Miller Special Education

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Lakewood, Colorado

Miller Special Education in Lakewood, Colorado enrolled 97 students in 2024-25 with 19.0 full-time teachers, 5.1 students per teacher against the Colorado median of 15.4. 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, 20% or less of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%

99 students in 2022-23, 88 students in 2023-24, 97 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 16.5 to 19.0.

Students enrolled at Miller Special Education by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 9702550751002022-23992023-24882024-2597
Students enrolled at Miller Special Education by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 9702550751002022-23992023-24882024-2597
Students enrolled at Miller Special Education by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 9702550751002022-23992023-24882024-2597
Students enrolled at Miller Special Education by school year2022-23: 99, 2023-24: 88, 2024-25: 9702550751002022-23992023-24882024-2597
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-239916.56.0
2023-248818.74.7
2024-259719.05.1

5.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 97 of every 100 Colorado schools of this kind

Among the 118 Colorado schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.4; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 5.1; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.1state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 5.1; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.1state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 5.1; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.1state median 15.4U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Colorado other schools, 2024-25118 values from 3.4 to 92.1; This school 5.1; state median 15.4.2 more above 60.0 →0204060students per full-time teacherThis school 5.1state median 15.4U.S. 13.8

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 Miller Special Education enrolled 72 students and reported no counselor; it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent44.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

66.0% of students were White, 24.7% Hispanic, 7.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White66.0%
  2. Hispanic24.7%
  3. Two or more races7.2%
  4. Black1.0%
  5. Asian1.0%

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 Miller Special Education scored proficient or above: 20% or less 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
Math20% or less38% (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.

Schools of this kind in Lakewood

8 public schools of this kind in Lakewood report 2024-25 enrollment; Miller Special Education is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
JeffCo Remote Learning Program39912.2not reported
Great Work Montessori26020.3not reported
Molholm Elementary School22912.778.2%
Green Mountain Elementary School20215.441.6%
New Classical Academy at Vivian16211.642.6%
Sobesky Academy1016.771.3%
Miller Special Education975.135.1%
Irwin Preschool1712.8not reported

All public schools in Lakewood →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Miller Special Education

  1. JeffCo Remote Learning ProgramThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.3 miles away: 399 students, 12.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.3 mi
  2. Sobesky AcademyThe next nearest public school of this kind, 4.1 miles away: 101 students, 6.7 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  3. Compare Miller Special Education with JeffCo Remote Learning ProgramStudents, 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 ColoradoMiller Special Education is the number 93 by size of 136 Colorado schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#93 of 136
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher5.1 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.4 for schools of this kind.5.1:1
  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 Miller Special Education

  1. How many students attend Miller Special Education?
    97 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 99 in 2022-23. It is a special-education school in Lakewood, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Miller Special Education?
    5.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for schools of this kind is 15.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Miller Special Education a Title I school?
    Miller Special Education was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Miller Special Education do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Miller Special Education scored proficient or above: 20% or less 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 Miller Special Education in?
    Jeffco Public Schools, NCES district ID 0804800. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080480000756 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