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South Lakewood Elementary School

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South Lakewood Elementary School ranks 551 st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

South Lakewood Elementary School is a K–5 school in Lakewood, CO, serving 393 students as part of the Jefferson County School District R-1, a relatively strong district. The school ranks in the middle of Colorado elementary schools (551st of 943, 42nd percentile) and serves a predominantly low-income population, with 54.45% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch and a stable student-teacher ratio around 14.5 to 1.

Academically, South Lakewood is near the state average in English Language Arts (42.4% vs. 44.7% statewide) and math (33.5% vs. 37.3%), but science is a major weak spot: only 17.2% of 5th graders were proficient versus 36.1% statewide. Scores swing from year to year, and grade-level results are uneven—4th graders perform near state averages while 5th graders lag behind. The contrast with nearby Dennison Elementary School, ranked 3rd in the state just 0.74 miles away, is dramatic: 90.9% ELA, 88.8% math, and 84.8% science proficiency. Kendrick Lakes Elementary School also outperforms South Lakewood, but the school does substantially better than nearby high-poverty schools like Deane Elementary School, Lasley Elementary School, Rose Stein International Elementary, Eiber Elementary School, and Slater Elementary School, whose ELA proficiency ranges from 11.8% to 34.6%.

Chronic absenteeism is a key concern: 28.4% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, matching the state average but far above Dennison's 4.3% and Kendrick Lakes' 16.0%. Outcomes for economically disadvantaged students are volatile, swinging from the 73rd to the 18th percentile statewide in one year. Against similar-poverty peers, results are mixed: Belmar School of Integrated Arts scores slightly higher in all subjects, while Patterson International School scores lower in ELA and math. Overall, South Lakewood is a mid-range school in a high-poverty neighborhood—it avoids the bottom tier but hasn't closed the gap to the district's top schools. The science shortfall, in particular, suggests a specific instructional issue worth investigating.

393

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,820

Per pupil spending ?

54.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8425 West 1st Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80226-1218

(303) 982-7325

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend South Lakewood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Creighton Middle School
High:	Lakewood High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.0%

White:

43.8%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2016 → 42nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

551^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From top 46% (2016) to bottom 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

62^nd of 84Elementary 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	37.1	551 of 946	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.3	431 of 950	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.4	547 of 943	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.9	529 of 933	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	612 of 921	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.3	599 of 710	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	451 of 965	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	382 of 917	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.2	418 of 929	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.9	418 of 914	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.7	410 of 938	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.4	378 of 962	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.6	382 of 954	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	427 of 935	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.4	427 of 935	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.9	583 of 925	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.2	467 of 872	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	434 of 849	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.7	425 of 852	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	330 of 829	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	326 of 823	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.0	324 of 808	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	439 of 695	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	346 of 694	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.9	477 of 684	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	425 of 642	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	428 of 595	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	341 of 351	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	46.3	371 of 758	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	337 of 690	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	96 of 247	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	66 of 242	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	48 of 270	82.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	265 of 322	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	62.7	91 of 337	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.2	224 of 365	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	200 of 265	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	124 of 332	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	57 of 308	81.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	496 of 697	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.9	384 of 700	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	456 of 683	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	448 of 649	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.4	466 of 594	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	330 of 352	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	411 of 764	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.9	337 of 693	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	428 of 547	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.4	356 of 551	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.8	446 of 539	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	430 of 525	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	359 of 454	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	373 of 596	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.0	177 of 337	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)37th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile-13 vs school

White (2026)22nd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts42%~ state avg

