Elementary · Colorado

Shelton Elementary School

Free meals for all

Shelton Elementary School, a public elementary school in Golden, Colorado: grades pre-k–5, 394 students, 14.3 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 394
Teachers (FTE): 27.6
Students per teacher: 14.3
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 64% of elementary schools in Colorado

Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 52% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 56% of elementary schools in Colorado

Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared

Smaller than 54% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large suburb
Run by: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Jefferson County School District No. R-1.

Location

Address: 420 Crawford Street, Golden, CO 80401
Phone: (303)982-5686
City or town: Golden
County: Jefferson County

Quality of life in Golden Schools in Golden

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Free Horizon Montessori	Pre-K–8	382	18.4	2.0 mi
Mitchell Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	478	19.8	2.9 mi
Kyffin Elementary School	Pre-K–5	503	17.5	2.9 mi
Welchester Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	293	15.3	3.8 mi
Foothills Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	363	13.1	3.8 mi
Ralston Elementary School	K–5	289	17.2	4.2 mi

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).

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