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Lakewood High School

Q: Is Lakewood High School a good school?

Lakewood High School ranks 87 th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

87^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 73% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Lakewood High School is a public high school serving 1,798 students in grades 9-12 in Lakewood, Colorado. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lakewood High School consistently performs above the state and district averages on standardized tests, including CMAS, SAT, and PSAT. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 72% of 11th-grade students at Lakewood High School were proficient or better in SAT Reading and Writing, compared to 62% at the state level and 70% in the district. The school also ranks highly in the state for the performance of Asian, White, and Multi-racial students, as well as Gifted and Talented students. However, the school's performance for Hispanic and Low Socioeconomic Status students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups.

Lakewood High School has maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 83.1% to 90.8% over the past few years, which is higher than the state and district averages. The school's dropout rate, ranging from 1.5% to 2.1%, is also lower than the state and district. While the school generally outperforms nearby schools like Jefferson County Open Secondary in academic metrics, it has experienced fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 25.3% to 35.1% in recent years, which is an area that the school could focus on improving.

1,735

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,291

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9700 West 8th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80215-5807

(303) 982-7085

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.3%

Hispanic:

38.8%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 49th percentile in 2021 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 73rd (2025) from a 49th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Colorado avg47%

87^th of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 22High 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	74.5	87 of 328	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	99 of 349	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	93 of 349	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	90 of 221	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	107 of 210	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	80.9	66 of 411	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	68 of 388	82.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.9	48 of 256	81.3%	★★★★☆
2016	52.7	78 of 255	69.4%	★★★★☆
2015	69.4	47 of 292	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	72.8	92 of 369	75.1%	★★★★☆
2013	68.1	108 of 349	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	74.2	76 of 334	77.2%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	49 of 337	85.5%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	53 of 327	83.8%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	61 of 310	80.3%	★★★★☆
2008	80.2	48 of 301	84.1%	★★★★☆
2007	77.9	60 of 298	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.2	64 of 286	77.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.9	54 of 280	80.7%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	59 of 279	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	12 of 43	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	17 of 43	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.2	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	22 of 41	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	28 of 59	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	59 of 84	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	49 of 74	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	64 of 247	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	89 of 257	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.5	75 of 254	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	78 of 257	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.2	90 of 239	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	27 of 136	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	61 of 140	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	53 of 135	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	57 of 108	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.2	54 of 118	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	59 of 187	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.1	103 of 199	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	100 of 198	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	83 of 205	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.7	87 of 181	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	100 of 194	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	126 of 211	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.1	109 of 200	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	79 of 203	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	129 of 188	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	73 of 246	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	80 of 256	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.6	85 of 252	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.6	77 of 253	69.6%	★★★★☆
2021	62.1	85 of 240	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	13 of 58	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	14 of 61	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	25 of 62	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.4	21 of 56	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.5	13 of 48	72.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	61.2	28 of 77	63.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.8	44 of 209	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	48 of 229	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	46 of 234	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	48 of 228	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.1	76 of 225	66.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)80th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2022)64th percentile+4 vs school

Disabled (2025)53rd percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)48th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)45th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing74%+9 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science38%+13 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Saturday, December 10, 2011

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

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, August 26, 2011

Please stay in the Top 100 LHS! Close Quote

by a student
Friday, May 28, 2010

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

Schools Near Lakewood High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2025)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2025)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2025)	SAT Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Lakewood High School	Public	9-12	9700 West 8th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7085	1,735	92	18.9	36.8%	855 (49.3%)	37 (2.1%)	673 (38.8%)	74 (4.3%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	85 (4.9%)	74.5	87^th of 328 public high schools	73.5%		68.7	99^th of 349 public high schools	71.6%	12	72.0	54.0	74.0	55.0	72.0	45.0								38.4	$15,291
Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	315	21	15.0		231 (73.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (17.1%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.3%)	58.4	131^st of 328 public high schools	60.1%		51.9	157^th of 349 public high schools	55.0%	26	74.0	30.0	80.0	34.0	84.0	13.0	68.3	50.0	59.3	22.0	43.9	32.9	38.5	41.5	$20,077
Jeffco Transition Services School	Public	11-12	10 Reed Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6710	116	10	11.6	45.7%	55 (47.4%)	3 (2.6%)	47 (40.5%)	6 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)								(n/a)															$23,576
Jefferson Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2305 Pierce Street	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6056	601	44	13.6	78.7%	40 (6.7%)	17 (2.8%)	517 (86.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	5 (0.8%)	16 (2.7%)	5.4	320^th of 328 public high schools	2.4%		7.1	328^th of 349 public high schools	6.0%	8	21.0	3.0	24.0	7.0	30.0	4.0	16.9	11.0	14.0	5.6	3.6	4.6	8.9	10.6	$17,828
Warren Technical	Public	11-12	13300 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8600	32	9	3.7		23 (71.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Wheat Ridge High School	Public	9-12	9505 West 32nd Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7695	932	52	18.0	42.2%	503 (54.0%)	27 (2.9%)	347 (37.2%)	8 (0.9%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.3%)	51.4	144^th of 328 public high schools	56.1%		51.9	156^th of 349 public high schools	55.3%	12	65.0	31.0	63.0	37.0	65.0	32.0								36.5	$16,238
McLain Community High School	Public	7-12	13600 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7460	349	33	10.6	60.5%	157 (45.0%)	5 (1.4%)	164 (47.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)								(n/a)					20.0										$22,226
Longview High School	Public	9-12	13301 West 2nd Place	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8523	20	5	4.4	85.0%	8 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (55.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.0%)								(n/a)															$50,035
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1255 South Wadsworth Blvd	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-8160	1,002	67	14.9	65.4%	127 (12.7%)	20 (2.0%)	777 (77.5%)	49 (4.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	6.7	313^th of 328 public high schools	4.6%		7.1	327^th of 349 public high schools	6.3%	14	33.0	5.0	37.0	10.0	27.0	4.0	16.1	16.3	16.2			1.5	3.5	7.4	$16,785
New America School	Public, Charter	9-12	5806 W Alameda Ave	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 894-3171	74	4	20.2	89.2%	6 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$18,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakewood High School

What district is Lakewood High School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What schools feed into Lakewood High School?

Lakewood High School is fed by the following schools:

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

What is the racial makeup of Lakewood High School?

Students at Lakewood High School are 49% White, 39% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Lakewood High School a good school?

Lakewood High School ranks 87^th of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakewood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,735 students attended Lakewood High School.

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