Middle · Colorado
West Jefferson Middle School
West Jefferson Middle School, a public middle school in Conifer, Colorado: grades 6–8, 499 students, 19.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Size and class size
Compared with middle 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
- 499
- Teachers (FTE)
- 25.8
- Students per teacher
- 19.4
- Grades
- 6–8
- Middle
More students per teacher than 90% of middle schools in Colorado
Median 15.7 · 281 schools compared
More students per teacher than 85% of middle schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 15,584 schools compared
Larger than 58% of middle schools in Colorado
Median 463 · 281 schools compared
Smaller than 53% of middle schools in the US
Median 524 · 16,046 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%62%proficient
−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 81% of middle schools in Colorado
Median 42% · 267 middle schools compared
420 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%45%proficient
−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 77% of middle schools in Colorado
Median 26% · 264 middle schools compared
422 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Middle · Grades 6–8
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Area
- Distant rural area
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
- 9449 South Barnes Street, Conifer, CO 80433
- Phone
- (303)982-3056
- City or town
- Aspen Park
- County
- Jefferson County
Nearby middle schools
The closest public middle schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5–8 | 350 | 19.2 | 68% | 54% | |
Evergreen Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 478 | 19.4 | 72% | 60% |
Summit Ridge Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 851 | 19.6 | 41% | 36% |
Falcon Bluffs Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 567 | 19.9 | 59% | 41% |
Deer Creek Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 541 | 19.7 | 61% | 50% |
Ken Caryl Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 6–8 | 725 | 18.5 | 48% | 35% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
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).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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