📍 3400 Pierson Street, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, 80033
Prospect Valley Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County. The school has 425 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
Prospect Valley Elementary School enrolls 425 students across grades K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 338 | 80% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 64 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
73 of the school's 425 students (17%) 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.
Prospect Valley Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large).
Prospect Valley Elementary 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 425 students, Prospect Valley Elementary School is close to the district average of about 454 students per school.
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