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Foothills Elementary School

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Foothills Elementary School ranks 633 rd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

633^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Foothills Elementary School is a PK–5 elementary school in Lakewood, CO, serving 363 students within the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school serves a high-needs population, with 60.6% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 33.7% that has been steadily rising. Despite having the lowest student-teacher ratio in its cluster at 13.1 students per teacher, the school has consistently earned just 1–2 stars in state rankings, though its most recent rank (33rd percentile) shows modest improvement from prior years.

Academically, Foothills trails district and state averages across nearly all subjects. In 2025–2026, ELA proficiency was 34.9% and math was 27.4%, compared to district averages of 53.7% and 44.6%. Science proficiency for 5th graders was a particularly concerning 14.3%—far below the district's 46.2% and the lowest among all nearby elementary schools. One notable bright spot is 3rd-grade ELA, where proficiency reached 56.3%, actually exceeding the district average. However, this progress does not hold: 4th-grade ELA drops to 20.7% and math to 16.1%, suggesting a significant transition problem in upper elementary.

The contrast with neighboring schools is stark. Devinny Elementary School and Kyffin Elementary School are both within roughly 1.3 miles of Foothills, yet post ELA proficiency rates around 78%—more than double Foothills' rate. Those schools also have dramatically lower poverty (13.7% and 10.5% free/reduced lunch, respectively) and chronic absenteeism below 8%, compared to Foothills' 60.6% and 33.7%. Foothills has the highest chronic absenteeism of all ten nearby schools, and the data suggest that attendance challenges and economic stress—not class size—are the most significant barriers to improvement.

363

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,993

Per pupil spending ?

60.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

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: Recently slipping — 41st percentile in 2023 → 33rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 41st-percentile peak (2023) to 33rd (2026)

!Science scores 22 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

633^rd of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▲ up 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

71^st 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	29.0	633 of 946	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	20.5	548 of 695	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	30.9	243 of 322	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	327 of 365	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	451 of 697	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	24.1	440 of 547	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Male (2026)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts35%-10 vs state

Math27%-10 vs state

Science14%-22 vs state

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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

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 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	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%)	29	633^rd of 946 public elementary schools	33.1%		28.6	629^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.8%	4	56.3	20.7	30.2				34.9	38.3	16.1	30.2				27.4	14.3		$17,993
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%)	92.4	49^th of 946 public elementary schools	94.8%		88.7	87^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.8%	38	77.6	88.9	68.6				78.5	78.8	76.9	62.8				72.9	58.1		$16,482
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%)	93.6	40^th of 946 public elementary schools	95.8%		95.3	28^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.1%	12	78.0	74.4	81.4				78.0	68.7	67.9	81.2				72.8	61.9		$17,291
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%)	76.3	208^th of 946 public elementary schools	78.0%		74.8	228^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.0%	20	51.1	75.0	60.5				62.5	55.6	58.8	52.3				55.7	44.2		$17,175
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%)	90.6	64^th of 946 public elementary schools	93.2%		89.1	82^nd of 950 public elementary schools	91.4%	18	73.0	76.4	75.6				75.1	63.5	68.5	62.2				64.8	62.2		$17,139
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%)	46.8	457^th of 946 public elementary schools	51.7%		39.3	532^nd of 950 public elementary schools	44.0%	75	43.6	33.3	59.4				44.2	38.5	19.0	53.1				35.4	40.6		$19,432
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%)	69.4	272^nd of 946 public elementary schools	71.2%		63.2	332^nd of 950 public elementary schools	65.1%	60	61.0	56.9	65.5				61.1	57.4	50.9	37.3				48.6	39.7		$16,677
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%)	46.9	455^th of 946 public elementary schools	51.9%		31.6	600^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.8%	145	51.4	34.0	57.9				46.1	43.2	30.2	37.8				36.2	35.1		$18,585
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	3^rd of 946 public elementary schools	99.7%		99	4^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	84.0	96.7	92.4				90.9	85.1	94.4	87.0				88.8	84.8		$16,508
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%)	48.9	441^st of 946 public elementary schools	53.4%		46.4	475^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.0%	34	35.5	44.4	50.0				42.0	35.5	38.9	41.2				36.2	44.1		$17,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothills Elementary School

How many students attend Foothills Elementary School?

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

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.

Is Foothills Elementary School a good school?

Foothills Elementary School ranks 633^rd of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Foothills Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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