Summary:
Zip code 80021, serving the Broomfield/Westminster area of Colorado, contains five elementary schools—all part of Jefferson County School District R-1, a 4-star district ranked 24th out of 115 in Colorado—that enroll roughly 2,281 students total, with most schools serving pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, though Jefferson Academy serves through 6th grade and Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy through 8th grade.
Jefferson Academy Elementary is the clear leader in this group, ranked 127th of 943 Colorado elementary schools (87th percentile) with 4 stars. It posts the highest ELA proficiency (69%) and math proficiency (61.4%) in the zip code, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 4.9% is remarkably low compared with the district rate of 26.6%. Woodrow Wilson Charter Academy is nearly as strong academically, ranked 149th (84th percentile), with the top 5th-grade science score (69.6%) in the group. However, Woodrow Wilson has the highest chronic absenteeism rate (35.2%), making it an outlier that still achieves high scores. Lukas Elementary School is the most improved school, jumping from the 51st to 61st percentile in one year, with across-the-board gains in ELA, math, and science, plus the lowest student-teacher ratio (15.0).
At the other end, Semper Elementary School and Adams Elementary School sit in the bottom third of Colorado schools (32nd and 34th percentiles respectively), with far lower proficiency levels and higher poverty rates—both have free/reduced lunch rates above 40% and chronic absenteeism around 30%. The achievement gap between the two top schools and the two bottom schools is substantial: roughly a 33-point gap in ELA proficiency and a 35-point gap in math. All five schools share the same district, yet the differences in outcomes are dramatic, showing how school-level factors such as attendance, culture, and demographics can shape very different educational experiences within a single zip code.
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