Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Summary:

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Arvada, Colorado, with a student population of 371, the majority of whom are Hispanic (71.16%). However, the school consistently underperforms academically, ranking among the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages on CMAS assessments. In 2023-2024, only 17.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 44.1% statewide, and just 10.4% were proficient in Math, well below the state average of 34.2%. The school has been ranked in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools for several years, with particularly low performance among male and female students. Additionally, the school has an exceptionally high rate of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 82.45% to 86.52% over the past three school years, indicating a high concentration of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the Westminster Public Schools district, such as Westminster Academy for International Studies and Orchard Park Academy, Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School consistently underperforms, suggesting that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students. Despite these challenges, the school's performance has remained stagnant or declined over the past several years, with no clear signs of improvement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 6330 Tennyson Street
       Arvada, CO  80003-6708


(303) 429-4090

District: Westminster Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
859th of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $20,176 Help


Students who attend Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School usually attend:

High:    Westminster High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  371

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.2%
White:
17.5%
Asian:
4.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ranks worse than 91.1% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 10th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Westminster Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.47. (See more...)
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Compare Details Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ranks worse than 86.6% of middle schools in Colorado. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.73. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Westminster Public Schools District.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School is $20,176, which is the 3rd highest among 13 elementary schools in the Westminster Public Schools District.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School 420th of 485 Colorado public middle schools. (See Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School in the ranking list.)

Westminster Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Westminster Public Schools 108th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 10.28 732nd 808 9.4%
2005 16.08 708th 823 14.0%
2006 15.85 711th 829 14.2%
2007 11.66 762nd 852 10.6%
2008 13.34 751st 849 11.5%
2009 8.98 804th 872 7.8%
2010 6.31 879th 925 5.0%
2011 5.05 901st 935 3.6%
2012 5.76 907th 935 3.0%
2013 7.18 902nd 954 5.5%
2014 7.14 929th 962 3.4%
2015 11.04 883rd 938 5.9%
2016 14.54 805th 914 11.9%
2017 17.13 772nd 929 16.9%
2018 11.22 860th 917 6.2%
2019 13.76 859th 965 11.0%
2022 15.25 791st 921 14.1%
2023 12.06 855th 933 8.4%
2024 11.47 859th 943 8.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.49 601st 758 20.7%
2022 14.71 524th 595 11.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 8.03 743rd 764 2.7%
2022 9.02 573rd 594 3.5%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.52 437th 480 9.0%
2024 13.73 420th 485 13.4%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 187 0 62 69 6 n/a n/a 0 324
1989 186 3 87 79 5 n/a n/a 0 360
1990 199 0 92 84 7 n/a n/a 0 382
1991 213 0 87 81 8 n/a n/a 0 389
1992 231 0 79 69 3 n/a n/a 0 382
1993 203 0 64 70 1 n/a n/a 0 338
1994 208 0 57 80 1 n/a n/a 0 346
1995 180 2 74 97 3 n/a n/a 0 356
1996 180 2 74 97 3 n/a n/a 0 356
1997 181 3 70 103 4 n/a n/a 0 361
1998 148 8 89 129 4 n/a n/a 0 378
1999 146 9 99 131 1 n/a n/a 0 386
2000 129 7 112 129 4 n/a n/a 0 381
2001 120 5 85 141 6 n/a n/a 0 357
2002 90 3 66 168 4 n/a n/a 0 331
2003 90 3 66 168 4 n/a n/a 0 331
2004 78 3 51 158 4 n/a n/a 0 294
2005 80 12 56 166 1 n/a n/a 0 315
2006 96 9 49 192 1 n/a n/a 0 347
2007 75 9 41 220 9 n/a n/a 0 354
2008 65 4 40 222 5 n/a n/a 0 336
2009 62 5 43 244 9 n/a n/a 0 363
2010 76 12 41 292 10 n/a n/a 0 431
2011 67 6 39 286 2 0 10 0 410
2012 71 2 38 291 4 0 7 0 413
2013 68 7 42 288 3 0 3 0 411
2014 60 8 47 283 2 0 3 0 403
2015 51 8 39 289 4 0 9 0 400
2016 53 2 26 279 3 0 11 0 374
2017 44 2 39 274 1 0 11 0 371
2018 53 6 35 271 1 1 11 0 378
2019 58 4 35 242 2 1 12 0 354
2020 61 5 31 211 1 1 8 0 318
2021 59 2 35 265 4 1 10 0 376
2022 62 1 23 278 4 1 9 0 378
2023 65 9 18 264 1 1 13 0 371

