Meiklejohn Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Arvada, Colorado

Meiklejohn Elementary in Arvada, Colorado enrolled 521 students in 2024-25 with 30.3 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. 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, 66% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

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

Enrollment rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 21%

457 students in 2022-23, 518 students in 2023-24, 521 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.0 to 30.3.

Students enrolled at Meiklejohn Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52102004006002022-234572023-245182024-25521
Students enrolled at Meiklejohn Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52102004006002022-234572023-245182024-25521
Students enrolled at Meiklejohn Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52102004006002022-234572023-245182024-25521
Students enrolled at Meiklejohn Elementary by school year2022-23: 457, 2023-24: 518, 2024-25: 52102004006002022-234572023-245182024-25521
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2345725.018.3
2023-2451828.218.4
2024-2552130.317.2

17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools

Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; Meiklejohn Elementary 17.2; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeiklejohn Elementary 17.2state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; Meiklejohn Elementary 17.2; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeiklejohn Elementary 17.2state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; Meiklejohn Elementary 17.2; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeiklejohn Elementary 17.2state median 15.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Colorado elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 77.5; Meiklejohn Elementary 17.2; state median 15.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMeiklejohn Elementary 17.2state median 15.1U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Meiklejohn Elementary enrolled 469 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.8% of students were White, 10.0% Hispanic, 7.3% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White79.8%
  2. Hispanic10.0%
  3. Two or more races7.3%
  4. Asian2.5%
  5. American Indian0.4%

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 Meiklejohn Elementary scored proficient or above: 66% 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
Math66%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.

Elementary schools in Arvada

22 public elementary schools in Arvada report 2024-25 enrollment; Meiklejohn Elementary is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Three Creeks K-81,05017.55.2%
Lincoln Charter Academy82417.524.3%
Arvada K-855413.973.5%
West Woods Elementary School54217.73.7%
Meiklejohn Elementary52117.26.0%
Sierra Elementary School49317.610.5%
Van Arsdale Elementary School49217.713.0%
Foster Dual Language PK-845416.044.9%

All public schools in Arvada →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Meiklejohn Elementary

  1. Van Arsdale Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 492 students, 17.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Excel Academy Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.2 miles away: 445 students, 14.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
  3. Compare Meiklejohn Elementary with Van Arsdale Elementary 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 ColoradoMeiklejohn Elementary is the number 202 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#202 of 1,010
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.17.2:1
  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 Meiklejohn Elementary

  1. How many students attend Meiklejohn Elementary?
    521 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 457 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Arvada, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Meiklejohn Elementary?
    17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Meiklejohn Elementary a Title I school?
    Meiklejohn Elementary was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Meiklejohn Elementary do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Meiklejohn Elementary scored proficient or above: 66% 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 district is Meiklejohn Elementary in?
    Jeffco Public Schools, NCES district ID 0804800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080480001923 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
  • 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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