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Jefferson County (Jeffco) Public Schools is a school district in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the largest school district in Colorado and was the 32nd largest school district in the United States in 2001-2002. Jeffco Public Schools serves more than 84,000 students in 148 schools, including eight option schools and eleven charter schools.
[edit] Demographics
- American Indian 1.1%
- Asian 3.6%
- Black 1.9%
- Hispanic 16.4%
- White 76.9%
2005-06 spending per pupil: $5,736
Graduation rate as of 2003-2004: 76.3%
High school drop-out rate as of 2003-2004: 4.5% [1]
[edit] History
Public school no. 1, Golden, Colorado. Photo taken between 1872 and 1874.
The first school in Jefferson County opened in Golden in January 1860. The first public school in the county opened in September 1863 in a building on Third Street and Washington Avenue in Golden. [2]
By 1950, the 39 school districts in Jefferson County were consolidated and reorganized into a single district, Jefferson County R-1 Schools. [3]
In 1999 the Columbine High School massacre occurred.
[edit] Schools
[edit] Elementary schools
- Adams Elementary School
- Allendale Elementary School
- Bear Creek K-8 School
- Belmar Elementary School
- Bergen Meadow Elementary School
- Bergen Valley Elementary School
- Blue Heron Elementary School
- Bradford Intermediate School
- Bradford Primary School
- Campbell Elementary School
- Coal Creek K-8 School
- Colorow Elementary School
- Columbine Hills Elementary School
- Coronado Elementary School
- Deane Elementary School
- Devinny Elementary School
- Dutch Creek Elementary School
- Edgewater Elementary School
- Eiber Elementary School
- Elk Creek Elementary School
- Fairmount Elementary School
- Fitzmorris Elementary School
- Foothills Elementary School
- Foster Elementary School
- Fremont Elementary School
- Glennon Heights Elementary School
- Governor's Ranch Elementary School
- Green Gables Elementary School
- Green Mountain Elementary School
- Hackberry Hill Elementary School
- Hutchinson Elementary School
- Kendallvue Elementary School
- Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
- Kullerstrand Elementary School
- Kyffin Elementary School
- Lasley Elementary School
- Lawrence Elementary School
- Leawood Elementary School
- Little Elementary School
- Lukas Elementary School
- Lumberg Elementary School
- Maple Grove Elementary School
- Marshdale Elementary School
- Martensen Elementary School
- Meiklejohn Elementary School
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Molholm Elementary School
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- Mortensen Elementary School
- Mt. Carbon Elementary School
- Normandy Elementary School
- Parmalee Elementary School
- Parr Elementary School
- Patterson Elementary School
- Peck Elementary School
- Peiffer Elementary School
- Pennington Elementary School
- Pleasant View Elementary School
- Powderhorn Elementary School
- Prospect Valley Elementary School
- Ralston Elementary School
- Red Rocks Elementary School
- Rooney Ranch Elementary School
- Russell Elementary School
- Ryan Elementary School
- Secrest Elementary School
- Semper Elementary School
- Shaffer Elementary School
- Shelton Elementary School
- Sheridan Green Elementary School
- Sierra Elementary School
- Slater Elementary School
- South Lakewood Elementary School
- Stein Elementary School
- Stevens Elementary School
- Stober Elementary School
- Stony Creek Elementary School
- Stott Elementary School
- Swanson Elementary School
- Thomson Elementary School
- Ute Meadows Elementary School
- Van Arsdale Elementary School
- Vanderhoof Elementary School
- Vivian Elementary School
- Warder Elementary School
- Weber Elementary School
- Welchester Elementary School
- Westgate Elementary School
- West Jefferson Elementary School
- Westridge Elementary School
- West Woods Elementary School
- Wilmore-Davis Elementary School
- Wilmot Elementary School
- Witt Elementary School
- Zerger Elementary School
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[edit] Junior High schools
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- Ken Caryl Junior High School (web site)
- Mandalay Junior High School (web site)
- Moore Junior High School (web site)
- North Arvada Junior High School (web site)
- Oberon Junior High School (web site)
- O'Connell Junior High School (web site)
- Summit Ridge Junior High School (web site)
- Wayne Carle Junior High School (web site)
- West Jefferson Junior High School (web site)
- Wheat Ridge Junior High School (web site)
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[edit] Senior High schools
[edit] Option schools
[edit] Special schools and programs
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- Mt. Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory School (web site)
- Sobesky Academy Day Treatment Program (site)
- Windy Peak Outdoor Education Laboratory School (web site)
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[edit] Charter schools
[edit] Former schools
- Community Involved Charter School / Center for Discovery Learning Charter School (closed 2005)
- Fruitdale School, Wheat Ridge (closed June 1978)
- Jefferson County Open High School (merged into Jefferson County Open School, 1989)
- Mountain Open High School, Evergreen (renamed Jefferson County Open High School, 1978)
- Open Living School, Edgewater (combined into Tanglewood Open Living School in 1978)
- Open Living School, Evergreen (combined into Tanglewood Open Living School in 1978)
- Tanglewood Open Living School, Golden (merged into Jefferson County Open School, 1989)
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ http://jeffcoweb.jeffco.k12.co.us/communications/publications/Jeffco2005FINAL_annual.pdf Jeffco Public Schools and Colorado Department of Education, per Jeffco's 2004-2005 Annual Report, pg. 11
- ^ The Golden Pioneer Museum "1955 - Sophie Martin" from A Woman's Life In Golden 1902-1980, Lorraine Wagenbach, ed., 1980.]
- ^ A Chronology of the History of Jefferson County, Colorado, Compiled by Jefferson County Archives and Records Management.
