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West Woods Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

West Woods Elementary School, a K-5 school in Arvada, CO, serves 542 students and is one of the top-rated elementary schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, ranking 68th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools for 2025-26. The school’s academic profile is anchored by exceptional English language arts results: 78.3% of students are proficient, the highest among nearby schools and roughly 25 percentage points above the district average and 33 points above the state. Science is another standout, with 64% of 5th graders proficient, outpacing district and state averages and leading local peers. Math is also strong at 64.3% proficiency, although neighboring Fairmount Elementary School and Sierra Elementary School post higher overall math scores.

Attendance and economic context help explain the school’s environment. West Woods has an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 4.6% in 2024-25, compared with 26.6% for the district and 28.4% for the state, and in 2023-24 that rate was just 1.9%. Only 3.87% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, the lowest among all nearby schools. The student-teacher ratio is 17.6, similar to neighboring schools, which suggests the school’s strong results are not simply the product of unusually small classes.

One area worth attention is math in upper elementary. West Woods starts with excellent 3rd-grade math at 79.2% proficient, but that drops to 58.9% in 4th grade and 53.5% in 5th grade, a pattern not seen at nearby schools. English language arts, by contrast, remains strong across all grade levels. The school has been a five-star SchoolDigger school for many years, though its statewide rank has eased from #9 in 2021-22 to #68 in 2025-26, with Fairmount and Meiklejohn Elementary now ranked just ahead. Overall, West Woods remains a high-achieving, literacy-focused school with an unusually healthy attendance profile — and clear room to strengthen its upper-elementary math instruction.

542

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,535

Per pupil spending ?

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16650 West 72nd Avenue
Arvada, CO 80007-6819

(303) 982-5649

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend West Woods Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Drake Junior High School
High:	Ralston Valley Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

6.8%

Two or more races:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Colorado elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

68^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 84Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

24^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
2026	90.4	68 of 943	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.0	53 of 950	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	36 of 943	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	30 of 933	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	9 of 921	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	42 of 710	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	41 of 965	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	96.2	23 of 917	97.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.1	29 of 929	96.9%	★★★★★
2016	97.5	13 of 914	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	98.0	13 of 938	98.6%	★★★★★
2014	93.0	30 of 962	96.9%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	35 of 954	96.3%	★★★★★
2012	91.1	45 of 935	95.2%	★★★★★
2011	89.9	59 of 935	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.8	65 of 925	93.0%	★★★★★
2009	89.5	50 of 872	94.3%	★★★★★
2008	89.6	44 of 849	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.0	47 of 852	94.5%	★★★★★
2006	87.7	60 of 829	92.8%	★★★★★
2005	88.9	48 of 823	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	86.1	86 of 808	89.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	85.7	69 of 692	90.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.9	77 of 694	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	90.5	37 of 684	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	40 of 642	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	8 of 595	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	31 of 351	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	72 of 758	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	35 of 690	94.9%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.5	42 of 120	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	76.9	9 of 119	92.4%	★★★★★
2024	77.7	10 of 91	89.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	14 of 82	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	50 of 110	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	46 of 84	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	71 of 694	89.8%	★★★★☆
2025	90.2	45 of 700	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	64 of 683	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	43 of 649	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.7	17 of 594	97.1%	★★★★★
2021	88.8	43 of 352	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.7	24 of 764	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	11 of 693	98.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.9	102 of 546	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	85 of 551	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	64 of 539	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	55 of 525	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.1	12 of 454	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	46 of 288	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	51 of 596	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.0	16 of 337	95.3%	★★★★★

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 (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)90th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+34 vs state