Math34%-4 vs state

Science17%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
South Lakewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	8425 West 1st Avenue	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7325	393	27	14.7	54.5%	172 (43.8%)	16 (4.1%)	173 (44.0%)	7 (1.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	37.1	551^st of 946 public elementary schools	41.8%		52.3	431^st of 950 public elementary schools	54.6%	120	41.4	47.5	37.9		42.4	29.3	40.0	31.0		33.5	17.2	$17,820
Dennison Elementary School	Public	K-6	401 Independence Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-6382	575	27	21.5	12.7%	384 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	80 (13.9%)	64 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.5%)	99	3^rd of 946 public elementary schools	99.7%		99	4^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	84.0	96.7	92.4		90.9	85.1	94.4	87.0		88.8	84.8	$16,508
Rose Stein International Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	80 South Teller Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6479	336	23	14.4	79.8%	65 (19.3%)	13 (3.9%)	241 (71.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.2%)	13.6	834^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.8%		9.5	893^rd of 950 public elementary schools	6.0%	59	25.5	9.1	30.8	17.4	21.8	19.1	703.0	15.8	714.0	14.2	13.2	$17,049
Jefferson County Open Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	7655 West 10th Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-7045	236	17	14.2	33.1%	172 (72.9%)	1 (0.4%)	37 (15.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24 (10.2%)	43.7	484^th of 946 public elementary schools	48.8%		43.5	506^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.7%	22	30.0	48.1	33.3	62.5	44.9	33.3	51.9	22.6	30.0	33.6	25.8	$18,467
Belmar School of Integrated Arts	Public	K-5	885 South Garrison Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8220	293	18	16.1	48.8%	143 (48.8%)	9 (3.1%)	118 (40.3%)	5 (1.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.4%)	46.9	455^th of 946 public elementary schools	51.9%		31.6	600^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.8%	145	51.4	34.0	57.9		46.1	43.2	30.2	37.8		36.2	35.1	$18,585
Eiber Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1385 Independence Street	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6406	255	19	13.1	75.7%	42 (16.5%)	16 (6.3%)	166 (65.1%)	3 (1.2%)	5 (2.0%)	8 (3.1%)	15 (5.9%)	14.2	826^th of 946 public elementary schools	12.7%		15	808^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.9%	18	26.3	36.0	15.6		25.0	17.6	22.5	9.1		16.8	12.1	$20,111
Patterson International School	Public	PK, KG-6	1263 South Dudley Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8470	346	23	15.0	52.3%	127 (36.7%)	0 (0.0%)	178 (51.4%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	31.4	607^th of 946 public elementary schools	35.8%		49.9	442^nd of 950 public elementary schools	53.5%	165	723.0	41.7	30.8		30.0	724.0	30.6	38.5		26.9	17.1	$19,028
Deane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	580 South Harlan Street	Lakewood	80226	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9655	341	26	12.9	80.1%	50 (14.7%)	7 (2.1%)	262 (76.8%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	6.4	932^nd of 946 public elementary schools	1.5%		6.6	932^nd of 950 public elementary schools	1.9%		12.9	16.7	10.2	7.7	11.8	708.0	14.3	723.0	713.0	7.5	6.3	$18,065
Kendrick Lakes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1350 South Hoyt Street	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8324	443	26	17.3	30.0%	265 (59.8%)	15 (3.4%)	127 (28.7%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.3%)	69.4	272^nd of 946 public elementary schools	71.2%		63.2	332^nd of 950 public elementary schools	65.1%	60	61.0	56.9	65.5		61.1	57.4	50.9	37.3		48.6	39.7	$16,677
Slater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8605 West 23rd Avenue	Lakewood	80215	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-7575	280	22	12.8	72.5%	79 (28.2%)	10 (3.6%)	172 (61.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.1%)	27.9	646^th of 946 public elementary schools	31.7%		14.2	817^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.0%	171	33.3	33.3	37.5		34.6	33.3	36.7	12.5		28.4	16.7	$19,983

Frequently Asked Questions about South Lakewood Elementary School

What schools do graduates of South Lakewood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend South Lakewood Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Creighton Middle School
High : Lakewood High School

What is the racial makeup of South Lakewood Elementary School?

Students at South Lakewood Elementary School are 44% Hispanic, 44% White, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is South Lakewood Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend South Lakewood Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended South Lakewood Elementary School.

Is South Lakewood Elementary School a good school?

South Lakewood Elementary School ranks 551^st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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