Is Swanson Elementary School a good school?

Swanson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

How many students attend Swanson Elementary School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 227 students attended Swanson Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Swanson Elementary School?

Students at Swanson Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 43% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Swanson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Swanson Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : North Arvada Middle School High : Arvada High School

Swanson Elementary School in Arvada CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Swanson Elementary School ranks worse than 78.1% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 85^th among 98 ranked elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (50.2%), White (42.7%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Swanson Elementary School is 12.3, which is the 8^th best among 98 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. (See more...)

Compare Swanson Elementary School employs 18.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Swanson Elementary School is $12,920, which is the 8^th highest among 98 elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Swanson Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Swanson Elementary School 719^th of 921 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Swanson Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Jefferson County School District No. R-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County School District No. R-1 28^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Swanson Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2004	20.74	666^th	808	17.6%
2005	21.21	675^th	823	18.0%
2006	16.22	706^th	829	14.8%
2007	10.99	769^th	852	9.7%
2008	17.39	721^st	849	15.1%
2009	17.99	732^nd	872	16.1%
2010	22.02	750^th	925	18.9%
2011	18.17	783^rd	935	16.3%
2012	13.51	819^th	935	12.4%
2013	9.07	882^nd	954	7.5%
2014	16.45	819^th	962	14.9%
2015	18.46	774^th	938	17.5%
2016	15.54	791^st	914	13.5%
2017	15.84	790^th	929	15.0%
2018	19.76	727^th	917	20.7%
2019	9.53	922^nd	965	4.5%
2021	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	20.14	719^th	921	21.9%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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by a parent
Thursday, October 11, 2018

Swanson is full of dedicated, skilled and caring teachers. My son is doing amazing here due to the support he receives from everyone at Swanson. There is a community within this school that is hard to find. An absolute gem dropped in the public school system. Close Quote

by a citizen
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Talented teachers that give without reserve to their students! Excellent learning experience for students, as evidence by generations of siblings that choose to return to Swanson. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Swanson Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	557	5	16	78	5	n/a	n/a	661
1989	565	4	18	76	4	n/a	n/a	667
1990	552	4	27	72	3	n/a	n/a	658
1991	570	3	35	87	4	n/a	n/a	699
1992	595	1	38	75	3	n/a	n/a	712
1993	589	4	45	86	2	n/a	n/a	726
1994	627	2	53	79	2	n/a	n/a	763
1995	673	10	49	86	5	n/a	n/a	823
1996	673	10	49	86	5	n/a	n/a	823
1997	666	16	50	107	1	n/a	n/a	840
1998	644	16	71	110	0	n/a	n/a	841
1999	580	11	64	129	0	n/a	n/a	784
2000	538	11	61	169	1	n/a	n/a	780
2001	485	9	49	188	0	n/a	n/a	731
2002	415	15	46	170	8	n/a	n/a	654
2003	415	15	46	170	8	n/a	n/a	654
2004	427	21	42	172	9	n/a	n/a	671
2005	378	17	27	201	10	n/a	n/a	633
2006	331	13	33	203	9	n/a	n/a	589
2007	303	15	28	218	7	n/a	n/a	571
2008	271	10	31	232	8	n/a	n/a	552
2009	270	15	33	219	8	n/a	n/a	545
2010	257	13	41	222	10	n/a	n/a	543
2011	190	6	29	220	8	0	15	468
2012	182	10	32	212	6	0	8	450
2013	175	12	24	206	8	1	9	435
2014	173	10	28	185	3	2	11	412
2015	162	10	26	188	7	1	6	400
2016	146	7	27	208	4	1	13	406
2017	146	5	22	172	3	1	9	358
2018	146	4	19	159	2	1	8	339
2019	128	2	16	119	1	0	7	273
2020	114	3	13	121	4	0	4	259
2021	86	3	10	125	2	0	5	231
2022	97	2	6	114	0	0	8	227

