Elementary · Colorado

Slater Elementary School

Free meals for all

Slater Elementary School, a public elementary school in Lakewood, Colorado: grades pre-k–5, 280 students, 12.9 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: 280
Teachers (FTE): 21.8
Students per teacher: 12.9
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 80% of elementary schools in Colorado

Median 15.1 · 1,025 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 69% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 75% of elementary schools in Colorado

Median 370 · 1,025 schools compared

Smaller than 76% 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: 8605 West 23RD Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80215
Phone: (303)982-7575
City or town: Lakewood
County: Jefferson County

Quality of life in Lakewood Schools in Lakewood

Nearby elementary schools

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

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher
Eiber Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	255	13.2	1.2 mi
Lumberg Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	526	16.1	1.2 mi
Jefferson County Open Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	236	14.3	1.4 mi
Stevens Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	469	13.0	1.6 mi
Prospect Valley Elementary School	K–5	583	17.9	1.8 mi
Edgewater Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	335	15.5	1.9 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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