Jefferson Academy High School

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Broomfield, Colorado

Jefferson Academy High School in Broomfield, Colorado enrolled 696 students in 2024-25 with 38.4 full-time teachers, 18.1 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 64% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 149%

424 students in 2022-23, 445 students in 2023-24, 696 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.4 to 38.4.

Students enrolled at Jefferson Academy High School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-234242023-244452024-25696
Students enrolled at Jefferson Academy High School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-234242023-244452024-25696
Students enrolled at Jefferson Academy High School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-234242023-244452024-25696
Students enrolled at Jefferson Academy High School by school year2022-23: 424, 2023-24: 445, 2024-25: 69602004006008002022-234242023-244452024-25696
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2342415.427.5
2023-2444514.131.6
2024-2569638.418.1

18.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Colorado high schools

Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 18.1; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 18.1; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 18.1; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; This school 18.1; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 18.1state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 214 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Jefferson Academy High School enrolled 427 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 214 of the 427 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent8.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

73.0% of students were White, 12.6% Hispanic, 8.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White73.0%
  2. Hispanic12.6%
  3. Two or more races8.0%
  4. Asian5.3%
  5. Black1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Jefferson Academy High School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math65‑69%38% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 84 students in Jefferson Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate95% or more84%82.7%
Students in the class846,15468,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Broomfield

3 public high schools in Broomfield report 2024-25 enrollment; Jefferson Academy High School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Legacy High School2,05221.119.8%
Broomfield High School1,69321.722.0%
Jefferson Academy High School69618.110.1%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Jefferson Academy High School

  1. Standley Lake High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.8 miles away: 1,123 students, 19.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Broomfield High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 1,693 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
  3. Compare Jefferson Academy High School with Standley Lake High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Jeffco Public Schools spends per student$14,483 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,483
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoJefferson Academy High School is the number 137 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#137 of 436
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher18.1 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.18.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Jefferson Academy High School

  1. How many students attend Jefferson Academy High School?
    696 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 424 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Broomfield, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Jefferson Academy High School?
    18.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Jefferson Academy High School a Title I school?
    Jefferson Academy High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Jefferson Academy High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Jefferson Academy High School scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Jefferson Academy High School?
    95% or more of the 84 students in Jefferson Academy High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Jefferson Academy High School in?
    Jeffco Public Schools, NCES district ID 0804800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080480001922 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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