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Lakewood High School

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Lakewood High School ranks 88 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 74% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Lakewood High School is a large, traditional public high school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 1,735 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school has earned a solid 4-star rating and ranks in the 74th percentile of Colorado high schools for 2025–2026, with academic performance that consistently outpaces the state average.

Lakewood's biggest academic strengths are in math and science. Eleventh-grade science proficiency (42.9%) is nearly double the state average, and SAT math proficiency (45%) is well above both the district (42%) and state (32%) averages. The school also graduates 92% of its students, exceeding the district (86.7%) and state (85.6%) rates, with a dropout rate of just 1.1%. Comparing to nearby comprehensive high schools, Wheat Ridge High School posts a slightly higher graduation rate (93.6%) but lower SAT math proficiency (30%), while Alameda International Junior/Senior High School trails significantly with just 30% reading/writing and 6% math proficiency. Jefferson Junior/Senior High School also lags far behind with 4% math proficiency.

The school's biggest red flag is chronic absenteeism — 38.9% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024–2025, well above the state rate of 28.4%. Despite this, Lakewood still posts above-average test scores, suggesting the students who attend regularly are well prepared. The school is also a standout for multiracial students, ranking in the 93rd percentile statewide, and has shown strong improvement among low-income students over the past two years. Students with disabilities remain the weakest subgroup, ranking in the 38th percentile. If Lakewood can address attendance, it has the potential to become one of the top high schools in the state.

1,735

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,324

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: Improving — 69th percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (61% vs 48% meeting standards)

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school61%

District avg58%

Colorado avg48%

88^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 31% (2016) to top 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 22High 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	74.2	88 of 340	74.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	53.8	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	43.1	35 of 56	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	71.6	69 of 246	72.0%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.3	32 of 143	77.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	55.1	76 of 198	61.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	55.0	79 of 209	62.2%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	71.5	70 of 244	71.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	89.7	4 of 61	93.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	77.9	43 of 221	80.5%	★★★★☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)93rd percentile+19 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)71st percentile-3 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2026)49th percentile-25 vs school

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

Disabled (2026)38th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing75%+9 vs state

Mathematics55%+14 vs state

Science43%+18 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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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	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%)	74.2	88^th of 340 public high schools	74.1%		74.5	87^th of 328 public high schools	73.5%	1	76.6	53.7	74.9	54.6	67.1	45.1								42.9	$16,324
Jefferson County Open Secondary	Public	7-12	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	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%)	58.2	133^rd of 340 public high schools	60.9%		58.4	131^st of 328 public high schools	60.1%	2	78.4	31.4	82.2	44.4	65.9	25.0	56.1	66.7	61.3	36.4	35.0	35.7	37.1	33.3	$20,574
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)															$33,184
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%)	3.8	337^th of 340 public high schools	0.9%		5.4	320^th of 328 public high schools	2.4%	17	21.1	7.0	19.5	341.0	20.3	382.0	16.9	10.1	13.2	4.8	7.0	6.0	11.1	9.4	$19,051
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%)	53.8	148^th of 340 public high schools	56.5%		51.4	144^th of 328 public high schools	56.1%	4	64.6	35.4	68.4	43.7	66.5	30.0								34.5	$17,431
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)	32.1	337.0			391.0	350.0								711.0	$27,215
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)															$60,971
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	325^th of 340 public high schools	4.4%		6.7	313^th of 328 public high schools	4.6%	12	38.9	12.1	31.5	3.7	29.7	5.8	10.5	8.7	9.6	2.4	3.5	2.9	3.5	6.2	$18,017
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)															$17,761

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 88^th of 340 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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