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Swanson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	30.5	21.6	n/a
1989	667	32.0	20.8	11.2
1990	658	29.9	22.0	10
1991	699	30.6	22.8	8.9
1992	712	29.9	23.8	9.1
1993	726	31.4	23.1	11.2
1994	763	32.1	23.8	12.8
1995	823	35.7	23.1	12.2
1996	823	35.7	23.1	12.2
1997	840	34.1	24.6	16.1
1998	841	33.1	25.4	17.7
1999	784	37.2	21.1	16.7
2000	780	33.0	23.6	27.3
2001	731	36.0	20.3	25.7
2002	654	29.0	22.6	26.6
2003	654	29.0	22.6	26.6
2004	671	32.8	20.5	32.2
2005	633	29.8	21.2	38.7
2006	589	31.9	18.5	46.3
2007	571	29.5	19.4	50.3
2008	552	28.5	19.4	49.6
2009	545	33.0	16.5	64.4
2010	543	33.3	16.2	68
2011	468	31.3	14.9	75.9
2012	450	31.5	14.2	77.8
2013	435	30.3	14.3	79.5
2014	412	29.0	14.2	74
2015	400	32.0	12.5	69.3
2016	406	30.0	13.5	68.5
2017	358	25.2	14.1	65.9
2018	339	22.8	14.8	64.3
2019	273	20.2	13.4	66.7
2020	259	20.7	12.4	68.7
2021	231	19.0	12.1	71.9
2022	227	18.3	12.3	65.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Swanson Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	661	30.5	21.6	n/a
1989	667	32.0	20.8	11.2
1990	658	29.9	22.0	10
1991	699	30.6	22.8	8.9
1992	712	29.9	23.8	9.1
1993	726	31.4	23.1	11.2
1994	763	32.1	23.8	12.8
1995	823	35.7	23.1	12.2
1996	823	35.7	23.1	12.2
1997	840	34.1	24.6	16.1
1998	841	33.1	25.4	17.7
1999	784	37.2	21.1	16.7
2000	780	33.0	23.6	27.3
2001	731	36.0	20.3	25.7
2002	654	29.0	22.6	26.6
2003	654	29.0	22.6	26.6
2004	671	32.8	20.5	32.2
2005	633	29.8	21.2	38.7
2006	589	31.9	18.5	46.3
2007	571	29.5	19.4	50.3
2008	552	28.5	19.4	49.6
2009	545	33.0	16.5	64.4
2010	543	33.3	16.2	68
2011	468	31.3	14.9	75.9
2012	450	31.5	14.2	77.8
2013	435	30.3	14.3	79.5
2014	412	29.0	14.2	74
2015	400	32.0	12.5	69.3
2016	406	30.0	13.5	68.5
2017	358	25.2	14.1	65.9
2018	339	22.8	14.8	64.3
2019	273	20.2	13.4	66.7
2020	259	20.7	12.4	68.7
2021	231	19.0	12.1	71.9
2022	227	18.3	12.3	65.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Swanson Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$765 (5.9%)	$12,154 (94.1%)	$12,920

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Swanson Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 922^nd of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 719^th of 921 Elementary schools	17.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Swanson Elementary School)	21.6	21.4	0.2%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	46.3	47.9	1.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	41.3	40.7	0.6%
3rd Grade Math (Swanson Elementary School)	13.5	31	17.5%
3rd Grade Math (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	45.7	47.4	1.7%
3rd Grade Math (Colorado)	41	39.4	1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Swanson Elementary School)	22.8	13.9	8.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	56	53.4	2.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48	44.1	3.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Swanson Elementary School)	20.4	33.3	12.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	53.6	53.3	0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48.4	45.4	3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Swanson Elementary School)	21.7	23.3	1.6%
All Grades English Language Arts (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	51.7	50.2	1.5%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (Swanson Elementary School)	9.1	13.3	4.2%
All Grades Math (Jefferson County School District No. R-1)	39.8	37.4	2.4%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	273	231	15.4%
African American	2	3	50%
American Indian	1	2	100%
Asian	16	10	37.5%
Hispanic	119	125	5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	128	86	32.8%
Two or More Races	7	5	28.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	66.7%	71.9%	5.2%

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