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Best public schools in Arvada, CO

29 public schools in Arvada: 15 elementary · 4 middle · 3 high · 5 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school ELA and math results (PSAT/SAT) are not in our data yet, so Colorado high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Colorado.

Elementary schools

15 schools in Arvada, best first
1
West Woods Elementary School 93.9
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 523 students
ELA 78%Math 64%Science 64%
#48 of 775 in Colorado
2
Meiklejohn Elementary 92.1
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 518 students
ELA 76%Math 67%Science 55%
#62 of 775 in Colorado
3
Sierra Elementary School 91.8
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 486 students
ELA 71%Math 69%Science 58%
#64 of 775 in Colorado
4
Stott Elementary School 89.4
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 302 students
ELA 73%Math 64%Science 53%
#83 of 775 in Colorado
5
Van Arsdale Elementary School 82.0
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 479 students
ELA 62%Math 64%Science 48%
#140 of 775 in Colorado
6
Hackberry Hill Elementary School 80.3
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 441 students
ELA 64%Math 57%Science 52%
#153 of 775 in Colorado
7
Vanderhoof Elementary School 71.9
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 440 students
ELA 58%Math 52%Science 47%
#218 of 775 in Colorado
8
Warder Elementary School 71.3
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 427 students
ELA 59%Math 49%Science 50%
#223 of 775 in Colorado
9
Fremont Elementary School 66.9
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 287 students
ELA 55%Math 54%Science 36%
#257 of 775 in Colorado
10
Weber Elementary School 43.7
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 301 students
ELA 35%Math 36%Science 33%
#437 of 775 in Colorado
11
Little Elementary School 37.0
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 338 students
ELA 40%Math 23%Science 30%
#489 of 775 in Colorado
12
Lawrence Elementary School 36.1
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-5 · 347 students
ELA 37%Math 31%Science 19%
#496 of 775 in Colorado
13
Secrest Elementary School 22.1
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 301 students
ELA 28%Math 20%Science 21%
#604 of 775 in Colorado
14
Swanson Elementary School 1.4
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-5 · 266 students
ELA 12%Math 7%Science 10%
#765 of 775 in Colorado
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Campbell Early Learning Center —
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK · 130 students
No published test results

Middle schools

4 schools in Arvada, best first
1
Oberon Middle School 79.0
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 6-8 · 682 students
ELA 59%Math 50%Science 48%
#54 of 255 in Colorado
2
Drake Junior High School 75.1
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 6-8 · 982 students
ELA 53%Math 48%Science 51%
#64 of 255 in Colorado
3
North Arvada Middle School 27.6
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 6-8 · 367 students
ELA 24%Math 19%Science 30%
#185 of 255 in Colorado
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Prospect Academy —
State Charter School Institute · Grades 4-8 · Charter · 79 students
Math 8%

High schools

3 schools in Arvada
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Arvada High School —
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 9-12 · 722 students
No published test results
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Arvada West High School —
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 9-12 · 1,878 students
No published test results
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Ralston Valley Senior High School —
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 9-12 · 1,875 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

5 schools in Arvada, best first
1
Three Creeks K-8 83.7
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-8 · 1,051 students
ELA 64%Math 53%Science 55%
#28 of 169 in Colorado
2
Lincoln Charter Academy 79.6
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 817 students
ELA 60%Math 48%Science 52%
#35 of 169 in Colorado
3
Excel Academy Charter School 63.6
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades K-8 · Charter · 434 students
ELA 44%Math 43%Science 46%
#62 of 169 in Colorado
4
Foster Dual Language PK-8 39.3
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-8 · 435 students
ELA 36%Math 23%Science 23%
#103 of 169 in Colorado
5
Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School 13.3
Westminster Public Schools · Grades PK-8 · 355 students
ELA 25%Math 10%Science 14%
#147 of 169 in Colorado

Combined schools

2 schools in Arvada, best first
1
Two Roads Charter School 38.5
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades PK-12 · Charter · 337 students
ELA 32%Math 24%Science 29%
#70 of 113 in Colorado
2
Pomona Junior/Senior High School 11.9
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 · Grades 6-12 · 1,022 students
ELA 20%Math 14%Science 15%
#100 of 113 in Colorado

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