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Lakewood High School

Public 9-12

 9700 West 8th Avenue
       Lakewood, CO  80215-5807

(303) 982-7085

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
90th of 221 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,625 Help

Feeder schools for Lakewood High School:

Elementary:    Belmar School of Integrated Arts
    Eiber Elementary School
    Glennon Heights Elementary School
    Slater Elementary School
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Middle:    Creighton Middle School

Student/teacher ratio:  18.8
Number of students:  1,991

Racial breakdown:

White:
49.5%
Hispanic:
37.3%
Asian:
5.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  33.7%

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Compare Details Lakewood High School ranks better than 59.3% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 11th among 20 ranked high schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 57.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Lakewood High School has the largest high school student body size in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Racial makeup is: White (49.5%), Hispanic (37.3%), Asian (5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 33.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lakewood High School is 18.8. 15 high schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lakewood High School is $10,625, which is the lowest among 28 high schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1!
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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Lakewood High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lakewood High School 90th of 221 Colorado public high schools. (See Lakewood High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Jefferson County School District No. R-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County School District No. R-1 28th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lakewood High School

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Rank History for all students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 77.71 59th 279 78.9%
2005 78.92 54th 280 80.7%
2006 75.21 64th 286 77.6%
2007 77.94 60th 298 79.9%
2008 80.24 48th 301 84.1%
2009 77.70 61st 310 80.3%
2010 80.03 53rd 327 83.8%
2011 80.65 49th 337 85.5%
2012 74.17 76th 334 77.2%
2013 68.14 108th 349 69.1%
2014 72.83 92nd 369 75.1%
2015 69.43 47th 292 83.9%
2016 52.71 78th 255 69.4%
2017 64.91 48th 256 81.3%
2018 79.01 68th 388 82.5%
2019 80.87 66th 411 83.9%
2021 47.21 107th 210 49.0%
2022 57.37 90th 221 59.3%

Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 69.51 13th 48 72.9%
2022 63.42 21st 56 62.5%

Rank History for Special Education students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 61.22 28th 77 63.6%

Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 34.86 129th 188 31.4%
2022 54.38 79th 203 61.1%

Rank History for Female students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 60.24 90th 239 62.3%
2022 69.67 78th 257 69.6%

Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 56.17 54th 118 54.2%
2022 55.32 57th 108 47.2%

Rank History for Male students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 62.12 85th 240 64.6%
2022 69.61 77th 253 69.6%

Rank History for Asian students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.58 22nd 41 46.3%
2022 58.18 21st 45 53.3%

Rank History for Hispanic students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 43.74 87th 181 51.9%
2022 49.04 83rd 205 59.5%

Rank History for White students at Lakewood High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 66.14 76th 225 66.2%
2022 77.96 48th 228 78.9%

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

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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All ratings (Avg rating: 4.7)
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Reviews:
by a student
Saturday, December 10, 2011

Open Quote It was the best decision I have ever made to drive from my hometown of Evergreen to attend the IB program at Lakewood High School. The students are diverse and friendly, while the faculty are amazing teachers. Lakewood is excellent preparation for college. I have several friends attending or receiving scholarships from Stanford and others attending prestigious colleges such as Yale. I myself hope to attend Vanderbilt. Lakewood also has a lot of school pride and spirit. I highly recommend this school! Close Quote


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Friday, August 26, 2011

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by a student
Friday, May 28, 2010

Open Quote Lakewood high school is a fantastic school! They are very focused on acedemics and is one the best schools in the nation. There are many differnt mixtures of people with many great teachers.Lakewood High is a very school spirited place with many friendly people.Lakewood isn't made up of students, but with a family! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Lakewood High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 907 8 42 68 7 n/a n/a 0 1032
1989 1124 9 40 89 8 n/a n/a 0 1270
1990 1015 18 48 99 12 n/a n/a 0 1192
1991 873 20 46 112 11 n/a n/a 0 1062
1992 878 14 36 99 9 n/a n/a 0 1036
1993 784 18 36 105 7 n/a n/a 0 950
1994 764 17 35 113 3 n/a n/a 0 932
1995 808 22 31 138 12 n/a n/a 0 1011
1996 808 22 31 138 12 n/a n/a 0 1011
1997 914 18 42 150 9 n/a n/a 0 1133
1998 1025 25 45 151 12 n/a n/a 0 1258
1999 1141 24 55 165 6 n/a n/a 0 1391
2000 1181 23 56 172 17 n/a n/a 0 1449
2001 1194 22 61 183 24 n/a n/a 0 1484
2002 1187 29 76 217 23 n/a n/a 0 1532
2003 1187 29 76 217 23 n/a n/a 0 1532
2004 1229 37 88 234 34 n/a n/a 0 1622
2005 1281 33 109 293 34 n/a n/a 0 1750
2006 1313 40 107 315 27 n/a n/a 0 1802
2007 1289 30 117 327 27 n/a n/a 0 1790
2008 1322 42 113 374 21 n/a n/a 0 1872
2009 1306 39 107 373 31 n/a n/a 0 1856
2010 1341 47 118 421 39 n/a n/a 0 1966
2011 1283 39 84 485 27 10 79 0 2007
2012 1298 36 91 519 16 12 80 0 2052
2013 1266 33 95 541 11 9 84 0 2039
2014 1271 34 101 571 15 10 83 0 2085
2015 1250 33 95 641 17 9 79 0 2124
2016 1222 42 101 622 18 7 87 0 2099
2017 1184 41 119 659 25 8 80 0 2116
2018 1188 38 112 679 30 6 75 0 2128
2019 1132 47 119 690 27 6 70 0 2091
2020 1089 40 112 708 21 4 72 0 2046
2021 1072 43 114 754 17 6 84 0 2090
2022 985 46 100 742 14 7 97 0 1991

