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Secrest Elementary School

Q: Is Secrest Elementary School a good school?

Secrest Elementary School ranks 699 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

699^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Secrest Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Arvada, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 301 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 has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a highly-ranked school district, Secrest Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past 10 years. The school's performance on standardized tests is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Secrest Elementary School also has high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 25.3% to 35.7% over the past three school years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Secrest Elementary School to other nearby schools within the same district, it becomes clear that the school is an outlier in terms of performance. For example, Warder Elementary School, located just 1.9 miles away, has consistently outperformed Secrest Elementary School on standardized tests and has maintained a 3-star or 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's challenges may be related to its higher percentage of students from low-income families, with 66.78% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, which is much higher than the district average.

334

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,263

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6875 West 64th Avenue
Arvada, CO 80003-4502

(303) 982-0760

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Secrest Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Arvada High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

42.2%

Two or more races:

8.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2014 → 26th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (46% vs 28% Colorado)

!Math scores 18 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

699^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

73^rd 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	22.7	699 of 950	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	707 of 943	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	675 of 933	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	702 of 921	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	619 of 965	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.2	614 of 917	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.8	657 of 929	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	689 of 914	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.5	659 of 938	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	707 of 962	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.3	714 of 954	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.7	770 of 935	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.7	674 of 935	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.8	720 of 925	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.4	685 of 872	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	666 of 849	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.1	710 of 852	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.8	691 of 829	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.5	620 of 823	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.8	591 of 808	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	462 of 694	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	533 of 684	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	486 of 758	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	507 of 690	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	34.1	235 of 332	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	210 of 308	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	591 of 700	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.0	516 of 683	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	382 of 764	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	17.1	588 of 693	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	478 of 551	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	529 of 596	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	326 of 337	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)29th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts33%-12 vs state

Science22%-17 vs state

Math18%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Secrest 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
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
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
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
Hackberry Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	7300 West 76th Avenue	Arvada	80003	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0260	430	24	17.8	34.7%	274 (63.7%)	4 (0.9%)	122 (28.4%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.1%)	77.7	201^st of 950 public elementary schools	78.8%		75.7	203^rd of 943 public elementary schools	78.5%	2	65.2	55.0	65.7				62.0	62.0	45.7	50.7				53.3	55.7		$15,547
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
Cotton Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	11100 Vrain Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5340	455	30	15.1	43.5%	248 (54.5%)	11 (2.4%)	143 (31.4%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.0%)	67	302^nd of 950 public elementary schools	68.2%		75.9	201^st of 943 public elementary schools	78.7%	101	44.6	63.9	46.9				52.5	40.5	61.9	46.2				50.0	53.8		$18,031
Warder Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 Carr Drive	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0950	432	26	16.6	22.5%	310 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	95 (22.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	67	301^st of 950 public elementary schools	68.3%		70.3	260^th of 943 public elementary schools	72.4%	41	50.7	45.1	65.1				54.1	62.7	36.7	39.7				47.5	54.0		$15,043
Harris Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4300 West 75th Avenue	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1721	234	15	16.0	79.1%	57 (24.4%)	4 (1.7%)	154 (65.8%)	6 (2.6%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	9.1	905^th of 950 public elementary schools	4.7%		12.5	844^th of 943 public elementary schools	10.5%	61	9.1	19.6							6.5					6.4	16.1		$20,333
Josephine Hodgkins Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3475 West 67th Avenue	Denver	80221	Adams County	Westminster Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 428-1121	597	32	18.6	87.6%	43 (7.2%)	14 (2.3%)	511 (85.6%)	12 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.5%)	9.3	900^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.3%		9.7	886^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	10.8	6.9	16.1	8.2	30.6	7.9	13.5	30.8	8.6	12.9	5.0	17.7	4.8	13.5	12.9	6.5	$19,432

Frequently Asked Questions about Secrest Elementary School

Is Secrest Elementary School a good school?

Secrest Elementary School ranks 699^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Secrest Elementary School?

Students at Secrest Elementary School are 44% White, 42% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Secrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Secrest Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Secrest Elementary School attend?

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

High : Arvada High School

What district is Secrest Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

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