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Stevens Elementary School

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Stevens Elementary School ranks 685 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

685^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Stevens Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, serving 469 students in Jefferson County School District R-1. The school serves a high-need population, with about 65.9% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. Stevens currently ranks in the 27th percentile among Colorado elementary schools with a 1-star rating, well below its district, which holds a 4-star rating and ranks in the 79th percentile statewide.

Stevens has shown meaningful improvement in recent years, climbing from the bottom 1% of Colorado schools to its current position in the lower-middle range. Proficiency rates have risen across all subjects between 2022–2023 and 2025–2026: ELA from 21.8% to 33.7%, math from 12.2% to 18.9%, and science from 23.5% to 33.3%. Science is a relative bright spot, with 5th graders scoring just below the state average of 36.1% and outperforming several nearby schools. Math remains the most severe gap, with only 18.9% proficiency versus 37.3% statewide, trailing by roughly 20 percentage points at every grade level. Chronic absenteeism is another major concern at 44.0%, far above the state rate of 28.4%.

Compared to nearby schools, Stevens is moving in the right direction while some peers stagnate — Lawrence Elementary School was flat in ELA and fell in math, while Edgewater Elementary School declined in both subjects. Stevens also outperforms Lumberg Elementary School by 25 points in ELA and 12 points in math. However, nearby schools like Peak Expeditionary - Pennington (54.5% ELA, 47.7% math) and Edison Elementary School (76.1% ELA, 72.4% math) show how much work remains. Reducing chronic absenteeism, prioritizing math intervention, and addressing underperformance among gifted students are the most urgent opportunities ahead.

469

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,474

Per pupil spending ?

65.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 Reed Street
Wheat Ridge, CO 80033-4811

(303) 982-2198

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Stevens Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Everitt Middle School
High:	Wheat Ridge High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

46.1%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2016 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (44% vs 28% Colorado)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

685^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 16% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

75^th 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	24.5	685 of 946	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	784 of 950	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	832 of 943	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	817 of 933	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	847 of 921	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	704 of 710	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	953 of 965	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	886 of 917	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	818 of 929	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	766 of 914	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.1	672 of 938	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.3	821 of 962	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	560 of 695	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.9	608 of 694	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	648 of 684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	117 of 120	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	16.9	293 of 322	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	301 of 337	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	303 of 308	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	18.1	576 of 697	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	642 of 700	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	604 of 683	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	14.6	501 of 547	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	494 of 551	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	434 of 525	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)19th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)17th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts34%-11 vs state

Science33%-3 vs state

Math19%-18 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 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
Stevens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4001 Reed Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2198	469	36	13.0	65.9%	216 (46.1%)	10 (2.1%)	223 (47.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	24.5	685^th of 946 public elementary schools	27.6%		16.7	784^th of 950 public elementary schools	17.5%	99	22.5	34.3	45.3				33.7	16.9	19.7	20.3				18.9	33.3		$18,474
Lumberg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	6705 West 22nd Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6182	526	33	16.1	85.4%	45 (8.6%)	21 (4.0%)	434 (82.5%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.7%)	4.4	945^th of 946 public elementary schools	0.1%		6	939^th of 950 public elementary schools	1.2%	6	11.1	12.8	4.8	6.5			8.0	11.4	706.0	706.0	698.0			6.3	696.0		$17,238
Foster Dual Language Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	5300 Saulsbury Court	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1680	454	28	15.9	50.2%	86 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (76.0%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	30.5	616^th of 946 public elementary schools	34.9%		32.7	590^th of 950 public elementary schools	37.9%	26	43.6	57.1	29.8	28.9	31.3	30.4	35.8	23.1	34.0	27.7	15.2	20.8	17.8	23.3	19.1	26.1	$18,040
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
Rocky Mountain Prep Berkeley	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3752 Tennyson Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 464-3550	329	22	14.7	60.2%	101 (30.7%)	38 (11.6%)	166 (50.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.1%)	36.7	559^th of 946 public elementary schools	40.9%		46.9	471^st of 950 public elementary schools	50.4%	88	24.3	34.8	45.7				34.7	18.9	37.0	35.3				30.8	47.1		$17,396
Edgewater Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5570 West 24th Avenue	Edgewater	80214	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-6050	335	22	15.4	63.9%	54 (16.1%)	5 (1.5%)	255 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (4.8%)	15.6	804^th of 946 public elementary schools	15.0%		21.2	721^st of 950 public elementary schools	24.1%	83	28.6	30.8	24.3	25.0			26.7	20.0	17.1	8.1	16.7			15.6	16.7		$18,927
Peak Expeditionary - Pennington	Public	PK, KG-5	4645 Independence Street	Wheat Ridge	80033	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-2083	316	18	17.6	40.5%	184 (58.2%)	4 (1.3%)	106 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	62.4	332^nd of 946 public elementary schools	64.9%		60.1	358^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.3%	26	61.2	44.4	58.8				54.5	61.2	45.3	37.3				47.7	36.0		$17,192
Centennial A School for Expeditionary Learning	Public	PK, KG-5	4665 Raleigh Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-8900	477	27	17.5	27.9%	304 (63.7%)	9 (1.9%)	124 (26.0%)	4 (0.8%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	66.6	294^th of 946 public elementary schools	68.9%		72.4	252^nd of 950 public elementary schools	73.5%	42	50.8	66.7	57.1				58.4	43.1	44.1	47.7				44.9	47.0		$17,352
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3350 Quitman Street	Denver	80212	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 424-7780	583	32	18.1	18.0%	406 (69.6%)	12 (2.1%)	111 (19.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	37 (6.3%)	94.4	32^nd of 946 public elementary schools	96.6%		91	64^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.3%	32	70.9	80.3	77.8				76.1	74.7	73.3	69.1				72.4	71.6		$16,231
Lawrence Elementary School	Public	K-5	5611 Zephyr Street	Arvada	80002	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-1825	412	26	15.7	73.8%	156 (37.9%)	9 (2.2%)	214 (51.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.6%)	31.2	608^th of 946 public elementary schools	35.7%		35	572^nd of 950 public elementary schools	39.8%	36	28.8	40.3	45.6				37.2	28.8	33.9	29.8				30.7	19.3		$18,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Stevens Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Stevens Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Everitt Middle School
High : Wheat Ridge High School

What is the racial makeup of Stevens Elementary School?

Students at Stevens Elementary School are 48% Hispanic, 46% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Stevens Elementary School a good school?

Stevens Elementary School ranks 685^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Stevens Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Stevens Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Stevens Elementary School.

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