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Shelton Elementary School

Q: Is Shelton Elementary School a good school?

Shelton Elementary School ranks 277 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

277^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Shelton Elementary School is a public elementary school in Golden, Colorado, serving 399 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Shelton Elementary School has shown strong academic performance, with students consistently outperforming the district and state averages in CMAS assessments for English Language Arts and Math. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 56.7% in ELA and 49.2% in Math, compared to the district's 52.5% in ELA and 42.8% in Math, and the state's 44.8% in ELA and 35.9% in Math. The school's performance in Science is also noteworthy, with 43.6% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to the district's 47.7% and the state's 39%. However, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, which has increased from 20.1% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, higher than the district and state averages.

Compared to some nearby higher-performing schools, such as Rooney Ranch Elementary, Ralston Elementary, Kyffin Elementary, and Mitchell Elementary, Shelton Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower. These nearby schools have significantly lower rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a higher socioeconomic status of their student populations, and lower student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to their higher academic performance.

394

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,852

Per pupil spending ?

36.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Crawford Street
Golden, CO 80401-4887

(303) 982-5686

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Shelton Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Bell Middle School
High:	Golden High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Asian:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (52% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

277^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^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	68.9	277 of 950	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	341 of 943	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	271 of 933	71.0%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	308 of 921	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.0	238 of 710	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.3	302 of 965	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.3	283 of 917	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	83.6	119 of 929	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	76.2	181 of 914	80.2%	★★★★☆
2015	83.3	130 of 938	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	64.0	342 of 962	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.1	374 of 954	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.8	263 of 935	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	69.6	292 of 935	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	340 of 925	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.8	519 of 872	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.8	420 of 849	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.8	432 of 852	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	55.5	401 of 829	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.6	347 of 823	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	377 of 808	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	310 of 694	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	405 of 684	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	266 of 642	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	273 of 595	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.5	207 of 351	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.5	327 of 758	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.1	319 of 690	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	71.5	20 of 82	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	29.4	97 of 110	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.1	54 of 84	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	204 of 337	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	240 of 365	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	227 of 265	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.3	131 of 332	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	162 of 308	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	183 of 700	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	63.8	233 of 683	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	222 of 649	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	253 of 594	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.2	161 of 352	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.6	222 of 764	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.7	199 of 693	71.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	303 of 551	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	215 of 539	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	194 of 525	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.8	243 of 454	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	169 of 288	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.2	309 of 596	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	142 of 337	57.9%	★★★☆☆

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 (2023)76th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)74th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)55th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile-26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+12 vs state

Math49%+13 vs state

Science44%+5 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 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Shelton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	420 Crawford Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5686	394	28	14.2	36.8%	265 (67.3%)	3 (0.8%)	90 (22.8%)	17 (4.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	68.9	277^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.8%		62.2	341^st of 943 public elementary schools	63.8%	64	62.3	53.5	54.5				56.7	59.0	43.7	45.5		49.2	43.6	$17,852
Free Horizon Montessori	Public	PK, KG-8	15920 W 10th Ave	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5921	382	21	18.3	24.1%	285 (74.6%)	1 (0.3%)	64 (16.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	46.4	475^th of 950 public elementary schools	50.0%		41.4	510^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.9%	35	47.5	43.6	44.1	56.3	41.2	25.0	43.8	38.5	14.6	42.9	23.5	27.4	38.2	$17,299
Mitchell Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 Rubey Drive	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5874	478	24	19.8	11.1%	403 (84.3%)	4 (0.8%)	34 (7.1%)	16 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.2%)	93.8	37^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.1	21^st of 943 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	73.6	73.8	91.1				79.2	71.6	58.3	75.0		68.3	77.2	$16,244
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
Welchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13000 West 10th Avenue	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-7342	293	19	15.2	72.4%	154 (52.6%)	15 (5.1%)	102 (34.8%)	4 (1.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.1%)	39.3	532^nd of 950 public elementary schools	44.0%		32.6	583^rd of 943 public elementary schools	38.2%	51	28.3	33.3	48.6				36.1	53.3	31.6	29.7		39.2	24.3	$19,432
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
Ralston Elementary School	Public	K-5	25856 Columbine Glen	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4386	289	17	17.1	3.1%	243 (84.1%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (6.2%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.3%)	95.4	25^th of 950 public elementary schools	97.4%		97.8	9^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.0%	16	67.5	79.5	90.2				79.2	72.5	88.6	71.4		77.8	73.8	$18,181
Maple Grove Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3085 Alkire Street	Golden	80401	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5808	390	23	16.8	13.6%	335 (85.9%)	2 (0.5%)	37 (9.5%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.1%)	87.2	109^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.5%		82.1	151^st of 943 public elementary schools	84.0%	42	65.1	69.0	63.5				66.1	75.8	64.8	55.8		65.9	59.6	$15,929
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shelton Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Shelton Elementary School?

Students at Shelton Elementary School are 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Shelton Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Shelton Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Shelton Elementary School.

Is Shelton Elementary School a good school?

Shelton Elementary School ranks 277^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Shelton Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Bell Middle School
High : Golden High School

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