Math64%+27 vs state

Science64%+28 vs state

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Friday, May 18, 2012

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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 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
West Woods Elementary School	Public	K-5	16650 West 72nd Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5649	542	31	17.6	3.9%	457 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	90.4	68^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.8%		92	53^rd of 950 public elementary schools	94.4%	15	74.0	83.2	77.6				78.3	79.2	58.9	53.5				64.3	64.0		$17,535
Van Arsdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7535 Alkire Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1080	492	28	17.7	16.7%	364 (74.0%)	2 (0.4%)	90 (18.3%)	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	81.3	165^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.5%		65.4	314^th of 950 public elementary schools	66.9%	149	55.9	71.6	58.3				62.4	69.7	68.9	51.7				64.0	47.5		$16,525
Meiklejohn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13405 W 83rd Pl	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5695	521	30	17.2	7.1%	416 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.0%)	13 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	90.4	66^th of 943 public elementary schools	93.0%		91.4	58^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.9%	8	66.7	74.7	90.6				75.9	66.7	62.2	71.9				66.5	54.7		$18,147
Stott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6600 Yank Way	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2638	288	21	13.7	32.3%	223 (77.4%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	87.6	99^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.5%		73.4	242^nd of 950 public elementary schools	74.5%	143	63.9	77.1	77.1				72.6	74.3	60.0	57.1				63.8	52.9		$19,353
Fairmount Elementary School	Public	K-5	15975 West 50th Avenue	Golden	80403	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5422	601	33	18.2	7.8%	514 (85.5%)	3 (0.5%)	44 (7.3%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	92.1	52^nd of 943 public elementary schools	94.5%		90.6	69^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.7%	17	72.0	82.9	67.5				74.8	78.5	76.3	67.9				74.8	54.2		$16,432
Fremont Elementary School	Public	K-5	6420 Urban	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1699	268	19	13.9	44.4%	175 (65.3%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (27.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	67.4	288^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.5%		51.5	435^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.2%	147	55.3	54.5	54.8				54.8	59.0	56.8	45.2				53.6	35.7		$19,521
Three Creeks K-8	Public	K-8	19486 West 94th Avenue	Arvada	80007	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-1140	1,050	60	17.4	6.4%	815 (77.6%)	4 (0.4%)	126 (12.0%)	40 (3.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (5.4%)	74.8	220^th of 943 public elementary schools	76.7%		79.1	187^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.3%	33	51.8	80.0	59.3	50.8	77.7	65.5	64.2	57.9	62.3	43.5	43.4	64.9	47.4	53.2	53.3	56.1	$15,801
Excel Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	11500 W. 84th Ave	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 467-2295	445	31	14.4	24.5%	328 (73.7%)	3 (0.7%)	68 (15.3%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.5%)	57	386^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.1%		59.5	366^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.5%	20	35.2	58.0	39.0	45.6	46.5	37.5	43.7	37.0	54.0	43.9	45.6	37.2	40.8	43.2	43.9	46.9	$14,212
Vanderhoof Elementary School	Public	K-5	5875 Routt Court	Arvada	80004	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2744	403	29	14.0	36.7%	258 (64.0%)	6 (1.5%)	89 (22.1%)	21 (5.2%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.2%)	71.6	248^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.7%		58.6	375^th of 950 public elementary schools	60.5%	127	54.7	62.0	57.1				57.9	47.2	54.9	52.6				51.6	47.3		$18,147
Sierra Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7751 Oak Street	Arvada	80005	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-0821	493	28	17.6	12.6%	387 (78.5%)	1 (0.2%)	79 (16.0%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	89.7	75^th of 943 public elementary schools	92.0%		88.7	86^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.9%	11	68.3	63.4	81.4				70.5	69.8	66.2	72.9				69.4	57.6		$16,933

Frequently Asked Questions about West Woods Elementary School

What schools do graduates of West Woods Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Woods Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Drake Junior High School
High : Ralston Valley Senior High School

How many students attend West Woods Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended West Woods Elementary School.

Is West Woods Elementary School a good school?

Yes. West Woods Elementary School ranks in the top 7.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is West Woods Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What is the racial makeup of West Woods Elementary School?

Students at West Woods Elementary School are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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