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 Lakewood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1032 50.9 20.2 n/a
1989 1270 60.2 21.0 3.1
1990 1192 57.8 20.6 5.5
1991 1062 53.0 20.0 5.1
1992 1036 51.6 20.0 9
1993 950 49.1 19.3 8.8
1994 932 43.6 21.4 10.9
1995 1011 48.8 20.7 13.8
1996 1011 48.8 20.7 13.8
1997 1133 54.7 20.7 12.3
1998 1258 62.7 20.1 11.8
1999 1391 68.2 20.4 9.2
2000 1449 72.4 20.0 14.8
2001 1484 72.5 20.5 11.5
2002 1532 81.3 18.8 15
2003 1532 81.3 18.8 15
2004 1622 81.9 19.8 15.4
2005 1750 84.9 20.6 18.6
2006 1802 89.7 20.1 24.9
2007 1790 93.8 19.1 24.5
2008 1872 94.2 19.9 26.3
2009 1856 98.0 18.9 22.3
2010 1966 100.0 19.6 27.6
2011 2007 107.2 18.7 27.9
2012 2052 102.6 20.0 29.3
2013 2039 119.6 17.0 31.8
2014 2085 131.6 15.8 32.7
2015 2124 106.0 20.0 32.4
2016 2099 103.0 20.3 30.3
2017 2116 104.3 20.2 35.6
2018 2128 106.4 19.9 34.6
2019 2091 104.8 19.9 34.8
2020 2046 108.5 18.8 35.6
2021 2090 110.0 18.9 35.4
2022 1991 105.5 18.8 33.7

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch
For information about the National School Lunch Program, see the USDA Website

Student/Teacher Ratio Lakewood High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1032 50.9 20.2 n/a
1989 1270 60.2 21.0 3.1
1990 1192 57.8 20.6 5.5
1991 1062 53.0 20.0 5.1
1992 1036 51.6 20.0 9
1993 950 49.1 19.3 8.8
1994 932 43.6 21.4 10.9
1995 1011 48.8 20.7 13.8
1996 1011 48.8 20.7 13.8
1997 1133 54.7 20.7 12.3
1998 1258 62.7 20.1 11.8
1999 1391 68.2 20.4 9.2
2000 1449 72.4 20.0 14.8
2001 1484 72.5 20.5 11.5
2002 1532 81.3 18.8 15
2003 1532 81.3 18.8 15
2004 1622 81.9 19.8 15.4
2005 1750 84.9 20.6 18.6
2006 1802 89.7 20.1 24.9
2007 1790 93.8 19.1 24.5
2008 1872 94.2 19.9 26.3
2009 1856 98.0 18.9 22.3
2010 1966 100.0 19.6 27.6
2011 2007 107.2 18.7 27.9
2012 2052 102.6 20.0 29.3
2013 2039 119.6 17.0 31.8
2014 2085 131.6 15.8 32.7
2015 2124 106.0 20.0 32.4
2016 2099 103.0 20.3 30.3
2017 2116 104.3 20.2 35.6
2018 2128 106.4 19.9 34.6
2019 2091 104.8 19.9 34.8
2020 2046 108.5 18.8 35.6
2021 2090 110.0 18.9 35.4
2022 1991 105.5 18.8 33.7

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lakewood High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $313 (2.9%) $10,311 (97.0%) $10,625

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Pandemic (2021-2022)		 Change (%)
Ranks 66th of 411 High schoolsRanks 90th of 221 High schools
 24.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Pandemic (2020-2021)		 Change (%)
Total Students20912090
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African American4743
 8.5%
American Indian2717
 37%
Asian119114
 4.2%
Hispanic690754
 9.3%
Pacific Islander66
White11321072
 5.3%
Two or More Races7084
 20%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients34.8%35.4%
 0.6%



Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood High School

Lakewood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Belmar School of Integrated Arts
Elementary : Eiber Elementary School
Elementary : Glennon Heights Elementary School
Elementary : Slater Elementary School
Elementary : South Lakewood Elementary School
Middle : Creighton Middle School

Students at Lakewood High School are 49% White, 37% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

In the 2021-22 school year, 1,991 students attended Lakewood High School.

Lakewood High School ranks 90th of 221 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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