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Rooney Ranch Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

82^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Rooney Ranch Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 488 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Rooney Ranch Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement, ranking in the top 10% of Colorado elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 72.3% of students proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 52.5% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In CMAS/Math, Rooney Ranch had 64.1% of students proficient or better, compared to 42.8% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in CMAS/Science, with 63.9% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 47.7% for the district and 39% for the state. Additionally, Rooney Ranch has an exceptional Gifted and Talented program, ranking 3rd out of 119 Colorado elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, Rooney Ranch Elementary School outperforms most, with the exception of Kyffin Elementary School and Devinny Elementary School, which also rank highly in the state. The school also has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.9% and a student-teacher ratio of 16.5, which may contribute to its strong academic performance and ability to provide personalized attention to students.

492

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,139

Per pupil spending ?

7.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2200 South Coors Street
Lakewood, CO 80228-4537

(303) 982-9620

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Rooney Ranch Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Dunstan Middle School
High:	Green Mountain High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

11.0%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 87th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (68% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

82^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	89.1	82 of 950	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	90 of 943	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	75 of 933	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.5	39 of 921	95.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	111 of 710	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	88.1	93 of 965	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	81 of 917	91.2%	★★★★★
2017	87.3	91 of 929	90.2%	★★★★★
2016	69.8	250 of 914	72.6%	★★★★☆
2015	84.9	118 of 938	87.4%	★★★★☆
2014	73.1	246 of 962	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	74.9	228 of 954	76.1%	★★★★☆
2012	78.5	177 of 935	81.1%	★★★★☆
2011	79.2	171 of 935	81.7%	★★★★☆
2010	80.8	154 of 925	83.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.5	147 of 872	83.1%	★★★★☆
2008	70.4	248 of 849	70.8%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	229 of 852	73.1%	★★★★☆
2006	73.2	218 of 829	73.7%	★★★★☆
2005	76.8	182 of 823	77.9%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	192 of 808	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	86 of 694	87.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.7	114 of 684	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	84.6	76 of 642	88.2%	★★★★☆
2022	90.1	42 of 595	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	83 of 351	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	65 of 758	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	57 of 690	91.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	3 of 119	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.6	23 of 91	74.7%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	5 of 82	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	60.1	48 of 110	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	71 of 84	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	70 of 700	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	63 of 683	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	80 of 649	87.7%	★★★★☆
2022	88.7	48 of 594	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	75.4	98 of 352	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	119 of 764	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	126 of 693	81.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.1	121 of 551	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.2	124 of 539	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	75.5	100 of 525	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	50 of 454	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	71.4	86 of 288	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.4	112 of 596	81.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Female (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+28 vs state

Math64%+28 vs state

Science64%+25 vs state

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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 (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	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
Rooney Ranch Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 South Coors Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9620	492	29	16.8	7.3%	404 (82.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.0%)	13 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.1%)	89.1	82^nd of 950 public elementary schools	91.4%		88.6	90^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.5%	8	63.6	70.6	83.1				72.3	73.0	63.1	55.4				64.1	63.9		$17,139
Hutchinson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 West Utah Avenue	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9561	328	22	14.7	23.5%	255 (77.7%)	3 (0.9%)	45 (13.7%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.5%)	74.8	228^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.0%		69.3	274^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.9%	46	66.7	58.1	60.9				62.0	64.6	48.8	41.3				51.8	50.0		$17,175
Devinny Elementary School	Public	K-5	1725 South Wright Street	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9200	505	28	18.0	13.7%	385 (76.2%)	1 (0.2%)	68 (13.5%)	14 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.1%)	88.7	87^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.8%		93	44^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.3%	43	80.2	62.8	65.1				69.4	85.1	65.1	59.3				69.9	61.6		$16,482
Foothills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13165 West Ohio Avenue	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-9324	363	28	13.1	60.6%	168 (46.3%)	14 (3.9%)	144 (39.7%)	17 (4.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	28.6	629^th of 950 public elementary schools	33.8%		22.4	704^th of 943 public elementary schools	25.3%	75	42.6	22.0	35.9				33.6	21.8	28.8	25.6				25.3	28.9		$17,993
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%)	63.2	332^nd of 950 public elementary schools	65.1%		78	188^th of 943 public elementary schools	80.1%	144	48.6	50.8	60.0				53.4	46.5	45.2	46.8				46.2	41.6		$16,677
Bear Creek K-8 School	Public	K-8	9601 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8714	863	50	17.2	50.5%	342 (39.6%)	12 (1.4%)	400 (46.3%)	63 (7.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.4%)	32.5	592^nd of 950 public elementary schools	37.7%		35.7	556^th of 943 public elementary schools	41.0%	36	30.5	21.4	49.6	42.7	46.6	46.7	40.6	26.3	15.5	26.8	29.1	16.7	27.9	24.0	31.5	31.4	$16,889
Red Rocks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17199 Highway 74	Morrison	80465	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8063	292	16	18.3	8.6%	241 (82.5%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	91.4	57^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.0%		83	142^nd of 943 public elementary schools	84.9%	85	61.4	66.7	80.8				69.5	70.2	69.0	69.2				69.5	73.1		$18,286
Kyffin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	205 North Flora Way	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5760	503	29	17.5	10.5%	406 (80.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.9%)	14 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	95.3	28^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.9	17^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.2%	11	77.0	78.6	88.7				81.2	68.9	69.0	77.5				71.6	74.3		$17,291
Green Gables Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8701 West Woodard Drive	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8314	315	20	15.8	33.7%	198 (62.9%)	6 (1.9%)	87 (27.6%)	10 (3.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.5%)	37.5	551^st of 950 public elementary schools	42.0%		32.2	585^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.0%	34	33.9	53.1	45.8				43.8	33.3	30.6	18.8				27.9	27.1		$17,402
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%)	31.6	600^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.8%		30.4	607^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.6%	7	30.4	38.1	46.7				37.8	28.6	31.0	23.9				27.8	24.4		$18,585

Frequently Asked Questions about Rooney Ranch Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Rooney Ranch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Rooney Ranch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dunstan Middle School
High : Green Mountain High School

Is Rooney Ranch Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Rooney Ranch Elementary School ranks in the top 8.6% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Rooney Ranch Elementary School?

Students at Rooney Ranch Elementary School are 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Rooney Ranch Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Rooney Ranch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Rooney Ranch Elementary School.

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