Schools in Zip Code 80214

ZIP code 80214 includes 5 schools – three elementary schools serving grades PK–6 and two secondary schools serving grades 7–12 – all within the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in the Edgewater and Lakewood areas. The schools here tell two very different stories: the Jefferson County Open Secondary and Jefferson County Open Elementary School perform near or above state averages, while the traditional neighborhood schools – Jefferson Junior/Senior High School, Lumberg Elementary School, and Edgewater Elementary School – rank among the lowest in Colorado.

For parents, the standout option is Jefferson County Open Secondary, which ranks in the 61st percentile statewide, with ELA proficiency at 61.3% (well above the 44.7% state average), a very low dropout rate of 0.6%, and strong SAT and PSAT scores. Its elementary counterpart, Jefferson County Open Elementary School, is the best elementary in the ZIP code, hitting state-average ELA proficiency and having the lowest chronic absenteeism rate (19.4%) and the lowest poverty rate (33.1% free/reduced lunch). Both Open schools are improving over time, though math remains below state averages – a weakness shared by every school in 80214.

The bigger concern is the severe gap at the neighborhood schools. Jefferson Junior/Senior High School ranks at the 1st percentile, with just 13.2% ELA proficiency, a 58.7% chronic absenteeism rate, and a graduation rate near 77.5%. Lumberg Elementary School is nearly dead last in the state (0th percentile), with 8.0% ELA proficiency and 6.3% math proficiency, while 85.4% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Edgewater Elementary School sits in between but still ranks in the 15th percentile. High poverty and chronic absenteeism align closely with these results, and because the district itself is high-performing, these struggles are localized to 80214 – making attendance and math support critical areas for improvement.