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Jefferson County Open Secondary

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Jefferson County Open Secondary ranks 131 st of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 328 Colorado High Schools

Better than 60% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Jefferson County Open Secondary is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in Lakewood, Colorado, with a total enrollment of 324 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Academically, Jefferson County Open Secondary has shown a mixed performance, ranking as high as 64th out of 221 Colorado high schools in 2021-2022, but dropping to 157th out of 349 in 2023-2024. The school's strengths lie in English Language Arts, where student proficiency rates consistently exceed the district and state averages. However, the school struggles in mathematics, with proficiency rates well below the district and state. Notably, the school's low-income students perform exceptionally well, ranking 14th out of 211 Colorado high schools for this subgroup in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools, Lakewood High School and Wheat Ridge High School generally outperform Jefferson County Open Secondary in academic measures, such as standardized test scores and graduation rates. In contrast, Brady Exploration School and Alameda International Junior/Senior High School, also part of the Jefferson County School District, perform significantly worse than Jefferson County Open Secondary.

315

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,077

Per pupil spending ?

27%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7655 West 10th Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80214-4101

(303) 982-7045

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

8.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (49% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Graduation rate below the Colorado average (76% vs 86%)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

Colorado avg43%

Middle school

164^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 51 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

131^st of 328

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.6	164 of 469	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.9	167 of 485	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.9	151 of 480	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	220 of 448	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	263 of 369	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	202 of 458	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	163 of 418	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	31.8	281 of 424	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.6	289 of 400	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	375 of 436	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.8	324 of 461	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.0	288 of 454	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.0	313 of 425	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.4	264 of 422	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	18.5	351 of 409	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	328 of 377	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.7	317 of 362	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.9	291 of 360	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	117 of 347	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	118 of 350	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.9	193 of 363	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.0	190 of 254	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	176 of 352	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	127 of 357	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	102 of 356	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	24.3	201 of 249	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	45.8	138 of 273	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.3	184 of 286	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	131 of 328	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	157 of 349	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	143 of 349	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	64 of 221	71.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.2	82 of 210	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	231 of 411	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	190 of 388	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	35.6	139 of 256	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.4	172 of 255	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.7	103 of 292	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	53.7	173 of 369	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	44.7	212 of 349	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.2	180 of 334	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.9	201 of 337	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.4	222 of 327	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	31.9	225 of 310	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	244 of 301	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.0	204 of 298	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	34.2	206 of 286	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	26.4	218 of 280	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	25.7	221 of 279	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	111 of 247	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	108 of 257	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	139 of 254	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	127 of 257	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.8	125 of 239	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	88.8	14 of 211	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	76.9	35 of 203	82.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	102 of 246	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	102 of 256	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	100 of 252	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.0	97 of 253	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.1	98 of 240	59.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	110 of 209	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	84 of 229	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	138 of 234	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	129 of 228	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.5	153 of 225	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)50th percentile-15 vs school

White (2024)49th percentile-16 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)93rd percentile+38 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Reading and Writing80%+15 vs state

English Language Arts59%+15 vs state

Science40%+8 vs state

Mathematics34%-4 vs state

Math33%-3 vs state

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Schools Near Jefferson County Open Secondary

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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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Brady Exploration School	Public	9-12	5220 W. Ohio Avenue	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6722	294	18	16.4	67.3%	81 (27.6%)	13 (4.4%)	185 (62.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.7%)								(n/a)															$15,920
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
Career Education Center Early College	Public	9-12	2650 Eliot Street	Denver	80211	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-6600	468	44	10.7	85.5%	17 (3.6%)	11 (2.4%)	429 (91.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	16.8	277^th of 328 public high schools	15.5%		18.2	289^th of 349 public high schools	17.2%	12	42.0	16.0	47.0	20.0	43.0	16.0								11.4	$24,528
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)

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson County Open Secondary

What district is Jefferson County Open Secondary in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Is Jefferson County Open Secondary a good school?

Jefferson County Open Secondary ranks 131^st of 328 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson County Open Secondary?

Students at Jefferson County Open Secondary are 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend Jefferson County Open Secondary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 315 students attended Jefferson County Open Secondary.

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