15,441
Kyffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 North Flora Way	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5760	503	29	17.5	10.5%	406 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	95.3	28^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.9	17^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.2%	11	77.0	78.6	88.7				81.2	68.9	69.0	77.5		71.6	74.3	$16,015
Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 West Utah Avenue	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9561	328	22	14.7	23.5%	255 (77.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	74.8	228^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.0%		69.3	274^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.9%	46	66.7	58.1	60.9				62.0	64.6	48.8	41.3		51.8	50.0	$15,523
Rooney Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 South Coors Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9620	492	29	16.8	7.3%	404 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	89.1	82^nd of 950 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.6	90^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.5%	8	63.6	70.6	83.1				72.3	73.0	63.1	55.4		64.1	63.9	$16,020
Welchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13000 West 10th Avenue	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-7342	293	19	15.2	72.4%	154 (52.6%)	15 (5.1%)	102 (34.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	39.3	532^nd of 950 public elementary schools	44.0%		32.6	583^rd of 943 public elementary schools	38.2%	51	28.3	33.3	48.6				36.1	53.3	31.6	29.7		39.2	24.3	$18,270
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 South Hoyt Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8324	443	26	17.3	30.0%	265 (59.8%)	15 (3.4%)	127 (28.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	63.2	332^nd of 950 public elementary schools	65.1%		78	188^th of 943 public elementary schools	80.1%	144	48.6	50.8	60.0				53.4	46.5	45.2	46.8		46.2	41.6	$16,012
Belmar School of Integrated Arts	Public	K-5	885 South Garrison Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8220	293	18	16.1	48.8%	143 (48.8%)	9 (3.1%)	118 (40.3%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	31.6	600^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.8%		30.4	607^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.6%	7	30.4	38.1	46.7				37.8	28.6	31.0	23.9		27.8	24.4	$16,123
Dennison Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6382	575	27	21.5	12.7%	384 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	80 (13.9%)	64 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	99	4^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.6%		99	3^rd of 943 public elementary schools	99.7%	1	92.6	84.2	94.8				90.5	93.6	86.3	86.3		88.7	88.4	$15,701
Free Horizon Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	15920 W 10th Ave	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5921	382	21	18.3	24.1%	285 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	46.4	475^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.0%		41.4	510^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.9%	35	47.5	43.6	44.1	56.3	41.2	25.0	43.8	38.5	14.6	42.9	23.5	27.4	38.2	$17,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothills Elementary School

What district is Foothills Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Foothills Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 363 students attended Foothills Elementary School.

Is Foothills Elementary School a good school?

Foothills Elementary School ranks 629^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Foothills Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Dunstan Middle School
High : Green Mountain High School

What is the racial makeup of Foothills Elementary School?

Students at Foothills Elementary School are 46% White, 40% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 4% African American.

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