Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon

K-8 school·Grades PK-8·Charter Golden, Colorado·80403
Score
77.2/100
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#39
Among 169 Colorado K-8 schools
#5
In Jefferson County School District No. R-1
#1
In Golden
Top 24%
In Colorado

Score 77.2/100: better than 77% of Colorado K-8 schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
70%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 45%, better than 91% of them
40 students tested
Math
37%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 37%, better than 60% of them
41 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 16 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 4CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 5CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 6CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 7CMASnot reported16
English language artsGrade 8CMASnot reported—
English language artsAll gradesCMAS7040
MathGrade 3CMASnot reported16
MathGrade 4CMASnot reported16
MathGrade 5CMASnot reported16
MathGrade 6CMASnot reported16
MathGrade 7CMASnot reported16
MathGrade 8CMASnot reported—
MathAll gradesCMAS36.641
ScienceGrade 5CMASnot reported16
ScienceGrade 8CMASnot reported—

School profile

Grades
PK-8
Students
79
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
Yes
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
79
Typical K-8 school: 504
Free or reduced-price lunch
13%
Typical K-8 school: 50%

District and location

City
Jefferson County

Contact

Address
11719 RANCH ELSIE ROAD
Golden, CO 80403

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Location

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Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon at a glance

Jefferson Academy Coal Creek Canyon is a public K-8 school (a charter school) in Golden, Colorado, serving grades PK-8. It is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1. It has about 79 students (a typical Colorado K-8 school has 504). About 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 50% at a typical Colorado K-8 school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 70% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 37% in math (similar schools: 37%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado K-8 schools, it scores 77.2 out of 100: better than 77% of them, ranking #39 of 169. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.