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Lawrence Elementary School

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Lawrence Elementary School ranks 572 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

572^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Lawrence Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Arvada, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 347 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

While Lawrence Elementary School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school faces significant challenges in student academic performance. Its test scores in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts and Math are consistently lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts for all grades at Lawrence Elementary School was 37.2%, compared to 52.5% for the Jefferson County School District and 44.8% for the state of Colorado. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.3% to 38.2% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Peak Expeditionary - Pennington, Mountain Phoenix Community School, and Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School, generally outperform Lawrence Elementary School in terms of test scores and other metrics. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Lawrence Elementary School may be related to the school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which ranges from 63.98% to 68.75% over the past three school years.

412

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,726

Per pupil spending ?

73.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5611 Zephyr Street
Arvada, CO 80002-2449

(303) 982-1825

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Lawrence Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Arvada High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.9%

White:

37.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 52nd percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (33% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped from its 52nd-percentile peak (2022) to 40th (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

572^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

66^th 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	35.0	572 of 950	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	611 of 943	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	503 of 933	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	441 of 921	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	540 of 965	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	610 of 917	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.5	546 of 929	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.7	575 of 914	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.0	519 of 938	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.5	634 of 962	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.5	651 of 954	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	45.5	557 of 935	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.2	539 of 935	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.1	668 of 925	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	619 of 872	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.1	627 of 849	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	674 of 852	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.9	638 of 829	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	32.5	599 of 823	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.5	608 of 808	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	424 of 694	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	411 of 684	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	441 of 642	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	535 of 758	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	453 of 690	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	69.2	44 of 197	77.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	168 of 337	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	244 of 365	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	535 of 700	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	496 of 683	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	397 of 649	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	414 of 764	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.8	475 of 693	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	326 of 551	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	459 of 539	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	470 of 525	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	473 of 596	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	262 of 337	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2023)78th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Math35%~ state avg

Science16%-23 vs state

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Schools Near Lawrence 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-5	5611 Zephyr Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1825	412	26	15.7	73.8%	156 (37.9%)	9 (2.2%)	214 (51.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	35	572^nd of 950 public elementary schools	39.8%		30.3	611^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.2%	39	42.2	28.8	39.1				37.2	42.4	35.8	26.6				35.0	15.6		$16,726
Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	454	28	15.9	50.2%	86 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (76.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	32.7	590^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.2	673^rd of 943 public elementary schools	28.6%	83	48.5		30.8	32.7	43.9		34.1	37.5	27.1		20.0	23.9		23.5	27.3		$16,695
Secrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6875 West 64th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0760	334	23	14.6	66.5%	148 (44.3%)	6 (1.8%)	141 (42.2%)	10 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (8.4%)	22.7	699^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.4%		22.2	707^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.0%	8	23.1	40.9	34.0				33.1	13.2	27.3	14.0				18.2	22.0		$17,263
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Independence Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2083	316	18	17.6	40.5%	184 (58.2%)	4 (1.3%)	106 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	60.1	358^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.3%		67	296^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.6%	62	36.7	51.9	60.6				48.5	42.9	46.2	48.5				45.5	45.5		$15,861
Mountain Phoenix Community School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4725 Miller Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 728-9100	533	43	12.5	27.8%	407 (76.4%)	1 (0.2%)	85 (15.9%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	45.5	484^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.1%		50.9	438^th of 943 public elementary schools	53.6%	46	46.5	50.0	42.0	57.8	62.8	50.0	51.3	25.0	29.4	33.3	23.9	31.8	42.9	30.9	40.0	57.1	$10,734
Swanson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6055 West 68th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-0891	283	20	14.2	72.4%	104 (36.7%)	11 (3.9%)	149 (52.7%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	7.8	924^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.7%		18.8	752^nd of 943 public elementary schools	20.3%	172	6.0	16.3	20.0				14.0			11.5				6.9	12.0		$19,347
Stevens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Reed Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2198	469	36	13.0	65.9%	216 (46.1%)	10 (2.1%)	223 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	16.7	784^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.5%		13.2	832^nd of 943 public elementary schools	11.8%	48	25.0	23.1	30.6				26.3	20.9	13.8	16.7				17.2	22.5		$17,431
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	10399 West 44th Avenue	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 420-8288	288	17	17.3		234 (81.3%)	3 (1.0%)	23 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.7%)	39	538^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.4%		41.2	511^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.8%	27		29.2	40.9				44.3	50.0	29.2					32.5	31.8		$12,447
Vanderhoof Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 Routt Court	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2744	403	29	14.0	36.7%	258 (64.0%)	6 (1.5%)	89 (22.1%)	21 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	58.6	375^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.5%		58.1	380^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.7%	5	63.6	52.4	47.1				53.7	57.9	31.3	36.6				41.1	41.4		$15,631
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School	Public	PK, KG-8	6330 Tennyson Street	Arvada	80003	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 429-4090	364	21	17.1	88.5%	55 (15.1%)	8 (2.2%)	276 (75.8%)	15 (4.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	10.7	873^rd of 950 public elementary schools	8.1%		11.5	859^th of 943 public elementary schools	8.9%	14	28.0	10.3	24.1	18.4	27.9	25.0	21.8	16.0			7.9	14.0		7.8	10.0		$19,946

Frequently Asked Questions about Lawrence Elementary School

Is Lawrence Elementary School a good school?

Lawrence Elementary School ranks 572^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lawrence Elementary School?

Students at Lawrence Elementary School are 52% Hispanic, 38% White, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Lawrence Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What schools do graduates of Lawrence Elementary School attend?

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

High : Arvada High School

How many students attend Lawrence Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 412 students attended Lawrence Elementary School.

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