Drake Junior High School

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Arvada, Colorado·80002
Score
75.1/100
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#64
Among 255 Colorado middle schools
#8
In Jefferson County School District No. R-1
#2
In Arvada
Top 26%
In Colorado

Score 75.1/100: better than 75% of Colorado middle 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
53%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 44%, better than 71% of them
827 students tested
Math
48%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 35%, better than 78% of them
829 students tested
Science
51%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 36%, better than 78% of them
244 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 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 6CMAS47.1297
English language artsGrade 7CMAS54.8281
English language artsGrade 8CMAS57249
English language artsAll gradesCMAS52.7827
MathGrade 6CMAS44.8297
MathGrade 7CMAS43.1283
MathGrade 8CMAS55.8249
MathAll gradesCMAS47.5829
ScienceGrade 8CMAS51.2244

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
982
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
982
Typical middle school: 467
Free or reduced-price lunch
19%
Typical middle school: 49%

District and location

City
Jefferson County

Contact

Address
12550 WEST 52ND AVENUE
Arvada, CO 80002

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle 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).

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Drake Junior High School at a glance

Drake Junior High School is a public middle school in Arvada, Colorado, serving grades 6-8. It is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1. It has about 982 students (a typical Colorado middle school has 467). About 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 49% at a typical Colorado middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 53% in English language arts (similar schools: 44%) and 48% in math (similar schools: 35%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado middle schools, it scores 75.1 out of 100: better than 75% of them, ranking #64 of 255. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged 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.