JEFFERSON COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (COLORADO)

'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.

Contents

Demographics

History

Environmental consideration

Literary mentions

Overcoming handicaps

Schools

Elementary schools

Junior High schools

Senior High schools

Option schools

Special schools and programs

Charter schools

Former schools

External links

References

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]

History

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.

Environmental consideration

Many Jefferson County schools make use of constructed wetlands for managing stormwater and contributing to the health of local watersheds. The wetland project at Oberon Middle School has been lauded by the National Resources Defense Council for setting "an example for local governments seeking new ways to manage stormwater on municipal grounds with some value added."^[4]

Literary mentions

Oberon Middle School was the setting for the novel ''Define 'Normal' by Julie Anne Peters.^[5]

Overcoming handicaps

Jefferson schools are geared up to deal with children with handicaps. For example, Connor Randall made the news because, despite having had two heart transplants, he continues to study with the assistance of Oberon Middle School.^[6]

Schools

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

★ 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

Junior High schools

★ Arvada Junior High School (web site) ★ Bell Junior High School (web site) ★ Carmody Junior High School (web site) ★ Marie Creighton Junior High School (web site) ★ Deer Creek Junior. High School (web site) ★ Drake Junior High School (web site) ★ Dunstan Junior High School (web site) ★ Evergreen Junior High School (web site) ★ Everitt Junior High School (web site) ★ Falcon Bluffs Junior High School (web site)

★ 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 Middle 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)

Senior High schools

★ Alameda High School (web site) ★ Arvada High School (web site) ★ Arvada West High School (web site) ★ Bear Creek High School (web site) ★ Chatfield High School (web site) ★ Columbine High School (web site) ★ Conifer High School (web site) ★ Dakota Ridge High School (web site) ★ Evergreen High School (web site)

★ Golden High School (web site) ★ Green Mountain High School (web site) ★ Jefferson High School (web site) ★ Lakewood High School (web site) ★ Pomona High School (web site) ★ Ralston Valley High School (web site) ★ Standley Lake High School (web site) ★ Wheat Ridge High School (web site)

Option schools

★ Brady Exploration School (web site) ★ D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School (web site) ★ Dennison Elementary School (web site) ★ Jefferson County Open School (web site)

★ Long View High School (web site) ★ Manning School (web site) ★ McLain Community High School (web site) ★ Warren Tech (web site)

Special schools and programs

★ Coyote Mountain Day Treatment Program (web site) ★ Fletcher Miller School (web site) ★ Johnson Program (web site) ★ Meadowlark Day Treatment Program (web site)

★ Mt. Evans Outdoor Education Laboratory School (web site) ★ Sobesky Academy Day Treatment Program (site) ★ Windy Peak Outdoor Education Laboratory School (web site)

Charter schools

★ Collegiate Academy (web site) ★ Compass Montessori Wheat Ridge (web site) ★ Compass Montessori Golden (web site) ★ Excel Academy (web site) ★ Free Horizon Montessori (web site) ★ Jefferson Academy (web site)

★ Lincoln Academy (web site) ★ Montessori Peaks Academy (web site) ★ Rocky Mountain Academy (web site) ★ Rocky Mountain Deaf School (web site) ★ Woodrow Wilson Academy (web site)

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)

External links

★ Jeffco Public Schools

References

1. 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
2. The Golden Pioneer Museum "1955 - Sophie Martin" from ''A Woman's Life In Golden 1902-1980'', Lorraine Wagenbach, ed., 1980.]
3. A Chronology of the History of Jefferson County, Colorado, Compiled by Jefferson County Archives and Records Management.
4. "Implementing Pollution Prevention for Municipal Operations - Constructed Wetland Becomes Outdoor Classroom, Natural Resources Defense Council
5. "Julie Anne Peters ", Hachette Book Group, 2007
6. "New heart gives new chance to Arvada teen", Chris Dimick, Mile High Newspapers, March 02, 2006