📍 12550 West 52nd Avenue, Arvada, Jefferson County, 80002
Drake Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Arvada, Jefferson County. The school has 957 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
Drake Junior High School enrolls 957 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 744 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 130 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 4.3% |
| Asian | 26 | 2.7% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
244 of the school's 957 students (25%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Drake Junior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Drake Junior High School is one of 162 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, based in GOLDEN, Colorado. The district serves 73,532 students district-wide and employs 4,550 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 957 students, Drake Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
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