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 Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 324 15.3 21.1 n/a
1989 360 15.2 23.6 23.6
1990 382 18.2 20.9 22
1991 389 20.0 19.4 22.6
1992 382 19.5 19.5 19.4
1993 338 18.4 18.4 22.5
1994 346 17.0 20.4 20.5
1995 356 18.0 19.8 21.3
1996 356 18.0 19.8 21.3
1997 361 21.0 17.2 31.6
1998 378 22.1 17.1 25.1
1999 386 23.0 16.8 30.8
2000 381 19.0 20.1 45.1
2001 357 20.0 17.9 50.7
2002 331 20.7 16.0 56.8
2003 331 20.7 16.0 56.8
2004 294 20.2 14.6 59.2
2005 315 20.8 15.1 66
2006 347 21.4 16.2 67.7
2007 354 20.9 16.9 77.1
2008 336 21.3 15.8 79.2
2009 363 21.4 17.0 79.1
2010 431 23.9 18.0 78.4
2011 410 24.7 16.5 82.4
2012 413 24.1 17.1 84.3
2013 411 25.0 16.4 86.6
2014 403 24.4 16.5 83.4
2015 400 22.0 18.1 81
2016 374 21.0 17.8 88.8
2017 371 21.2 17.4 84.9
2018 378 21.6 17.4 85.2
2019 354 24.1 14.6 79.4
2020 318 22.7 13.9 79.2
2021 376 26.5 14.1 82.4
2022 378 23.0 16.3 85.2
2023 371 24.0 15.4 86.5

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 324 15.3 21.1 n/a
1989 360 15.2 23.6 23.6
1990 382 18.2 20.9 22
1991 389 20.0 19.4 22.6
1992 382 19.5 19.5 19.4
1993 338 18.4 18.4 22.5
1994 346 17.0 20.4 20.5
1995 356 18.0 19.8 21.3
1996 356 18.0 19.8 21.3
1997 361 21.0 17.2 31.6
1998 378 22.1 17.1 25.1
1999 386 23.0 16.8 30.8
2000 381 19.0 20.1 45.1
2001 357 20.0 17.9 50.7
2002 331 20.7 16.0 56.8
2003 331 20.7 16.0 56.8
2004 294 20.2 14.6 59.2
2005 315 20.8 15.1 66
2006 347 21.4 16.2 67.7
2007 354 20.9 16.9 77.1
2008 336 21.3 15.8 79.2
2009 363 21.4 17.0 79.1
2010 431 23.9 18.0 78.4
2011 410 24.7 16.5 82.4
2012 413 24.1 17.1 84.3
2013 411 25.0 16.4 86.6
2014 403 24.4 16.5 83.4
2015 400 22.0 18.1 81
2016 374 21.0 17.8 88.8
2017 371 21.2 17.4 84.9
2018 378 21.6 17.4 85.2
2019 354 24.1 14.6 79.4
2020 318 22.7 13.9 79.2
2021 376 26.5 14.1 82.4
2022 378 23.0 16.3 85.2
2023 371 24.0 15.4 86.5

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 Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,455
2020 $14,516
2021 $14,694
2022 $15,705
2023 $20,176

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 859th of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 855th of 933 Elementary schools
 2.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)23.615.6
 8%
   3rd Grade Math (Westminster Public Schools)27.821.7
 6.1%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4139.4
 1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)15.519.4
 3.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)26.920.8
 6.1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)17.212.9
 4.3%
   4th Grade Math (Westminster Public Schools)18.315.9
 2.4%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)2023.5
 3.5%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)29.125
 4.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)15.411.8
 3.6%
   5th Grade Math (Westminster Public Schools)15.717.8
 2.1%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)20.818.2
 2.6%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Westminster Public Schools)26.724.8
 1.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School)18.58.2
 10.3%
   All Grades Math (Westminster Public Schools)16.415.5
 0.9%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students354371
 4.8%
African American49
 125%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian3518
 48.6%
Hispanic242264
 9.1%
Pacific Islander11
White5865
 12.1%
Two or More Races1213
 8.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.4%86.5%
 7.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School

Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ranks in the bottom 8.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 371 students attended Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School.

Students at Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School are 71% Hispanic, 18% White, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Students who attend Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School usually go on to attend:

High : Westminster High School


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